RL Booker Jr.

Assistant Professor of Instruction 
Office: TMH 04 
Email: rb1140@txstate.edu

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Education: 
University of Kansas - PhD Education Leadership & Policy Studies with a  
concentration on Social & Cultural Education 
Texas State University - M.Ed History 
Lamar University M.Ed Teacher Leadership 
University of Texas at Austin  - BS Kinesiology 
University of Maryland University College - BS Mgmt

Research Interests:  
Social & cultural education with a focus on black male educational attainment and achievement, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Prep Programs, Public School Education, Black Male Education, History of Education, US History - 1870 -1920, World War I  & The Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Roger L. Booker, Jr. is an Assistant Faculty of Instruction at Texas State University. His interest is in social and cultural education, emphasizing black male educational achievement and attainment from a historical perspective. His dissertation focuses on  military and civilian black male education in the Southwest from 1960 to 2000. Before acquiring his PhD., he was a soldier for 21 years, a high school teacher, and a coach in Texas. He has worked in Academic Athletic Departments as a tutor, academic mentor, and academic coach at The University of Texas, Texas State University, and The University of Kansas.  Dr. Booker is also a NCAA women’s basketball and softball official.