Dianne Reed

Education

• Ed.D. – Texas A&M University-College Station, Texas – 2000
• M.A. – Prairie View A&M University- Prairie View, Texas – 1980
• B.S. – Prairie View A&M University- Prairie View, Texas – 1978

Professional Experience

Dianne Reed is a clinical instructor and educational leadership program co-coordinator at The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University.  She has worked in the field of education for 4 decades. She worked in the public schools of Texas (PK-12) setting for 23 years in the positions of teacher (general and special education), educational diagnostician, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She has worked in higher education for 20+ years. She has taught master’s and doctoral courses in educational leadership programs for principal and superintendent preparation, counseling preparation, and special education preparation. She retired from Houston Christian University in the positions of director and author of the executive educational leadership doctoral program and professor of education. She was previously employed at and retired from Sam Houston State University where she served in the positions of coordinator of the principal preparation program and tenured associate professor of education in both the master of education and doctor of education in educational leadership programs. She has served in the position of educational consultant for school districts, universities, and community colleges statewide and in the Houston area. She has been involved in authoring grants from the Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and the McKay Foundation as well as university funded grants. She is the author and co-author of more than 95 publications in educational journals, books, technical manuals, and presentations. She has served as chair and committee member on more than 100 dissertations.

Research Interests

• Development of cultural proficiency for school employees and leaders
• Strategies for improvement of teaching and learning
• Diagnostic educational testing
• Issues in special education
• Organizational continuous improvement
• School leadership development
• Gender studies
• Team building/Positive leadership

Select Publications

• Reed, D., Fontenot, C., Peltier Glaze, B., Hines, M. T., III, Higher tower Parker, C., & Washington, K. (2022). Nobody knows the troubles that I see: Perceptions of African American women professors regarding their lived experiences in the academy. In J. Butcher (Ed.), Black female leaders in academia: Eliminating the glass ceiling with efficacy, exuberance, and excellence. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Hines, M.T., III, Reed, D., Nero, R., & Fontenot, C. (2018). White teachers’ perceptions of giftedness among African American students. Journal of Texas Alliance of Black School Educators, 3(1), 58-70.

Contact Information

Email: direed@pvamu.edu