YONGMEI NI

Dr. Yongmei Ni is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Utah. She also serves as the Assistant Director of Quantitative Methods at the Utah Education Policy Center. She received her Ph.D. in Education Policy and her master’s degree in Economics from Michigan State University. Dr. Ni’s scholarship focuses on the critical role of educational leadership in shaping school organizations to enhance student outcomes and promote equity, as well as the importance of policies that prepare, support, and empower educators and leaders to drive meaningful change in schools. As part of the Initiative for Systemic Program Improvement through Research in Educational (INSPIRE) Leadership research collaborative team, her recent research explores the quality of leadership preparation programs and their impact on graduate learning, career pathways, and subsequent leadership practices in schools.

She has published articles in journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Management Administration & Leadership, Economics of Education Review, Teachers College Record, Educational Policy, American Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Administration, and Journal of Educational Finance. She previously served as an associate editor and editorial board member for Educational Administration Quarterly. She was a NAEd/Spencer postdoctoral Fellow. She received the William J. Davis Award for the most outstanding article in Educational Administration Quarterly, and the Emerald Literati Award, which celebrates high-quality scholarly research published in the Journal of Educational Administration.