Ashley Tull, Ed.D.

Dr. Ashley Tull serves as Professor of Professional Practice and as Program Coordinator for the Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership Program. Prior to joining TCU, he served as Clinical Professor and Program Director for the Ed.D. in Higher Education at Southern Methodist University. He has held previous administration and teaching roles at Tarleton State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, University of Arkansas, and Florida State University. Tull earned a bachelor of science with honors in social and rehabilitation services and a master’s of education in college student personnel services from the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a graduate certificate in human resource development and a doctorate of education in higher education administration from Florida State University, where he was a Hardee Scholar.

Tull has edited three books, which have been used extensively in graduate preparation programs in higher education and student affairs administration; The Handbook for Student Affairs in the Community Colleges, with Linda Kuk and Paulette Dalpes; New Realities in the Management of Student Affairs: Emerging Specialist Roles and Structures for Changing Times, with Linda Kuk; and Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs: A Guide for New Professionals and Their Supervisors, with Joan Hirt and Sue Saunders. His research has been published in the Journal of Multicultural Affairs, College Student Affairs Journal, NASPA Journal, the Journal of College and Character, Research in the Schools, Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership, Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors and the Journal of College Student Development.

As a practitioner, his research interests centered on management concepts and supervision in student affairs and higher education and the role of the senior student affairs officer. As a faculty member, his research interests are centered on fraternal values and the history of college fraternities. In 2017 he received the SMU Rotunda Outstanding Professor Award. He enjoys educational related travel and has taken students to Belgium, Canada, China, England, Finland, France, Japan, Scotland, and Sweden. Tull also serves as a volunteer on the national level for Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.