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Gregory Seaton
Assistant Professor
Currently, Dr. Seaton serves as Assistant Professor at the College of New Jersey in the Department of Education Administration and Secondary Education. He teaches pre and in service teachers - educational psychology, adolescent learning and development, and research methods. His research is primarily focused on how teacher identity development impacts the development and academic achievement of minority youth, particularly black boys.
Seaton brings a unique blend of practical training experiences in urban schools and communities and a rigorous academic background. He has served as a youth outreach worker for the Orlando Housing Authority where he was responsible for job readiness and life skill training for public housing residents. Additionally, Seaton served as Executive Director for Teacher Education for America's Minorities (TEAM) at the University of Central Florida. As director, he recurited and trained minority teachers to provide high quality instruction in urban and poorly funded schools. Most recently, Seaton aided in the design, teaching, and evaluation of a four-year school-based health curriculum implemented throughout Philadelphia public high schools. Currently, Seaton is conducting a research based intervention that examines the role of media in shaping the copping and emotional expression of boys.
Seaton has an E.M from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Human Development from the University of Pennsylvania.
