Education
Ed.D., Educational Leadership, East Carolina University, 2023
M.A., Principal Leadership Institute, University of California, Berkeley,
2010
B.A., Political Science, University of California, Davis, 2000
B.A., International Relations, University of California, Davis, 2000
Areas of Expertise
Educational leadership
Asian American K-12 leadership
School finance
School law
Biography
Dr. Paul Koh is a Korean-Immigrant-American scholar dedicated to centering the experiences
of racially marginalized communities, particularly the Asian American/AAPI community.
His research focuses on educators' and educational leaders' experiences in cultivating
transformational spaces, developing counternarratives, engaging in collectivist leadership
actions, and forming cross-racial coalitions to help schools transcend their radicalized
contexts.
For over 20 years, Dr. Koh has worked as a history teacher, assistant principal, principal,
principal supervisor, and assistant superintendent in the Bay Area (San Francisco)
and Wake County (North Carolina). He is proud of his heritage and his educational
journey at UC Davis, UC Berkeley's Principal Leadership Institute, and East Carolina
University's International Ed.D. program.
Selected Publications
- Koh, P. J. (2023). Finding Leadership 정 (Belonging) [Dissertation]. East Carolina
University.
Selected Presentations
- Koh, P., Caruz, V., (2024, November). AAPI Leadership Frameworks. UCEA Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
- McCown, R., Militello, M., Janson, C., Koh, P. (2024, November). Invoking Gracious Space with Scholarly Practitioners. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), Honolulu, HI.
- Janson, C., Militello, M., Koh, P. (2024, November). Using Circles to Explore Our Kuleana as Leaders and Educators. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), Honolulu, HI.
- Koh, P. (2024, April). Leadership as Counternarrative [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
- Koh, P., Cantu, M., Caruz, V., Marianno, L., Guajardo, M.A., Janson, C., Mackey, H.,
O’Shea, C., Pham-Stuart, R., Schettler, S. (2023, November). Cultivating Transformational Spaces. UCEA Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
- Koh, P. (2023, November). The Asian American Leadership 보자기(Pojagi). UCEA Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
- Janson, C., Koh, P. (2023, September). Q Methodology as an Approach for Culturally Responsive Research for Educational Leadership
Studies. Q Conference, Belfast, UK.
Research
- Asian American educators and leaders
- Cultivating transformational spaces
- Developing counternarratives and counterstories
- Collectivist leadership
- Cross-racial coalition building
Grants and Contracts
- COE Faculty Development & Research Committee Grant, 2024-2025
- COE France-Merrick Grant, 2024
- COE JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Group Funding, 2023-2024
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
- America Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS)
Professional Service
- COE AI Task Force
- COE Office of Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee
- Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University
- COE Department of Learning Technologies, Design & School Library Media (LTDM) Dissertation Committee Member
- Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC) Research Board Member
- UCEA AAPI SIG Leadership Committee
Honors and Awards
- Glatthorn Dissertation Award, East Carolina University, 2023
- Jackson Scholar, UCEA, 2022-2024
- Stanford Principal Fellow, Standford Graduate School of Education, 2014-2017
Teaching
- ILPD 603: Legal and Ethical Issues in Education
- ILPD 716: Leadership of the Schools
- ILPD 745: School Finance & Budget
- ILPD 797: Internship in Instructional Leadership
