Educational Leadership & Policy

The Department of Educational Leadership, a division of the College of Education, emphasizes the application of theory and research to the practice of administration in K-12 schools as well as preparation for scholarly and administrative endeavors in higher education or other educational policy arenas. As a result of the department's strong national reputation (consistently ranked among the top fifteen Educational Administration Departments in the country) and faculty members' leadership in national organizations such as the University Council for Educational Administration, the American Educational Research Association, and the Association for the Study of Higher Education, students are kept abreast of the latest theory, research, and programmatic advancements within the field.

The department provides research and training opportunities through liaison with many local and state education agencies and associations such as surrounding school districts, the Utah State Office of Education, the Board of Regents, and the Utah Consortium for Educational Leadership (UCEL). The department also is the home of the Utah Education Policy Center and houses the editorial offices of the Educational Administration Quarterly, the leading scholarly journal in the field of educational leadership.

We are located in Milton Bennion Hall, room 339,
on the University of Utah campus. Our mailing address is
1705 E. Campus Center Dr., Rm 339, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
Our phone number is (801) 581-6714, Fax is (801) 585-6756.

Diana Pounder - Department Chair
Amber Dawn Locher - Administrative Assistant
Jinny Yeara - Academic Coordinator
Claudia Seeley- Academic Advisor
Mary Skorheim - Academic Advisor for Student Affairs M.Ed.
Bob L. Johnson, Jr.- Director of Graduate Studies