Jane Beese

Dr. Jane Beese serves as Associate Professor at Youngstown State University, teaching core courses in the online M.S.Ed. Educational Administration program with Principal Licensure, including EDAD 6933: Educational Leadership and Organizational Change and EDAD 6915: Learning, Teaching, and Instructional Leadership. She emphasizes immersive engagement with course materials and peer collaboration to develop leadership identity.

Her academic credentials include an Ed.D. in Educational Foundations and Leadership from The University of Akron (2008), an M.A. in Music Education from Case Western Reserve University (1991), and dual B.A. degrees in Music Performance and Music History and Literature from The University of Akron (1987).

Dr. Beese's research centers on transformative educational leadership through critical analysis of social justice and gender equity frameworks. She investigates systemic barriers affecting transgender students, socioeconomic disparities in opportunity, and the application of feminist pedagogies to reshape school culture. Her work bridges theoretical rigor with practical case studies for administrator training, focusing on inclusive policy implementation in urban and K-12 settings.

Analysis of her 2016-2018 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: Title IX compliance in campus environments, resistance to market-driven education reforms, and pedagogical strategies for amplifying marginalized student voices. Collaborative work with Dr. Jennifer Martin dominates her output, particularly in case study development for leadership training.

Her scholarly contributions extend to co-authoring the two-volume series Teaching for Social Justice: Practical Case Studies for Professional Development and Principal Preparation (2016, 2017) and contributing to the Routledge publication Feminist Pedagogy, Practice, and Activism. She also completed the 2016 Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership accreditation report for the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC).