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Teara Flagg Lander EdD
Founding Executive Director of the Higher Education Shared Equity Collaborative
- School of Education & Human Development
Dr. Teara Flagg Lander currently serves as the Founding Executive Director of the Higher Educational Shared Equity Collaborative (The Collaborative) and an Assistant Teaching Professor for the Ed.D. in Leadership for Educational Equity in Higher Education in the CU Denver School of Education and Human Development. Formerly she served as an Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management at OSU-OKC where she oversaw the pipeline from student recruitment to enrollment and beyond as well as supervised three federal TRIO programs. Throughout Dr. Lander’s 15 year career she has served in an number of roles to include, Director of Campus and Community Engagement, Tinker AFB Campus lead at Webster University and as an Assistant Vice President for the Division of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at the University of Oklahoma where she specialized in DEI and leadership equity. While at OU, Dr. Lander was the namesake and inaugural winner of the 2023 (Dr. Teara Flagg Lander) Visionary Award for her impact creating dynamic initiatives like the IDEA Summit, WeAre belonging campaign, the creation of a Motherscholar working group, and her role in creating the Division of DEI. While she maintained administrative roles, Dr. Lander also maintained a teaching load in areas such as Women and Gender Studies, Qualitative Research Methods, and Leadership Theory. In addition to her university work, Dr. Lander is also the owner and principal Consultant of TFL Consulting wherein she specializes in DEI, Inclusive leadership and women in leadership. She received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Education with a focus on higher education administration from the University of Oklahoma. She earned a Doctor of Education in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education from Kansas State University. Additionally, she holds two graduate certificates in qualitative research methods and social justice education also from Kansas State University. She is passionate about educational access and creating a more equitable world. In her leisure time, she enjoys being with her family, traveling, and reading.
Areas of Expertise
Higher Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Leadership Equity MotherScholar Qualitative Inquiry and Methodology Women in Leadership Women and Gender Studies Leadership Development
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research Graduate Certificate in Social Justice University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK M.Ed. Adult and Higher Education Administration University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK B.A. Political Science; Minor, Communication
Awards
Inaugural Winner and Namesake of Teara Flagg Lander Visionary Award, University of Oklahoma, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2023) Winner, 2017 Outstanding Graduate Student Award from College of Education, Kansas State University. 100 Wildly Capable Women in Oklahoma, 2021 Hundred Magazine
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- Applied Behavior Analysis
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- Learning, Developmental & Family Sciences
- Literacy Education
- Research & Evaluation Methods
- School Psychology
- Special Education
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