Gardiner Tucker

• Ph.D. from the University of Maryland College Park in College Student Personnel Administration; Dissertation: The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Effectiveness of Residence Hall Associations, 2002.
• Areas of Academic Expertise and Interest: Leadership development, organizational effectiveness, organizational climate, emotional intelligence, team and individual development, assessment, and student development.

Senior student affairs officer, dean of students, assistant professor, director of residence life, educational and corporate consultant

• Emotional intelligence
• Leadership development
• Organizational climate
• Organizational effectiveness
• Social identity development
• Team and individual development, assessment, and student development

• Tucker, G. (2006). Residence governance effectiveness. In N. W. Dunkel & C. L. Spencer (Eds.), Advice for advisers: Empowering your residence hall association. Columbus, OH: Association of College and University Housing Officers International.
• Banta, M., Brewer, R., Hansen, A., Ku, H., Pacheco, K., Powers, R., Robinson, J., and Tucker, G. (2004). An Innovative Program for Cultivating Grant Writing Skills in New Faculty Members. Journal of Research Administration.
• Tucker, G., & Komives, S. R. (1998). Successful residence hall government associations:  Themes from a national study of select hall government structures.  In N. W. Dunkel & C. L. Spencer (Eds.), Advice for advisors:  The development of an effective residence hall association (2nd ed., pp. 35-50).  Columbus, OH:  Association of College and University Housing Officers International.
• Osteen, J. M., & Tucker, G. L. (1997). Authority, accountability, and advice: Understanding the unique roles of residence life staff and hall government leaders. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 27 (1), 34-40.
• Tucker, G., & Komives, S. R. (1993). Successful residence hall government associations: Themes from a national study of select hall government structures.  In N. W. Dunkel & C. L. Spencer (Eds.), Advice for advisors:  The development of an effective residence hall association (pp. 27-44).  Columbus, OH:  Association of College and University Housing Officers International.
• Tucker, M., Stewart-Voytek, A., & Tucker, G. L. (July, 2016). But I don’t want a roommate….Presentation at ACUHO-I National Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Tucker, G. L., & Tucker, M. (2015, October). Climate change and we’re not talking about the weather. Presentation at the ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.
• Tucker, M. & Tucker, G. L. (2014, November). Dreaming Together: How to Make it Work for Dual Career Couples. Presentation at the NASPA Western Regional Conference, Anaheim, CA.
• Tucker, G. L. & Tucker, M. (2014, November). Make your dreams become reality through organizational climate. Presentation at the NASPA Western Regional Conference, Anaheim, CA.
• Tucker, G. L., Bland, P., & Sellers-Anderson, E. (2012, March). Threat intervention: A campus journey in collaborative leadership. Presentation at the NASPA National Conference, Phoenix, AZ.