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Colette M. Taylor, EdD

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Professor and Special Assistant to the Vice President of Mission Integration

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Engaged scholar weaving justice, creativity, and vocation—amplifying voices across generations and educational spaces to uplift vulnerable communities through transformative action.

Biography

Dr. Colette M. Taylor is a Full Professor in the College of Education and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Mission Integration at Seattle University. A nationally recognized engaged scholar, she centers her work on justice, vocation, and the transformative power of education across generations. With a career spanning student affairs, academic leadership, and community-based research, Dr. Taylor weaves together Ignatian values, creative expression, and institutional strategy to uplift vulnerable communities. She is the founding director of the Center for Social Transformation and Leadership and co-leads the Laudato Si' Priority 4 Working Group, advancing sustainability, community engagement, integral ecology, and public advocacy. Her scholarship and leadership reflect a deep commitment to intergenerational learning, inclusive mentoring, and the integration of spirituality, equity, and action.

Education

  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundations – University of Florida, 2003
    Dissertation: Visionary Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
  • M.Ed., Counselor Education – University of Florida, 1994
    Thesis: Student Involvement and Racial Identity Attitudes among African American Males
  • B.S., Psychology – University of Florida, 1992
  • Collegium Fellow – Saint John’s University, 2019
  • Ignatian Colleagues Program – Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, 2023–2025 (Cohort 16)

Courses Taught

  • Engaged Scholarship & Community-Based Research
  • Leadership in a Global World (I–III)
  • Inclusive Workplaces & Learning Organizations
  • Higher Education Law
  • Leadership as Self (I–III)
  • Participatory Approaches to Social Inquiry
  • Student Development Theory, Research, and Practice
  • Thematic Dissertation in Leadership Practice (I–III)
  • Organizational Development & Teambuilding
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Inquiry Methods

Publications

2026

  • Taylor, C.M. (Forthcoming). Intersecting Realities: A Reflective Reckoning with African American Identity in Engaged Scholarship. Michigan State University Press. MSU Press [msupress.org]

2024

  • Taylor, C.M., & Walker, T.L. (Eds.). Contemporary Perspectives on Problem-Based Learning. Emerald Publishing. Emerald Bookstore [bookstore.emerald.com]

2023

  • Taylor, C.M. (2023). “Hear My Prayer: Embrace the Possibilities of Leadership with Humility.” In Chairs at the Table: Letters from Black Women to the Next Generation of Academic Leaders. Wayne State University Press. (Link not found; may be available via publisher or library.)

2019

  • Taylor, C.M. (2019). “And the Tree is Not Always Happy!: A Black Woman Authentically Leading and Teaching Social Justice in Higher Education.” In Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons. SUNY Press. (Link not found; may be available via SUNY Press or library.)

2015

  • Jones, S.J., Warnick, E.M., & Taylor, C.M. (2015). Identification of institutional genderedness through organizational operations: An analysis of community colleges working environments. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 8(1), 1–16. DOI: 10.1080/19407882.2015.1007032 [www.tandfonline.com]
  • Marbley, A.F., Stevens, H., Taylor, C.M., et al. (2015). Mental health consultation: An untapped tool for facilitating potentially volatile intercultural diversity group dialogs. Multicultural Education, 22(2), 8–15. ERIC PDF [eric.ed.gov]
  • Walker, T.L., & Taylor, C.M. (2015). Collaborative autoethnography: The method is the message. In C.S. White (Ed.), Critical Qualitative Research for Social Education. Information Age Publishing.

2014

  • Taylor, C.M., Cornelius, C., & Colvin, K. (2014). Visionary leadership and organizational effectiveness in nonprofit organizations. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 35(6), 566–583. DOI: 10.1108/LODJ-10-2012-0130 [www.emerald.com]
  • Taylor, C.M., & Stein, L. (2014). Stories of generational management: The voice of female higher education administrators. Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 34, 1–10. PDF [advancingwomen.com]
  • Walker, T.L., & Taylor, C.M. (2014). A collaborative autoethnographic search for authenticity in the culture of the fake real. The Qualitative Report, 19(25), 1–14. DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1214 [nsuworks.nova.edu]

2013

  • Jones, S.J., Taylor, C.M., & Coward, F. (2013). Through the looking glass: An autoethnography of the perceptions of race and institutional support in the tenure process. The Qualitative Report, 18(29), 1–16. DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1490 [nsuworks.nova.edu]

2012

  • Jones, S.J., & Taylor, C.M. (2012). Effects of institutional culture and climate on the perceptions of the working environments of public community colleges. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 5(1), 1–21. DOI: 10.1515/njawhe-2012-1101 [tandfonline.com]

2009

  • Taylor, C.M., et al. (Eds.). African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education: Community Service, Service-Learning, and Community-Based Research. SUNY Press. (Link not found; may be available via SUNY Press or library.)

1995

  • Taylor, C.M., & Howard-Hamilton, M.F. (1995). Student involvement and racial identity attitudes among African American males. Journal of College Student Development, 36, 330–336. (Link not found; may be available via APA PsycNet or library.)