Cameron C. Beatty, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Florida State University. Dr. Beatty teaches courses in the undergraduate leadership studies program and the higher education graduate program, as well as conducting research with the Leadership Learning Research Center. He is a faculty affiliate with the African American Studies Program.
Dr. Beatty's publications center on topics that include navigating racial battle fatigue for campus student leaders, supporting undergraduate Black women through Sister Circles, gains in leadership capacity for high-achieving Black men leaders, and supporting undergraduate men in leadership education through liberatory pedagogy. In 2019 Dr. Beatty co-edited a monograph titled: Critical Considerations for Race, Ethnicity and Culture for Fraternity and Sorority Life. He is a scholar passionate about deconstructing race, systemic racism, and hegemonic masculinity in postsecondary education environments. Dr. Beatty recently co-authored four books for the Information Age Publishing series, Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership Learning. The first book, Engaging in the Leadership Process: Identity, Capacity, and Efficacy for College Students, is co-authored with Dr. Kathy Guthrie and Dr. Erica Wiborg. The second book, also co-authored with Dr. Kathy Guthrie, is titled Operationalizing Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning and was published in 2021. Engaging Black Men in College Through Leadership Learning is co-edited with Dr. Jesse Ford and was published in 2023. Dr. Beatty’s forthcoming book, Moving Toward Action: Centering Anti-Racism in Leadership Learning, is co-edited with Dr. Amber Manning-Ouellette and will be released in late summer 2024.
He has served as the Coalition on Men & Masculinities Chair and a Directorate Board member for the Commission for Faculty and Graduation Programs with ACPA (College Student Educators International). Dr. Beatty was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) as a member-at-large (2023-2025).
Dr. Beatty co-hosts Scholar Tea, a fun and witty podcast with Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens that explores current issues in higher education from a critical perspective.
