College of Education

Education

• Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University
• Ed.S. Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University
• Cert. Academic Advising, Eastern Michigan University
• M.A. Higher Education/Student Affairs, Eastern Michigan University
• B.B.A. Business Administration/Marketing, University of Michigan-Flint

Biography

Dr. Clyde Barnett, III is the founder and executive director of Discover Without Barriers, an educational leadership consulting company. As a consultant, he directs qualitative research projects for K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and government agencies while providing leadership development and professional learning. As an educator, Dr. Barnett serves as a faculty member and coordinator of the undergraduate leadership program in the Department of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Barnett’s experiences and education have positioned him to work towards transformative change, and he hopes to influence such change through teaching agency and advocacy, centering student and community voices, and enacting equitable policies and practices.

Selected Publications

• Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., and Johnson, S. (2021). A Qualitative Exploration of Black Middle-Class Males’ Experiences in Suburban Schools. Negro Educational Review.
• Vassar, R. R., and Barnett III, C. (2020). No Country for Us: A Qualitative Exploration of Black Women Faculty’s Experiences Navigating Isolating Spaces in the Academy. Journal of the Professoriate, 11(2), 60.

Teaching

• Applied Leadership Experience
• Community Education and Community Relations
• Educational Leadership in a Pluralistic Society
• Educational Leadership in a Pluralistic Society for Administrators
• Emerging as a Culturally Competent Leader
• Inventing a Leadership Life
• Introduction to Leadership
• Introduction to Leadership–Honors
• Introduction to the University
• Leading for Equity and Justice

Research Interests

Student and community voice implications for K-12 schools and higher education policy and practice; academic and organizational advising practices in education; critical leadership theories including transformative leadership and culturally responsive leadership; qualitative methods including autoethnography and storytelling; youth and community-focused action research; implications of race, class, gender, and sexuality in education for minoritized communities.

Selected Presentations

• Barnett III, C., Reynolds, R., Brown, S., Marshall, S., Odom, D., Rollack, M., and Taylor-Santiago, D. (2022). Vanguard Research Collective: A Fugitive Space for Black Doctoral Students’ Resistance, Affirmation, and Humanizing Scholarship. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Convention. Seattle, WA.
• Taylor-Santiago, D., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Brown, S., Odom, D. Rollack, M. (2022). Rules for Us, By Us: A Qualitative Exploration of Black High School Students’ Perspective of School Discipline Policies. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Cancun, Mexico.
• Rollack, M., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Odom, D., Taylor-Santiago, D., and Brown, S. (2022). Educational Leadership Preparation as an Impetus for Change. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Cancun, Mexico.
• Odom, D., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Brown, S., Rollack, M., and Taylor-Santiago, D. (2022). What has normal done for Black students? A Transformative Leader’s Rejection of Anti-Blackness. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Cancun, Mexico.
• Odom, D., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Brown, S., Rollack, M., and Taylor-Santigo, D. (2022). True to This: A Black Principals’ Self-Reflection of Anti-Blackness and Critical Leadership Praxis. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Cancun, Mexico.
• Brown, S., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Taylor-Santiago, D., Odom, D., and Rollack, M. (2022). Math IS Culture–Black Student Voices Heard in Culturally Responsive Teaching. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Cancun, Mexico.
• Reynolds, R., Brown, S., Taylor-Santiago, D., Barnett III, C., Marshall, S. (2022). Excuse Me, I am Speaking -- Resistance in Critical Thinking Educational Spaces. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.
• Odom, D., Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Brown, S., Marshall, S., Rollack, M., Taylor-Santiago, D. (2022). Standing Up for Black Students: Navigating the Pandemic with Courageous Leadership Moves. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA
• Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., Dandridge, L., Echols, D., Mokdad, M., Odom, D., Robinson, J., Tait, G., and Webb-Harris, L. (2019).  Deconstructing the influence of Critical Leadership: Dialogue with Principals Who Are Dismantling Inequitable Practice. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Convention. New Orleans, LA.
• Barnett III, C., Marshall, S., Hinton, Q., and Morris, C. (2019). Factors for Success: Supporting Black Doctoral Students. Presented at the 2019 American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Convention. Boston, MA.
• Barnett III, C. (2019). Exploring Student Government Advising Roles in Higher Education: Transformative Leadership in Practice. Presented at the 2019 Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, OH.
• Reynolds, R., Barnett III, C., and Richmond, S. (2018). The Pain Is Thunder: A Qualitative Exploration of Black Middle-Class Males’ Experiences in Suburban Schools. Presented at the 2018 International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE). Nassau, Bahamas.

Professional Affiliations

• American College Personnel Association
• America Education Research Association
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators