James Olive
Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Dayton ’09
M.S., University of Dayton ’04
B.S., Ohio State University ’01
Areas of expertise
- Educational leadership — Guiding institutions toward equitable improvement through strategic decision-making, collaborative culture and evidence-driven organizational change.
- Improvement science and organizational change — Applies systematic, data-driven processes to diagnose problems, test interventions and strengthen leadership practice and institutional effectiveness.
- Educator secondary trauma — Emotional and psychological stress educators experience from supporting students facing trauma, impacting well-being and professional effectiveness.
- Intersectionality — Framework examining how overlapping identities shape people’s experiences, opportunities and barriers within social, educational and institutional systems.
- Identity-informed student support systems — Studies how campus climate and support structures impact student engagement, safety and persistence across varying identities.
Contact me
208-885-1290
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, Department of Leadership and Counseling