About Dr. Cindy Reed, Director of Truman Pierce Institute
Dr. Cindy Reed, Director of the Truman Pierce Institute, Professor of educational leadership, and currently is program coordinator for educational leadership at Auburn University. She serves as a Commissioner on the Education Committee of the Governor's Black Belt Action Commission. Dr. Reed has a Doctorate in Education (1997) from the University of Pittsburgh in Administrative and Policy Studies with specialization in Educational Policy, Planning, and Evaluation. Her B.S., M.S., and administrative certification (C.A.S.) are from universities in the State University of New York system (Oswego and Cortland respectively). She had nearly 20 years experience as a public school teacher, specialist in gifted education, middle school principal, and director of collaborative programs among multiple K-12 schools and institutions of higher education before coming to Auburn University. She currently teaches courses on educational leadership and educational policy. Her research focuses on applied transformational leadership, educational policy, leadership development/preparation, and collaborative educational reform efforts.
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