Steven D. Parker

Steven D. Parker (He, Him) is a transdisciplinary scholar-practitioner-leader in the fields of education and mental health. As a social worker, he has years of experience working alongside humans who are underrepresented, underserved, and marginalized in the United States. He has centered his work as a social worker around individuals who live with neurological developmental dis/Abilities as well as intellectual dis/Abilities. Leveraging critical praxis, Steven serves as an executive administrator in postsecondary education where he strategically focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, social and racial justice (DEIA+). His work includes critical strategies that address disparities with the student and employee populations. He has experience working with public-four-year, public-two-year, technical, minority serving, high research universities/colleges, private-four-year, rural institutions, and religious affiliated institutions. As a transformative and innovative leader, Steven has championed DEIA+ initiatives at macro, mezzo, and micro levels within higher education that has included all stakeholders. His primary functional areas include anti-racism affairs, Title IX, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, student affairs, and institutional conduct. Steven’s current research interest include cultural competence of postsecondary education stakeholders, bio-psycho-social well-being of marginalized persons, and critical strategy for restorative-dismantling of oppressive systems.