Marilou Ryder Ed.D.
Marilou Ryder, Ed.D.
PRIMARY SPECIALTY
Women in Higher Education Administration and Leadership
Biography
Dr. Marilou Ryder serves as Program Chair and Professor of Education at University of Massachusetts Global for the Ed.D program of Organizational Leadership. As an educational leader Dr. Ryder has been fortunate to participate in a wide range of experiences at both the university and school district level. Working in six school districts within two states her experiences have included classroom teaching, leadership as a middle school principal, assistant superintendent of educational services, and district superintendent for both a unified and union high school district.
She recently published the third edition of the bestseller Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadership (2023 Delmar Publishing), a professional resource to help educational leaders reach their career goals. In addition she is the coauthor of ten popular books on personal power published under the Sister to Sister Series for Women and Girls. An accomplished presenter, Dr. Ryder speaks extensively throughout California delivering lively and engaging presentations on female personal power, branding and career advancement. Boost Your Promotion Quotient.
Throughout her career, Dr. Ryder has been an energetic and determined advocate for scholarly learning and practice and is deeply committed to raising the quality of education through innovation and sustainable change practices.
Specialty
- Women in Higher Education Administration and Leadership
- Educational Administration
- Organizational Leadership
- EDD Doctoral Program
- EDD Curriculum Team
Education
University of LaVerne, LaVerne, CA
Dissertation: “The Impact of Male Gender Dissonance on Women’s Potential Eligibility for Advancement to the Position of Superintendent”
Syracuse University, NY
Education and Curriculum
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Math and Science
Scholarly Activities
- Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadership. CA: Delmar Publishing 2011
- Leadership Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone, Leadership, Volume 42. 2012
- The SeXX Factor: Breaking the Unwritten Codes that Sabotage Personal and Professional Lives New Horizon Press, 2003
Professional Experiences
Victor Valley Union High School District, CA
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Central Unified School District, CA
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Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
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