UF Alumni are changing the world across all sectors. I was honored to spend the weekend with leading UF alumni from across the world.

Honored to be recognized as one of the top 40 alumni of the University of Florida under the age of 40. Our alumni are changing lives and making the world a better place.

Calling Florida Educational Leaders! The UF Florida K-12 Leadership Collaborative is accepting applications for our inaugural cohort. Join leaders from the public, charter, and private sectors for a collaborative, year-long leadership experience. education.ufl.edu/k12-collabor...

Congratulations to Dr. Lori Turner on a successful dissertation defense! Dr. Turner's research examines the experiences of principals who have persisted as leaders in a single school for over a decade, contributing to our understanding of principal turnover.

How does school discipline policy regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students? Our new study examines codes of conduct for a national sample of districts demonstrating that many have yet to define discipline policies for AI. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Visiting Gator athletics practice facility for a behind the scenes look at how our student athletes stay in peak performance.

I joined WUFT to discuss school district budget decisions and school closures, including how vouchers are reshaping public school finances. www.wuft.org/education/20...

The University of Florida's Educational Leadership and Policy program is looking for accomplished educators to teach our aspiring leaders. Learn more here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... @UF_COE

At the @UF College of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy professor, Dr. Chris Thomas, is leveraging AI to prepare principals to navigate legal challenges. news.ufl.edu/2026/05/prin...

Job Alert: The University of Florida is hiring for faculty in Higher Education Administration and Policy, with a fall 2026 start. Come join the nation's #2 College of Education! https://explore.jobs.u􀏐l.edu/en-us/job/539687/clinical-assistant-professor-of-higher-education-administration

It's been a pleasure taking part in @UF's Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals over the past year, especially with this wonderful group of leaders who are making big impact across campus.

Volusia County Schools showcased the latest application of drones to respond to school active assailant situations. Technology is rapidly changing school security in K-12 environments.

Congrats to Dr. Kelly Agnew - an honor to chair her committee and hood her at graduation.

Honored to join the editorial board for the Journal of School Violence. Send us your work on school safety, discipline, and related topics.

Our new publication in Science Education examines how teacher perceptions of students' science learning align with standardized assessments and how this varies across multilingual learners. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Standing room only in our Fellowships and Funding workshop for graduate students and early career faculty. Thanks to our panelists for sharing their experiences!

Honored to receive an AERA Outstanding Peer Reviewer award. I always enjoy reading new research and serving the field through peer review.

Honored to share the stage with such an esteemed group to discuss the recent National Academies report on active shooter drills in schools. The report has concrete takeaways for research and practice that can help avoid emotional and mental harms of such drills.

Hats off to all of our undergraduate and graduate researchers in the @UF_COE who shared research during the annual research symposium.

Perhaps no state has responded to school violence with such persistent policy adoption as FL. Since the Parkland tragedy, each year has seen new laws that reshape school safety and security practices.

This week, I join leaders from across the nation at Florida's National School Safety Summit, sharing practices to make schools safer.

A great day in Florida's capital city!

The UF Early Childhood Policy Institute brought 24 graduate students to the state capital for an immersive experience in policymaking. I was proud to help lead the event and work with a great group of students and emerging leaders. @UF_COE education.ufl.edu/sespecs/2026...

A great morning at the @UF_COE Stakeholder Day. Thanks to our alumni, community partners, and donors who contribute to the powerful work happening in education at the University of Florida.

Our @UF_COE graduate students visited the FL capitol today as part of UF's Early Childhood Policy Institute. We met with stakeholders and policymakers and shared expertise on improving early childhood education.

My colleague Dr. Chris Thomas (@ProfChrisThomas) showing off some of the innovative uses of AI to prepare educational leaders at the University of Florida. His PrincipalGPT lets school law students simulate scenarios to prepare for school leadership roles.

Happy Gator Giving Day @UF! The College of Education has flowers, swag, and a chance to give back to the programs that make us one of the top colleges in the country. Go Gators!

It's great to see the work of our students and faculty advancing qualitative research and building community. From integrating AI into qualitative methods to a focus on international work, Qual Joy Day 2026 will be impactful!

An exciting day to be at the groundbreaking for the new gym at UF's developmental research school, PK Yonge!

A packed house for the Education Policy Research Center's Ed Policy and AI session. @UF undergraduates, graduate students, and professors sharing research on artificial intelligence.

UF's Educational Leadership and Policy program was recently announced as the #2 ranked program in the nation for online graduate programs in educational administration. We are preparing leaders who shape policy and practice in schools and beyond. education.ufl.edu/news/2026/01...

Physical copies of a new systematic review I led on data visualization and dashboard design have arrived! We document the literature on systems-level data dashboardS that inform leadership and organizational policy, showing how it lags behind that focused on student level data.

What counts as school safety data? Our new publication in Urban Education explores how the "environment seems to encourage stakeholders to perform policy compliance separate from how they actually work to make schools safer in practice". journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Happy opening day of the 2026 Florida legislative session. The UF Education Policy Research Center's annual Legislative Policy Jam sparked conversation between faculty and students on this year's legislative outlook.

We are all students. Keep exploring, trying new things, and forever learning.

A great day at PK Yonge's Inquiry and Investigations Symposium! Our teachers are leading the way in innovating in education - from AI to math to reading. @pkyongedrs @UF_COE

Great few days in Auburn, even if the shades of orange and blue are a bit off.

Creative ways to reuse that research poster and kick off spring cleaning early. Happy Holidays everyone!

Highlighting excellent new work out by my @UF_COE colleague Walter Balser and graduate student Lindsay McElhattan on social innovation in the education marketplace. socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/si...

Congrats to our @UF_COE doctoral graduates in Educational Leadership and Policy!

The UF College of Education is driving real community impact. Dr. Balser's consulting course brought students together with non-profits to solve real world problems at the nexus of schools and child development. This semester's final presentations are just the start.

Had a splendid time celebrating the end of the semester at the @UF_COE holiday party. I am fortunate to work with such great colleagues!

Thank you to the FL Senate's Education Committee for the opportunity to testify on chronic absenteeism. It was great to see this important topic being taken up, be able to share research happening at @UF_COE, and share the floor with innovative district leaders. thefloridachannel.org/videos/11-18...

The students and faculty at the UF College of Education are inspiring and building the future every day through innovation and dedicated work. I am happy to invest in that effort. affinitygiving.ufl.edu/campaigns/in...

Jiyeon Goo and I shared work from a national survey of parents' perspectives on school discipline at this year's ASC conference.

Excited to be at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, sharing work on school discipline.

Jiyeon Goo and I presenting our work on school discipline's response to student use of AI at the SEF Issues Forum. Most codes of conduct do not include provisions for disciplining AI use.

A powerful evening with two of the New Orleans Four, the first students to desegregate New Orleans public schools, hosted in the historic elementary school they bravely walked into as children.

Excited to be in New Orleans for the Southern Education Foundation's Issues Forum. Jiyeon Goo and I will be discussing how school discipline systems are responding to student use of artificial intelligence. Big takeaway: discipline policy hasn't caught up to student use of AI.

Job opening in higher ed policy at UF. More on the AEFP job board: aefpweb.org/jobs_listing...