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Aubrey H. Wang, PhD

Professor of Educational Leadership, Counseling and Social Work and Interim Director of Office of Teaching and Learning

Aubrey Wang PhD

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Merion 266

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610-660-3186
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Dr. Aubrey H. Wang is Interim Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Educational Leadership. Dr. Wang has directed two leadership programs at SJU—the Master’s Program in Organization Development and Leadership and the Interdisciplinary Doctor of Education Program for Educational Leaders—and served as a College Council Chair of the School of Health Studies and Education. Wang received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also received the Ethel and Allen “Buddy” Carruth Sustained Leadership in Education Award.

At SJU, Dr. Wang received the Patricia Leahy Award for Learning Innovations and the Faculty Research Merit Award. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of advancing active learning in the teaching of education leaders and bridging research and practice by developing new professional development approaches to magnify the voices of leaders with marginalized identities. Her recent co-edited book, Intersectionality and leading social change in education: Professional learning to transform self, others, and the field, has been nominated for the 2025 Society of Professors of Education Book Award.

Dr. Wang volunteers on several boards, including being a trustee on the Board of Directors of Young Scholars Charter School, Philadelphia, PA, and a founding member of the Scholar-Practitioner Research Collaborative Advisory Board.

    • University of Pennsylvania: PhD in Policy Research, Evaluation and Measurement
    • University of Pennsylvania: MS in Higher Education
    • New York University: BS in Business Management
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Interim Director, Office of Teaching and Learning (2024-present)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Co-Director, Office of Teaching and Learning (2022-2024)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Chair, College Council Executive Committee, School of Health Studies and Education (2021-2022)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Graduate Program Director, Organization Development and Leadership (2020-2021)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Professor (2020–Present)
    • Saint Joseph's University: Chair, Institutional Review Board (2017-present)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Director of Interdisciplinary Doctor of Education Program for Educational Leaders (2014-2018)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Associate Professor (2013–2020)
    • Saint Joseph’s University: Assistant Professor (2007-2012)
    • School District of Philadelphia: Policy and Evaluation Analyst (2005-2007)
    • Educational Testing Service: Associate Research Scientist (2001-2005)

  • Selected Journal Publications

    Book Chapters in Edited Books

    • Wang, A. H., & Byrnes, J. (January, 2018). Making connections to realize potential in early childhood mathematics. In V. Kinnear, M. Y. Lai, & T. Muir (Eds.), Forging Connections in Early Mathematics Teaching and Learning. New York, NY: Springer Publishing. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811071515
    • Wang, A. H. (2010). Motivating U. S. Students to learn Chinese as a second language: Understanding the interactions between motivation, ethnicity, and teaching strategies. In J. Cai, J. Chen, & C. Wang (Eds.), Teaching and learning Chinese: Issues and perspectives (pp. 117-135). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Teaching-and-Learning-Chinese
    • Nominated for the 2025 Society of Professors of Education Book Award, Society of Professors of Education
    • Patricia Leahy Award for Learning Innovations, Saint Joseph's University, May 2024
    • Teaching Innovation Grant, Saint Joseph's University, May 2022, $1200
    • Morris Grant, Saint Joseph's University, June 2021, $1200
    • Summer Research Grant,  Saint Joseph's University, Summer 2020,  $6000
    • Ethel and Allen "Buddy" Carruth Sustained Leadership in Education Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2019
    • Merit Research Award, Saint Joseph's University, 2018.
    • Sabbatical Research Grant, Saint Joseph's University, Spring 2016
    • Summer Research Grant, Saint Joseph's University, Summer 2013, $8,000
    • Research Grant, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2011-2013, $34,076
    • Curriculum Course Development Grant, Saint Joseph's University, 2009, $4,000
    • Summer Research Grant,  Saint Joseph's University, 2008, $8,000