Dr. Shakeer Abdullah, PhD. earned his undergraduate degree from Wittenberg University, his M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. in the Administration of Higher Education from Auburn University. His education includes extensive international study including travel to Lumbadzi, Malawi and participation in programs at the University of Cairo (Cairo, Egypt) and Lancaster University (Lancaster, England).
An emerging scholar-practitioner, Dr. Abdullah has published in the area of multicultural competence and remains an active national presenter, consultant, and trainer. He has written a 2012 book entitled Baptism by Fire: An Investigation of the Experiences and Multicultural Competence of Diversity Staff in Higher Education (Lambert Academic Publishing). His research takes a broad view of the issues of diversity on college campuses and connects the imperative of inclusion to the core enterprise of teaching and learning. Abdullah, S. A., Llanes, J.R., Henry, D. (2015) White Disadvantage: The Effects of Racial Isolation on White Pre-Service Teachers. In the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Vol 3, No 2.
His work includes a 2011 chapter on The implications of Muslim beliefs, practices, and traditions on university teaching and learning in Groccia, Alsudairi , and Buskist’s (Eds.) Handbook of College and University Teaching: A Global Perspective (Sage Publications). Dr. Abdullah’s writing includes the 2012 chapter entitled Memoirs of a Mighty Mite Muslim in Ali and Suratwala’s (Eds.) All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim (White Cloud Press).
