Biography and expertise
Miguel A. Guajardo is a Professor in the Education and Community Leadership Program and a member of the doctoral faculty in School Improvement at Texas State University. His research interests include issues of community building, community youth development, race and ethnicity, university and community partnerships, and Latino youth and families.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Educational Administration
University of Texas at Austin, 2002
Master's Degree
MED in Educational Administration
University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Bachelor's Degree
BSED in Secondary Physical Education
University of Texas at Austin, 1988
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Guajardo, Miguel. Community U, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $235000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
- Guajardo, Miguel. Rural People Rural Policy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $50000. (Funded: 2006). Grant.
- Guajardo, Miguel. Leadership Community Change, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $100000. (Funded: 2004). Grant.
- Guajardo, Miguel. Loka Institute, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $150000. (Funded: 2004). Grant.
- Guajardo, Miguel. Lano Grande, Cricket Island Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $30000. (Funded: 2004). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Arar, K., Bogotch, I., Mifsud, D., & Guajardo, M. (2025). Embracing Indigenous ethics as collective voices and participation: new beginnings for educational leadership. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 57(4), 345–362. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2025.2564855
- Guajardo, M., Guajardo, F., Salinas, C., & Cardoza, L. (2019). Re-Membering, Re-Framing, and Re-Imagining Latino Leadership in Education: Reflections on Community, Higher Learning, and Higher Education. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Vol. 18(2), 141–164.
- Arar, K., Schunka, L. M., & Guajardo, M. (2026). Global leadership for displaced learners in global crisis: Challenges, strategies, and opportunities. In Global public leadership for an inclusive and innovative future: Issues, models, and strategies in the era of Globalization 4.1. Routledge.
- Arar, K., Guajardo, M., Martinez, M. A., & Straubhaar, R. J. (Eds.). (2026). Transformative Praxis through Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs: A Blueprint for Fostering Resilient, Future-ready Leaders. Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Transformative-Praxis-through-Doctoral-Educational-Leadership-Programs-A-Blueprint-for-Fostering-Resilient-Future-ready-Leaders/Arar-Guajardo-Martinez-Straubhaar/p/book/9781041128199
- Arar, K., Straubhaar, R. J., Martinez, M. A., Guajardo, M., Vigil, I. A. M., & Bryant, D. (2026). A global landscape of educational management and leadership in action (EMLA). In Transformative Praxis through Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs: A Blueprint for Fostering Resilient, Future-ready Leaders (pp. 1–25). Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Transformative-Praxis-through-Doctoral-Educational-Leadership-Programs-A-Blueprint-for-Fostering-Resilient-Future-ready-Leaders/Arar-Guajardo-Martinez-Straubhaar/p/book/9781041128199
Featured service activities
- Member
Personnel Committee
- Graduate Advisor
- Member
President's Faculty Conversations
- Attendee / Participant
Latino SIG