Academics

Faculty & Staff

Patricia A. Neilson, EdD

  • Director, Asian American Student Success Program
  • Telephone: 617.287.3823
  • Fax: 617.287.3824
  • Office Location: Campus Center, 1st Floor, Room 1315

Degrees

EdD, Leadership and Administration in Higher Education, University of Massachusetts Boston
MPH, Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa
BS, Psychology, Seattle University

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • “Asian American Models of Leadership and Leadership Development in U.S. Higher Education” in Asian American Voices: Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling. Lin Zhan (ed.). New York: National League for Nursing, 2009.
  • “Using Culturally Sensitive Frameworks to Study Asian American Leaders in Higher Education” in Conducting Research on Asian Americans in Higher Education. New Directions for Institutional Research. Samuel D. Museus (ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
  • Voices of the Future: Emerging Leaders. Sherry H. Penney and Patricia Akemi Neilson (eds.). Boston: University of Massachusetts Boston, 2009.
  • Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders. Sherry H. Penney and Patricia Akemi Neilson. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Additional Information

Patricia Akemi Neilson is the director of the Asian American Student Success Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston that is funded by the Department of Education, Title III, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) grant. Prior to her recent appointment, Dr. Neilson was the director of the Center for Collaborative Leadership in the College of Management at UMass Boston. Dr. Neilson has also served as an academic dean at North Shore Community College. Her research interest is in the underrepresentation of Asian American senior administrators in higher education. She serves on the Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) board of directors and mentors promising APAs. As part of the pipeline effort, Dr. Neilson serves as a faculty member in the Leadership Development Program in Higher Education (LDPHE).