Jeffrey S. Brooks is Head of School and Professor of Educational Leadership in the School of Education at Curtin University. He is a two-time J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar alumnus who has conducted studies in the United States, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and other cross-national contexts. His research focuses broadly on educational leadership, examining the way leaders influence (and are influenced by) dynamics such as racism, globalisation, social justice, activism and school reform.

Dr. Brooks is author of over 100 scholarly publications and he has been a leader and team member in projects that have garnered over 8 million dollars in extramural funding. He is author The Dark Side of School Reform: Teaching in the Space between Reality and Utopia (Rowman & Littlefield Education) and 2013 AESA Critics Choice Award-winner Black School, White School: Racism and Educational (Mis)leadership (Teachers College Press) and co-author of Foundations of Educational Leadership: Developing Excellent and Equitable Schools (Routledge). Dr. Brooks is also co-editor of twelve additional volumes, including Leading Against the Grain: Lessons for Creating Just and Equitable Schools (Teachers College Press), The Dark Side of Leadership: Identifying and Overcoming Unethical Practice in Organizations (Emerald), What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools (Teachers College Press), and Urban Educational Leadership for Social Justice: International Perspectives (Information Age). He is Series Editor for the Educational Leadership for Social Justice book series, co-Editor of the Journal of Educational Administration and History and the current Convener of the AARE Educational Leadership SIG.

You can read more about Dr. Brooks’ work at: www.jeffreysbrooks.com.