Dionne V. McLaughlin

Dr. Dionne V. McLaughlin is an Assistant Professor in the Master of School Administration Program at North Carolina Central University. She is a British-born Jamaican educator who is an experienced bilingual high school and elementary school principal.

Dr. McLaughlin has experience as a K-12 Director for a voluntary desegregation program in Massachusetts and as the Program Director for a Latinx community-based organization. Additionally she has 15 years of experience teaching, a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and a Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Research Interests include: The principalship, Blacks in Latin America, Effective teachers of African American and Latinx high school students, and examining the racial context of schools. Recent scholarly works include an NCPEA article on how administrators can improve schools by learning from the experiences of African American and Latino High School Students and a Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina article, The Cultural Symphony in Schools: Effectively Teaching African American and Latino High School Students. Dr. McLaughlin also has a book chapter, New South Realities, Demographics, Cultural Capital, and Diversity in the Sage Guide on Educational Leadership and Management. Dr. McLaughlin’s second book, Personalized Principal Leadership Practices: Eight Strategies for Leading Equitable, High Achieving Schools was published on June 2, 2020. Her first book, Insights: How expert principals make difficult decisions was published on March 23, 2015. Dr. McLaughlin has led workshops for teachers, principals and assistant principals on culturally responsive teaching, effective school practices, and making effective leadership decisions. Recent presentations include: ASCD Empower19 – Chicago, IL, International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL)-Charlotte, NC, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) – Chicago, IL, ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership- Kissimmee, FL, North Carolina Principal Fellows Program, Charter School Administrators Keynote Address, Illinois Education Leaders’ Fall Conference – Peoria, IL, Corwin Speaker Series (NAESP) Conference – Long Beach, CA, National Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Conference (NAESP) – Long Beach, CA, International Conference on Urban Education (Montego Bay, Jamaica), and the ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence (Nashville, TN).