Ricardo Montelongo, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University. He teaches in the Higher Education Administration and Higher Education Leadership graduate programs. Ricardo’s primary research interests include college student involvement; the impact of Latina/o/x college student organizations; administrative issues in higher education student affairs; the importance of diversity & culture in higher education, and spirituality in higher education. He also studies (critical) digital pedagogy and online teaching and learning.
At Sam Houston State University, he teaches courses such as: Leadership of Higher Education Institutions, The College Student, History and Organization of Higher Education, Student Services in Higher Education, Diversity & Culture in Higher Education, and Academic Affairs in Higher Education. His publications can be found in Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, Journal of Education Human Resources, International Review of Qualitative Research, International Journal of Information & Learning Technology, and the Journal of College Student Development.
He has twenty years professional administrative experience in student success, academic advising, academic enhancement, Student Support Services/TRiO, institutional research, career development and residence life.
He received his Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University and a M.S. in Student Affairs Administration and B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University.
He’s active in several professional and research organizations in higher education including ACPA College Student Educators International where he served as co-chair of its Latinx Network from 2011-2013.
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