Joseph M. Piro

Joseph Piro is a professor at Long Island University where he serves on the faculty of the doctoral program in Transformational Leadership. Prior to his position in higher education, he was a teacher and administrator in the New York City Public Schools. Among his professional interests are the connections between research in neuroscience and classroom practice. Some specific interests in neuroscience include hand preference and music perception. A trained musician, he has conducted research on musically gifted individuals as well as individuals gifted in other performing arts including dance and visual art.

His policy interests include teacher education, especially as it involves global practices, as well as technology in education. In 2016 his book, Revolutionizing Higher Education Policy: Innovation and the Bologna Process was published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. His most recent book, focusing on the OECD PISA survey, is titled The Primacy of PISA: The World's Most Important Test and How It's Changing Education Globally. It was published by Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield in 2019.