Email: Elizabeth.Murakami@tamusa.edu 
Phone: (210) 784-2518

Dr. Elizabeth Murakami is the Special Assistant to the President on Diversity Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Murakami’s activities include advising, fostering programs, and promoting university activities, while affirming a broad campus culture of inclusive excellence within the University’s institutional goals for equity mindedness and inclusive excellence.

Dr. Murakami was the inaugural councilwoman to establish the President’s Commission on Equity at A&M San Antonio. Presently, with the faculty fellow, Dr. Murakami chairs the President’s Commission on Equity and Inclusive Excellence, by providing guidance, resources, and sponsorships to the A&M SA community. She is also the co-chair for the Heritage Months executive committee among other duties.

Degrees and Academic Career

Dr. Murakami received a Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Educational Administration from Michigan State University before moving to Texas where she has been dedicated to education in the State for almost 20 years. Her experience include being an academic scholar, associate dean, a professor, and Mike Moses Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership. She has been a tenured professor in the UT, A&M and UNT systems and has served as an associate dean, interim chair, and program coordinator in higher education, after working in K-12 schools for 14 years. She taught courses in 20 academic topics, and chaired doctoral and master’s degree students.

Publications

Dr. Murakami was the editor of the Journal of School Leadership, one of the top journals in Educational Leadership in the nation. Her own research documents the hard work of school leaders in Texas and the Americas focusing on school improvement, race, gender and social justice. Her research articles (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ryh9eSkAAAAJ&hl=en) relate to school leaders, principals, superintendents, and have appeared in journals such as Academe, Journal of Studies in Higher Education; the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education; Journal of School Leadership, Educational Management Administration and Leadership (EMAL), and the Journal of School Administration and Supervision. She is also a book series editor with Information Age Publishing (IAP). Her edited volumes include: 

• Liderazgo educativo para la justicia social: Casos de directores Mexicanos. This volume consider the experiences of principals in successful schools, low performance schools, and vulnerable contexts. Torres-Arcadia, C.C., Pesqueira Bustamante, N. G., & Murakami, E. (2019). Ediciones del Lirio, Mexico: http://iide.ens.uabc.mx/boletin/participa-investigadora-del-iide-en-presentacion-del-libro-liderazgo-educativo-para-la-justicia-social-casos-de-directores-mexicanos/
• School principals in Mexico: Cases of leadership success. This book focuses on successful principals in several states in Mexico. Torres-Arcadia, C.C., Pesqueira Bustamante, N. G., & Murakami, E. (2019), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/School-Principals-in-Mexico
• Educational leadership, culture, and success in high-need schools. The experiences of school leaders in high-need contexts and different countries are reflected in this international volume. Murakami, E., Gurr, D., & Notman, R. (2019), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Educational-Leadership-Culture-and-Success-in-High-Need-Schools
• Beyond marginality: Understanding the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender and difference in educational leadership research. This book provide conceptual frameworks useful for the development of research studies of diverse groups in educational leadership. Murakami, E., & Mackey, H. (2018), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Beyond-Marginality
• Brown-eyed leaders of the sun: A portrait of Latina/o educational leaders. The experiences of Latinx principals and their characteristics are unique and depicted in this volume. Hernandez, F., Murakami, E. (2016), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Brown-Eyed-Leaders-of-the-Sun
• Abriendo puertas, cerrando heridas (Opening doors, closing wounds): Latinas/os finding work-life balance in academia. The challenges and rich experiences faced by Latinx academics is reflected in this book. Hernandez, F., Murakami, E., Rodriguez, G. (2015), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Abriendo-Puertas-Cerrando-Heridas
• Educational leaders encouraging the intellectual and professional capacity of others: A social justice agenda. The mentoring aspect of educational leaders and the multiple roles in developing a pedagogy of support is reflected by the authors in this volume. Murakami, E., & Pankake, A. (2012), Information Age Publishing: https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Educational-Leaders-Encouraging-Intellectual-Professional-Capacity-of-Others