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Doctor of Executive Leadership Faculty

Research Interests
Organizational Culture, Organizational Change,
Critical Thinking, Spiritual Leadership,
Mentoring

Biography
A native of the New York City metropolitan

Douglas A. White, Ed.D. area, Dr. White has been involved in nonprofit
leadership since 1980. His career includes
Professor serving as a pastor in local church settings in
706-491-4800 North America and Canada, consulting with
dougwhite@ucwv.edu churches in the US and around the world,
teaching education and leadership for almost
Education two decades, and serving as Vice President at a

 Ed.D. in Leadership – The Southern Baptist college in Georgia.
Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
 M.R.E in Education – Trinity International Dr. White is teaching the courses: Complexity and
University (TEDS), Deerfield IL. Sustainability, Organizational Dynamics, Leadership
 B.A. in Psychology – Houghton College, Research and Design Logic, and Ethics in the Doctor
Houghton, NY of Executive Leadership degree program at the
University of Charleston. His career has been
Publications and Presentations to focus on personal development in
2019 – White, Douglas and Kimmons, Matthew organizational leadership contexts. This
“Clergy Education and the Development of Emotional experience is utilized in the leadership programs
Intelligence: An analysis of United Methodist Clergy in as the mentoring coordinator for all leadership
KY” Christian Education Journal, Vol 16, Issue 2
2018 – Society of Professors of Christian Education students.
Conference Presentation. Oct. 2018
“Theological Education and the Development of Dr. White owned a construction company from
Emotionally Intelligent Clergy: 1992 to 1996 and still enjoys playing with his
An Analysis of United Methodist Clergy in Kentucky” collection of tools and equipment. Today this is
2017 - International Leadership Association, Women often found in the form of helping neighbors
in Leadership Conference Presentation. and friends design, build or fix something. Dr.
“Putting ‘YOU’ in Leadership Research”, Reinbeck White is married and has three adult children
NY and three grandchildren (Adalynn, Brayden and
2017 - “Role of Mentoring in Leadership Hudson).
Development” WebEx Presentation: Military Academy
of Land Forces, Wroclaw, Poland.
2014 - Faculty Development, School of Business and
Leadership, University of Charleston: Musings on
Legitimizing Legitimate Peripheral Participation of Doctoral
Students in their Community of Practice, Research Idea.
2008 – Dissertation: The Role of Critical Thinking in
Youth Ministry Leadership Praxis: A Grounded
Theory. UMI, Dissertation Abstracts