Intellectually-stimulating, innovatively-focused, and inspirationally-charged, RoSusan D. Bartee, Ph.D., is Professor and Program Coordinator of K-12 Educational Leadership in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.  A nationally recognized scholar, Dr. Bartee is the author or editor of three books, serves as the editor of a book series, and is also the author or coauthor of nearly forty (40) academic publications. Dr. Bartee teaches graduate-level courses in educational leadership, research methods, and cultural context of education where she consistently receives excellent teaching evaluations.  In July 2012, Dr. Bartee became the first African American to receive Tenure and Promotion to Full Professor in the Department of Leadership and Counselor Education at the University of Mississippi. Under Dr. Bartee’s leadership as Program Coordinator, the Educational Leadership Program at the University of Mississippi has received nationally recognized status with the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC). Dr. Bartee contributes broadly to the public and scholarly discourse on critical issues affecting K-12 educational contexts.

Prior to becoming a faculty member at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Bartee served as the Associate Director at the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in Washington, DC for the Reading First Teacher Education Network (RFTEN).  RFTEN, a $4.5 million dollar federal grant focused on restructuring teacher education programs using evidence-based research for minority serving institutions (i.e. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institution, Tribal Colleges). Dr. Bartee provided administrative leadership, budget oversight, and served as a liaison between the RFTEN project, the respective institutions, and the U.S. Department of Education.  Dr. Bartee also previously served as Interim Executive Director at the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) in Fairfax, Virginia as well as the Project Coordinator for the Summer Research Opportunities Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Dr. Bartee has taught at the University of Maryland and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A 2008 recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award at the School of Education at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Bartee is listed as one of Mississippi’s Top 40 Under 40 (2013), Distinguished Alumni from the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2013), Who’s Who in Black Mississippi (2010), Who’s Who of American Women (2008), Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals (2008), Who’s Who in America (2007).  She is also a former Institute of Governmental Affairs Program Fellow (IGAP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Other recognitions include a Commendation from the office of the Mayor of Coldwater, MS and a Presidential Citation from Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS.  Dr. Bartee further served as the Director of the National Educational Policy Forum, one of the activities adjoining the 2008 Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi, which convened nationally-recognized educational researchers and public policy advocates from across the country.  

Dr. Bartee is a member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), a Board of Examiners Member for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Site Visitor for the Council for the Accreditation Educator Preparation (CAEP), CAEP nominating committee, and former Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women at the University of Mississippi.  Dr. Bartee serves as a grant reviewer for the United States Department of Education, program evaluator with national policy and advocacy organizations, institutions of higher education, and school districts, educational consultant for K-12 school contexts and leadership initiatives, and motivational speaker in various public arenas. A recipient of additional awards and honors, Dr. Bartee is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and serves further in civic, religious, educational, and other related affairs at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Dr. Bartee engages internationally and nationally with academic and humanitarian organizations and serves as motivational speaker in various professional arenas. Dr. Bartee received a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and a Bachelor of Arts in English (magna cum laude) from Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS.