School African-American studies | Region Western philosophy | |
Full Name Jonathan Luke Wood Born February 21, 1982 (age 35) ( 1982-02-21 ) Oakland, California, USA Era 20th-/21st-century philosophy Alma maters California State University, Sacramento (Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts), Arizona State University (Doctorate) Books Leadership Theory and the Com, Black Men in Higher Educatio, Teaching Boys and Young M, Teaching Men of Color in t, Supporting Men of Color in t Similar Robert T Palmer, Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Shaun R Harper, Frank Harris | ||
Jonathan Luke Wood (born February 21, 1982), known professionally as J. Luke Wood, is an American social scientist, best-selling author, and faculty in the field of post-secondary education. He is consistent voice on leadership theory and black male achievement in the American community colleges system. Wood is a tenured faculty member at San Diego State University and Co-Director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), a national research and practice center that partners with community colleges on issues regarding men of color. M2C3 hosts the National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC), a professional development consortium for member community colleges.
Wood is a co-director of the Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA), a professional development organization that claims to support educational professionals in advancing their capacity to serve historically underrepresented and underserved students. In 2013, Dr. Wood received the Barbara K. Townsend Emerging Scholar Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Wood received a bachelor’s of art (B.A.) in Black History and Politics (2005) and a master's degree in Student Affairs (2007) from California State University, Sacramento. He earned a Ph.D. in 2010 from Arizona State University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a concentration in Higher Education. Dr. Wood is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Publications
Dr. Wood has delivered over a 120 scholarly professional and conference presentations. His research has been featured by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Huffington Post, C-SPAN, and National Press Club. Dr. Wood has authored over 100 publications, including seven co-authored books, six edited books, and more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles. Some of his books include: