Dr. Kia Hardy is the lead author of the article, Preparing to Fill the Leadership Gap: The Challenges Facing Women Leaders in Mid-Level Positions at Urban Community Colleges, recently published in the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/jwel/278/

Dr. Hardy is the Dean of Advising/Dean of the Virginia Beach Campus for Tidewater Community College.

Co-authors with Dr. Hardy are Dr. Mitchell R. Williams, Dr. Kim Bullington, and Dr. Felecia Commodore, all of Old Dominion University.