Dr. Mary F. Howard-Hamilton is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Indiana State University, where she also serves as chair of the department. Howard-Hamilton previously served as a higher education administrator for 15 years, working at five institutions, where her responsibilities included orientation, developmental education, judicial affairs, multicultural affairs, commuter life and residence life. She taught courses in student affairs, higher education, and counseling at the University of Florida, and she taught at Indiana University in Bloomington, where she was also Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Education. Her areas of expertise are multicultural issues in higher education, student development theories, feminist theory and therapy and consultation. She has published over 75 articles and book chapters and co-authored or co-edited five books.
