Paige Haber-Curran, Ph.D.
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Dr. Paige Haber-Curran's research agenda focuses on college student leadership development, women and leadership, emotionally intelligent leadership, student learning, and gender in the college environment. 

Paige's research has been recognized nationally and internationally in the fields of leadership studies and student affairs/higher education.  In Spring 2018 Paige served as a Fulbright Scholar through the Fulbright Core Scholar Program at Fachhochschule Salzburg/ Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria, where she conducted research and taught graduate courses on emotional intelligence, social skills, leadership, and intercultural management. 

Paige is committed to making a difference in the fields of student affairs and leadership education through scholarly contributions that add to the research base and inform student affairs practice. She strongly believes in order for the fields of student affairs and leadership education to thrive, research must be translated to evidence-based implications and guidance for practitioners. 

Committed to contributing both research and practical pieces, Paige has 3 books, 2 edited books, 1 edited journal issue, and over 70 book chapters and refereed journal articles published or in press. She has led over 100 national and international professional presentations and workshops. Paige is co-author of the Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students (2nd ed.), Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Facilitation & Activity Guide (2nd ed.), and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Student Workbook (2nd ed.) texts (Jossey-Bass, 2015). She is also co-editor of the
Theorizing Women and Leadership: New Insights and Contributions from Multiple Perspectives (Information Age Publishing, 2017) book, the Critical Perspectives on Gender and Student Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2017) New Directions for Student Leadership issue, and the Disrupting and Problematizing the Intersection of Gender and Leadership in Higher Education special issue (Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2024)

To learn more about Paige's consulting and speaking services related to her scholarly work and research, click here. 

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Journal Articles

Disrupting and problematizing the intersection of gender and leadership in higher education, Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2024, with Daniel Tillapaugh

Emotional intelligence frameworks in student leadership program design, New Directions for Student Leadership, 2024, with Erin Williamson

Student involvement as a catalyst for leadership identity development, New Directions for Student Leadership, 2023, with Darren Pierre 

Learner-centered pedagogical practices that facilitate engagement and learning, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2022, with Shannon Dean-Scott


Through challenge and support: Facilitator expectations of and interactions with students in co-curricular leadership institutes, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2022, with Michael McRee

Layering social class and gender in leadership development, New Directions for Student Leadership, 2021, with Darren Pierre

Teaching global mindset and intercultural competence through the framework of emotionally intelligent leadership, Journal of Leadership Education, 2020, with Nyasha GuramatunhuCooper

Less is more: A journey to simplify and focus through transforming pedagogy, ACPA Developments, 2020

Co-curricular involvement and student leadership as catalysts for student learning, New Directions for Higher Education, 2019


College women’s leadership self-efficacy: An examination through the framework of emotionally intelligent leadership, NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2018, with Rosanna Miguel, Marcy Levy Shankman, & Scott Allen

College men's perspectives of their leadership practice: Unpacking power and influence,  Journal of Leadership Education, 2016, with Daniel Tillapaugh

Effective facilitation practices in multi-day co-curricular leadership development programs,  Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016, with Michael McRee

Student-centered transformative learning in leadership education: An examination of the teaching and learning process, Journal of Transformative Education, 2014, with Daniel Tillapaugh 

Engaging the whole student: Student affairs and the national leadership education research agenda, Journal of Leadership Education, 2013, with Julie Owen

At the intersection of leadership and learning: A self-study of using student-centered pedagogies in the classroom, Educational Action Research, 2013, with Daniel Tillapaugh

The delicate balancing act: Challenges and successes facing college student women in formal leadership roles, NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2013

Leadership learning through student-centered and inquiry-focused approaches to teaching adaptive leadership, Journal of Leadership Education, 2013, with Daniel Tillapaugh


Learning leadership abroad: An overview of a short-term leadership-focused study abroad program in Italy, Journal of Leadership Education, 2013, with David Rosch

Perceptions of leadership: College students’ understandings of the concept of leadership and differences by gender, race, and age, Journal of Leadership Education, 2013

The role of research and scholarship in the professionalisation of student affairs, Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2013, with Stan Carpenter

College students’ emotionally intelligent leadership: An examination of differences by student organization involvement and formal leadership roles, International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2012, with Scott Allen, Tina Facca, and Marcy Levy Shankman

Iron sharpens iron: Exploring the experiences of female college student leaders, Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 2011

Gender and leadership through the lens of emotionally intelligent leadership, Leadership Review, 2010, with Marcy Levy Shankman, Tina Facca, & Scott Allen

Predicting the individual values of the social change model of leadership development: The role of college students’ leadership and involvement experiences, Journal of Leadership Education, 2009, with Susan Komives
Books & Edited Journal Issues

Disrupting and Problematizing the Intersection of Gender and Leadership in Higher Education, 2024 (Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education), with Daniel Tillapaugh

Critical Perspectives on Gender and Student Leadership, 2017 (New Directions for Student Leadership, Jossey-Bass), with Daniel Tillapaugh


Theorizing Women and Leadership: New Insights and Contributions From Multiple Perspectives, 2017 (Information Age Publishing), with Julia Storberg-Walker

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students, 2015 (Jossey-Bass), with Marcy Levy Shankman & Scott Allen

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: Facilitation and Activity Guide, 2015 (Jossey-Bass), with Marcy Levy Shankman & Scott Allen

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: Student Workbook, 2015 (Jossey-Bass), with Marcy Levy Shankman & Scott Allen

Book Chapters


Mapping developmental considerations in leadership education. In The handbook for leadership education and impact, 2025 forthcoming (Edward Elgar)

Student organization involvement. In Moving the needle: Evidence-based strategies for developing leader capacity, 2025 forthcoming (Information Age)   
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Affinity groups in higher education: A critical and intersectional examination of genderwashing. In Genderwashing in leadership, 2024 (Emerald), with Adrian Bitton and Natasha Turman

Teaching and developing intentional student affairs practice. In Preparing new student affairs professionals: Guidance from faculty and practitioners, 2024 (NASPA), with Cynthia Hernandez

Design and impact of student leadership programs. In A research agenda for leadership learning and development through higher education, 2023 (Edward Elgar), with Dan Jenkins

Critical theoretical perspectives and considerations for centering gender in the study of leadership. In A research agenda for gender and leadership, 2023 (Edward Elgar), with Cameron Beatty

Taking up your leadership: Women’s courage, strength, and persistence in enacting leadership. In Rooted and radiant: Women's narratives of leadership, 2023 (Information Age)   

Beyond the binary: Advancing socially just leadership through the lens of gender. In Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education, 2018 (Information Age) with Daniel Tillapaugh.

Emotionally intelligent leadership: An applied model for developing individuals and advancing organizations. In Emotionale Intelligenz in Organisationen – Entwicklung & Anwendung - Der Schlüssel zum Wissenstransfer zwischen Organisationen & angewandter Forschung, 2018 (Springer-Gabler Verlag), with Marcy Levy Shankman.

Student leadership development for girls and young women.  In Critical perspectives on gender and student leadership, 2017 (New Directions for Student Leadership, Jossey-Bass), with Lorri Sulpizio

Gender and student leadership: A critical examination.  In Critical perspectives on gender and student leadership, 2017 (New Directions for Student Leadership, Jossey-Bass), with Daniel Tillapaugh

Person-centered theories: Emotionally intelligent leadership through a critical lens. In Leadership theory: A facilitator's guide for cultivating critical perspectives, 2017 (Jossey-Bass)

Valuing human significance: Connecting leadership development to personal and social competence.  In Innovative practices for leadership learning, 2015 (New Directions for Student Leadership, Jossey-Bass), with Scott Allen and Marcy Shankman

Developing emotionally intelligent leadership: The need for deliberate practice and collaboration across disciplines.  In Reclaiming higher education's purpose in leadership development, 2016 (New Directions for Higher Education, Jossey-Bass), with Scott Allen and Marcy Shankman

Women in college: Environments and identity.   In Today's college students, 2015 (Peter Lang), with Chris Linder


Gender influences in leadership.  In Exploring leadership facilitation and activity guide: For college students who want to make a difference, 2013 (Jossey-Bass)

Peer education in student leadership programs: Responding to co-curricular challenges. In Emerging issues and practices in peer education, 2011 (Jossey-Bass, New Directions in Student Services)

Formal leadership program models. In Handbook of student leadership development, 2nd ed., 2011 (Jossey-Bass).

The enduring and elusive quest for a general theory of leadership: Initial efforts and new horizons.  In The SAGE handbook of leadership, 2011 (Sage Publications), with Goergia Sorenson, and George Goethals
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