Anthony H. Normore, PhD, is Professor of educational leadership and Department Chair of Graduate Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles. Dr. Normore obtained his PhD from the Ontario Institute for the Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. His multi-pronged research focuses on (a) the (mis)-interpretation and (mis)-use of leadership and management in higher education, and (b) leadership development of urban school leaders in the context of ethics and social justice.
Dr. Normore is the author of over twenty books including Leading Against the Grain: Lessons for Creating Just and Equitable Schools, Foundations of Educational Leadership: Developing Excellent and Equitable Schools, Restorative Practice Meets Social Justice: Un-Silencing the Voices of "At-Promise" Student Populations, and Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution. He worked as a teacher, school and district administrator in Canadian schools for over twenty years before moving to higher education, where he has been working for over fifteen years. As a professor, he has published more than two hundred book chapters, research reviews, monographs, and peer-reviewed articles in professional educational leadership journals (e.g., Journal of Educational Administration, Journal of School Leadership, Alberta Journal of Educational Leadership, Educational Administration Quarterly, etc.), and law enforcement journals (e.g., Police Chief, FBI law Enforcement Bulletin, International Policing Journal, Law Enforcement Today, etc.), and done over three hundred regional, national, and international professional conference presentations, symposia, and keynote addresses.
Dr. Normore serves on various editorial review boards. He is the recipient of the AERA 2013 Bridge People Award for Leadership for Social Justice SIG, and the 2015 Willower Award of Excellence in Research awarded by UCEA Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education.
