Ginny Jones Boss, PhD
- Assistant Professor
Department of Counseling and Human Development Services
Biography
Dr. Boss is a dedicated higher education researcher and educator whose work centers on understanding how socialization and professional work experience create barriers to or provide support for student affairs professionals, faculty, and graduate students in their efforts to advance college student success. Her expertise lies in the areas of teaching and learning, theory-to-practice, and equity, inclusion, and diversity in student affairs and higher education.
Dr. Boss is actively engaged in teaching and mentoring students across the Student Affairs Leadership (SAL) and College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) doctoral programs, as well as the CSAA master’s program. She is committed to preparing the next generation of leaders in higher education who are passionate about advancing college student success and inclusive excellence.
With a strong commitment to research, Dr. Boss has published in top-tier journals, such as:Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of the Professoriate, Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and Urban Review.
Interests
- Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity in Higher Education
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Career-long Scholarship Engagement of Student Affairs Professionals
Education
- PhD in College Student Affairs Administration
University of Georgia - MA in Mental Health Counseling
Asbury Theological Seminary - BA in Communication Studies
Georgia Southern University
Concentrations
Contact
Grants
Publications
Selected Articles
- Boss, G. J. & Dunn, M. S. (2022).
- Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
- Boss, G. J., & Dunn, M. S.
- Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs
- Boss, G. J., Porter, C. J., & Davis, T. J. (2021)
- Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education
- Boss, G., Porter, C. J., & Davis, T. J. (2021).
- Journal of the Professoriate
- Boss, G., Porter, C. J., Davis, T. J., & Moore, C. M. (2021).
- Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education
- Boss, G., Karunaratne, N., Huang, C., Beavers, A., Pegram-Floyd, V., & Tullos, K. (2019).
- Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
- Boss, G., Linder, C., Martin, J. A., Dean, S. R., & Fitzer, J. R. (2018).
- Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
- Johnson, J., Boss, G. J., Mwangi, C. G., & Garcia, G. A. (2018)
- Urban Review
Selected Book Chapters
- Boss, G. J., & Bravo, N. (2021)
- Creating sustainable careers in student affairs: What ideal worker norms get wrong and how to make it right. Stylus.
- Boss, G., Davis, T. J., Porter, C. J., Moore, C. M. (2019)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education (pp. 211-225). IGI Global.
Awards and Accolades
University College Kennesaw State University, 2019
Kennesaw State University, 2017
ACPA Commission for Professional Preparation, 2014
University of Georgia, 2013