Chair and Full Professor
Dr. Robert T. Palmer is Full Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. His research examines access, equity, retention, persistence, and the college experience of students, particularly within the context of historically Black colleges and universities. Dr. Palmer’s work has been published in leading journals in higher education, such The Journal of College Student Development, Teachers College Record, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Journal of Negro Education, College Student Affairs Journal, Journal of College Student Retention, The Negro Educational Review, and Journal of Black Studies, among others. Since earning his PhD in 2007, Dr. Palmer has authored/ co-authored well over 140 academic publications.
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About Robert T. Palmer, PhD
Dr. Robert T. Palmer is Full Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. His research examines access, equity, retention, persistence, and the college experience of students, particularly within the context of historically Black colleges and universities. Dr. Palmer’s work has been published in leading journals in higher education, such The Journal of College Student Development, Teachers College Record, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Journal of Negro Education, College Student Affairs Journal, Journal of College Student Retention, The Negro Educational Review, and Journal of Black Studies, among others. Since earning his PhD in 2007, Dr. Palmer has authored/ co-authored well over 140 academic publications.
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Emerging Scholar, Diverse Issues of Higher Education, 2015
- Research Alliance Coordinator, Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic
- Research Affiliate, Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania
- 2012 AERA Outstanding Reviewer
- 2012 ASHE-Mildred García Junior Exemplary Scholarship Award
- 2012 Carlos J. Vallejo Award for Emerging Scholarship, American Educational Research Association
- 2011 American College Personnel Association Emerging Scholar Award
- 2009 Outstanding Research Award, American College Personnel Association Standing Committee for Men
- Paper of the Year, First Place (Social Science Category), National Black Graduate Student Conference, 2008
- Participant, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Emerging Scholar Seminar: Chicago, IL, 2007.
- Broad of Governor Scholarship (Shippensburg University, 1998-2001)
- Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society
- Elnetta Jones Scholarship (Shippensburg University, 2001)
Courses
- Counseling Methods in Student Affairs
- Culture of the American College Student
- Theories of Student Retention and Persistence in Higher Education
- Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Higher Education
Contact Information
Dr. Robert T. Palmer
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
College of Education
Howard University
2441 4th St. NW, Washington, DC 20059
Office: (202) 806-7354
email: Robert.Palmer@Howard.edu