James L. Moore III


James L. Moore III is the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer of The Ohio State University. He also serves as executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male and is the inaugural College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professor of Urban Education. Moore co-founded the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. From 2015-2017, Moore served as the rotating program director for Broadening Participation in Engineering in the Engineering directorate at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia. In 2018 the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program, established by Missy and Bob Weiler, was created to support undergraduate students transferring from Columbus State Community College to Ohio State University.

Education

Moore received his B.A. in English Education from Delaware State University, and earned his M.A.Ed and PhD in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech.

Research

Moore's research agenda is divided into four strands:
  1. Studying how educational professionals, such as school counselors, influence the educational and career aspirations and school experiences of students of color
  2. Exploring socio-cultural, familial, school, and community factors that support, enhance and impede academic outcomes for K-12 African American students
  3. Examining recruitment and retention issues of students of color in gifted education and college students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
  4. Exploring social, emotional, and psychological consequences of racial oppression of African American males and other people of color in education, counseling, workplace, and athletics.

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