Jeffrey D. started following the work of Marta Davidovich Ockuly, Eckerd College, Program for Experienced Learners.
Jeffrey D. started following the work of Mohammad Ali Nasrollahi, National University of Malaysia, Dept of English Language Studies and Linguistics.
Jeffrey D. started following the work of A Rai, University of Delhi, Psychology.
Jeffrey D. is thinking, researching and writing about diversity leadership; diversity is unavoidable and a gift!
Faculty Member, International Center for Studies in Creativity
Department Chair (Summer), Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Undergraduate Leadership Minor
School of the Professions
Thesis Title: THE LEADER LABEL: USING SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM AND METAPHOR TO INFLUENCE THE LEADERSHIP PERCEPTIONS OF GRADUATE BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS
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Dr. John Jacob Zucker-Gardiner
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About
Jeffrey David Zacko-Smith, M.P.A., Ed.D. is Assistant Professor of Leadership and Creative Studies at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Buffalo, and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Leadership Minor Program. He holds a BA in Industrial Psychology from Penn State University (1990), a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Degree and a Doctorate (Ed.D.) from Seattle University (2004 & 2008, respectively). Jeffrey’s research focuses primarily on leadership and leadership development; he is particularly interested in creative leadership, authentic leadership, transcendent leadership, and diversity and spiritual leadership paradigms.
Jeffrey is currently working as a trainer with the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an international organization that promotes diversity leadership and assists in building community using an effective and inclusive model.
Additionally, Jeffrey has expertise in Social Constructionism (as an epistemology and basis for research), the power of language/semantics, issues of social justice, diversity and multiculturalism, particularly as related to the social construction of identity (including gender and sexuality), and how we use common discourse to create various social realities.
Jeffrey has presented his work on the social construction of leadership at numerous national and international conferences, has published in various peer-reviewed journals (2007, 2009, 2010), and is a member of the International Leadership Association (ILA). He has also presented on the social construction of family, gender, sexuality, and on Queer Theory, and is the author of a monograph (on leadership) entitled "The Leader Label: Leadership in a Hyper-Diverse World", published by VDM Verlag (Germany).
Jeffrey welcomes correspondence, questions and invitations for collaboration at: smithjd@buffalostate.edu or jzackosmith@gmail.com.
Contact Information
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| Address: | Buffalo State College |
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716-878-4861 716-380-6064 |
| IM: | Skype: drzacko |
