Jonathan Damiani, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor Purcell School of Professional Studies

Contact

email
thomsojd@lemoyne.edu

Location

Reilly Hall 325

Jonathan is a publicly engaged scholar whose primary research interests lie in developing the work being done in schools by going directly to students for their perspectives of leadership and learning. As a professor at Le Moyne College, Jonathan currently teaches courses related to his research into issues of leadership developed at home and abroad, while serving as a mentor of doctoral students developing their own lines of leadership inquiry. Jonathan presented and published his research internationally while serving as a faculty member, visiting professor, consultant, mentor, and Fulbright Committee Member overseas from 2013-2020.

Education

Ph.D. in Teaching & Curriculum Syracuse University’s Department of Teaching & Leadership
M.S.E. in Special Education from The City College of New York.

Areas of Specialization

Leadership Studies, Comparative International Education, Educational Leadership, Narrative Inquiry, Youth Studies, Student Voice, Reflective Practice, Teacher Education, Special Education, Urban Education, Inclusive Education

Publications

  1. Nilsson, T. & Damiani, J. (2023). The pedagogical potential of identity work in leadership education –Controversies, confessions, and conclusions. Leadership: Leading Questions Essay.
  2. Damiani, J. & Ghazarian, P. (2022). At the Borderlands of Higher Education in Japan and Korea: A Duoethnography. Special Issue for Asia Pacific Education Review. Asia as Method: Toward Ontologies and Epistemologies of Difference.
  3. Hoyland, T., Psychogios, A., Epitorpaki, O., Damiani, J., Makhuty, S., & Priestnall, C., (2021). A two-nation investigation of Leadership Self-perceptions and Motivation to Lead in early adulthood: The moderating role of Gender and Socio-Economic Status. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Vol. 42, (2) p. 289-315 (ISSN 0143-7739). In cooperation with The University of Hull’s Leadership and Organizational Change Research Group.
  4. Damiani, J. & Wieczorek, D. (2019). A Narrative Stance: School Leadership Preparation Across International Settings. Who Controls the Preparation of Education Administrators? (Book Chapter). IAP Book Series.
  5. Clark, Brandon; Wieczorek, Douglas; & Damiani, Jonathan. (2018). The Cultural Dimensions of Principals’ Instructional Leadership: An Exploratory Analysis. Journal of Research on Organization in Education, Vol. 2, 46-67 (ISSN 2573-4849).
  6. Damiani, Jonathan, Rolling Jr., James & Wieczorek, Douglas (2017). Rethinking Leadership Education: Narrative Inquiry and Leadership Stories. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 18 (2) 1-15 (ISSN 1462-3943).
  7. Damiani, Jonathan (2016). Unusual Conversations: A Reflection on the Mechanics of Internationally Engaged Public Scholarship. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, Vol. 9 (1) 132-144 (ISSN 1836-3393).
  8. Damiani, Jonathan (2016). Unlocking Students’ Perspectives of School Leadership: Toward a Theory of Engaging Students in School Leadership. International Journal of Student Voice Vol. 1 (1). Retrieved from: https://ijsv.psu.edu/?article=damiani-j-2016-unlocking-students-perspectives-of-school-leadership-toward-a-theory-of-engaging-students-in-school-leadership.