John D. Harrison

John D. Harrison is a Professor in the Department of Leadership Studies within the College of Education and Human Development at Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS), where he has served since 2018. His expertise spans leadership theory, organizational behavior, and strategic management with applications across government, military, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Leadership Studies, University of Tennessee (2010)
• MS, Pfeiffer University
• BS, University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Dr. Harrison's research examines servant, transformational, and instructional leadership models with emphasis on educational outcomes, implicit bias, and underrepresented populations including Black males in community colleges. His work integrates human resources frameworks with organizational change theory, particularly through certified methodologies like CliftonStrengths and EQ-I 2.0/360 assessments.

His publication record (2014-2021) reveals consistent focus on leadership efficacy in K-12 settings, with emerging themes around ethical decision-making and social justice in educational administration. Recent work analyzes principal leadership styles' impact on school performance metrics and explores cultural influences on leadership perceptions in healthcare.

Dr. Harrison has chaired eight doctoral dissertations at LSUS covering critical leadership challenges:

• Brown, D. (2021): Ethical decision-making by Title IX coordinators
• Holden-Lester, S. (2021): Principal leadership effects on school climate
• McConnel, S. (2021): Ethical leadership in organizational commitment
• Moore, O. (2021): Spiritual leadership in physical therapy
• Harvison, M.C. (2021): Leader-follower relationship dynamics
• Feaster-Evans, A.D. (2021): African American women in nonprofit theater leadership
• Pierre-Davis, L. (2021): Sheriff leadership training in Louisiana
• Nickels, G. (2021): Title IX coordinators' job satisfaction