intersections of gender and leader identity development; leadership learning and pedagogy; organizational leadership development; culturally relevant leadership learning; the fraternity and sorority experience; experiences of women in higher education; institutional mission statements and their operationalization; leadership observation as a method of leadership learning.

Dr. Brittany Devies (She I Her I Hers) is the Program Manager for Leadership Studies and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, focusing on academic and co-curricular leadership education initiatives.  In this role, she directs and coordinates the Leadership Studies minor and certificate programs for the College of Education. She cares deeply about creating accessible and equitable leadership learning environments for all students. She has received several honors and awards, including the NASPA NOW Inquiry Award, NASPA Student Leadership Programs Outstanding Emerging Professional Award, and ACPA’s Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award. She was inducted into the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ Future Leaders Society and named a 33 Under 33 Featured Alumni for Delta Delta Delta national fraternity. She received her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Florida State University, her M.S. in Higher Education from Florida State University, and her B.S.Ed. in Early and Middle Childhood Studies with a minor in Leadership Studies from The Ohio State University.

  • NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community, Dr. Susan R. Komives Research Award (2024)
  • NASPA Student Leadership Programs and Knowledge Community, Outstanding Emerging Professional Award (2023)
  • Florida State University, Division of Student Affairs, Hardee Research Award (2023)
  • Florida State University, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Outstanding Faculty/Staff Member of the Year Award (2023)
  • American Association of Colleges and Universities, Future Leaders Society Inductee (2022)
  • NASPA Region III, Outstanding Graduate Student in Region III Award (2022)
  • NASPA New Professional and Graduate Student, NASPA NOW Inquiry Award (2022)
  • Florida State University, Division of Student Affairs, STAR Award (2022)
  • Florida State University, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Nominee (2022)
  • American College Personnel Association, Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award (2020)
  • NASPA-FL, Graduate Student of the Year (2020)
  • Delta Delta Delta National Fraternity, 33 Under 33 Featured Alumni (2020)
  • Florida State University, Division of Student Affairs, Keystone Award (2019)
  • Florida State University, Graduate Student Employee of the Year Nominee (2019)
  • International Leadership Association, Graduate Case Study Finalist (2018)
  • Florida State University, Division of Student Affairs, Mover and Shaker Award (2018)
  • Florida State University, Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education Fellow (2018, 2020, 2022)

Journal Articles

Devies, B. (2024). Guided by a “gentle luminary”: The role of others in women’s leadership efficacy development. New Directions for Student Leadership, 182, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20601

Juarez, F., Pernier, J., & Devies, B. (2024). Foundational leadership and organizational wellness (FLOW) model: Designing leadership learning for individuals and organizations. New Directions for Student Leadership, 182, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20605

Teig, T., Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2024). Teaching leadership through the lens of gender as a practice of transformative learning. Journal of Transformative Learning, 10(2), 12-29.

Teig, T., Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2024). Knowing, being, and doing gender and leadership:

A critical feminist exploration of college students’ gender and leadership identity development. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/26379112.2024.2306863

Devies, B., Arias, V., Brown, O. F., & Foreman, E. J. (2023). Social justice and its role in mission statements: Voicing commitments to social justice and implications for student affairs professionals. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 4(1), 142-151. https://doi.org/10.52547/johepal.4.1.142. 

Devies, B., Ostermeyer, E., Allbritton, M. R., Pacheco, D. R., Dizor, C. J., Henry, K. J. R., & Clay Jr. A. (2022). Reimagining curriculum design: Using focus groups to enhance leadership educator practice. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(2), 103-120. ‎https://doi.org/10.52547/johepal.3.2.103. 

Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2022). What mission statements say: Signaling priority of leadership development. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(1), 91-107. https://doi.org/‎10.52547/johepal.3.1.91. 

 

Invited Journal Articles

Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2024). Emerging from the fog: Reimagining leadership and generativity. In B. Devies, & Guthrie, K. L. (Eds.)., Redefining generativity for a new generation (Journal of Leadership Studies Symposium). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21892

Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2024). Reconceptualizing generativity for a new generation. In B. Devies, & Guthrie, K. L. (Eds.)., Redefining generativity for a new generation (Journal of Leadership Studies Symposium). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21888

Chunoo, V. S., & Devies, B. (2024). Culturally relevant leadership learning in action: Applying CRLL to curriculum development & program design. New Directions for Student Leadership, 180, 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20582

Bitton, A., Devies, B., Hassell-Goodman, S., Shetty, R., & Owen J. E. (2023). Troubling LID: Exploring the utility, limitations, and possibilities of the Leadership Identity Development (LID) model. In J. E. Owen (Ed.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 178. Deepening Leadership Identity Development. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20560

 

Authored Books

Guthrie, K. L., & Devies, B. (In Press - 2024). Foundations of leadership: Principles, practice, and progress. Information Age Publishing.

 

Edited Books

Guthrie, K. L., Chunoo, V. S., & Devies, B. (Eds.). (In Press - 2024). Committing to action: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Teig, T., Devies, B., & Shetty, B. (Eds.). (2023). Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership. Information Age Publishing.

 

Journal Special Issue

Devies, B., & Maia, A. (Eds.). (Accepted - 2024). Applying the leadership learning framework in practice (New Directions in Student Leadership, No. 183). Jossey-Bass.

 

Refereed Journal Symposium Editor
Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (Eds.). (2024). Redefining generativity for a new generation (Journal of Leadership Studies Symposium). Wiley.

 

Book Chapters

Devies, B. (In Press - 2024). Leadership capacity and efficacy development in women only spaces. In K. L. Guthrie, V. S. Chunoo, & B. Devies (Eds.), Committing to action: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., Chunoo, V. S., & Devies, B. (In Press - 2024). Committing to action: Doing the work. In K. L. Guthrie, V. S. Chunoo, & B. Devies (Eds.), Committing to action: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Chunoo, V. S., Guthrie, K. L., & Devies, B. (In Press - 2024). Aligning intention and impact: Our commitment to socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie, V. S. Chunoo, & B. Devies (Eds.), Committing to action: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B., & Haynes, L. A. (2024). Connecting feminism and the sorority experience: Looking back to move forward. In P. A. Sasso, J. P. Biddix, & M. L. Miranda (Eds.), Affirming identity, advancing belonging, & amplifying voice in sororities and fraternities (pp. 375-388). Information Age Publishing.

Pacheco, D. R., & Devies, B. (2024). Beyond instruction: Developing online culturally relevant learning environments. In L. Kyei-Blankson, J. Keengwe, & E. Ntuli (Eds.)., Designing equitable and accessible online learning environments (pp. 50-73). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0268-2

Teig, T., Shetty, B., & Devies, B. (2023). We are the sun. In T. Teig, B. Devies, & B. Shetty (Eds.).,  Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership (pp. 239-258). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B. (2023). Blooming where we are planted: Growth in leadership development. In T. Teig, B. Devies, & B. Shetty (Eds.)., Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership (pp. 147-160). Information Age Publishing.

Tyson, M., Ferguson, S., Shetty, B., Devies, B., & Gomez, V. (2023). Centering higher education environments for women’s leadership learning. In T. Teig, B. Devies, & B. Shetty (Eds.)., Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership (pp. 19-40). Information Age Publishing.

Shetty, B., Devies, B., Tyson, M., & Ferguson, S. (2023). Setting the stage: Leadership contexts. In T. Teig, B. Devies, & B. Shetty (Eds.)., Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership (pp. 3-18). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B., Shetty, B., & Teig, T. (2023). Better together: Channeling our collective power and purpose. In T. Teig, B. Devies, & B. Shetty (Eds.)., Rooted and radiant: Women’s narratives of leadership (pp. xv-xx). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B. (2022). Making the world your classroom: Observation as a pedagogical tool for leadership learning. In K. L. Guthrie, & K. L. Priest (Eds.), Navigating complexities in leadership: Moving towards critical hope (pp. 99-108). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B., & Owen, J. E. (2022). Cultivating a systems mindset through feminist leadership. In K. L. Guthrie, & K. L. Priest (Eds.), Navigating complexities in leadership: Moving towards critical hope (pp. 175-183). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B. (2021). Narrative: From informing practice to evaluating the work: Research and assessment of culturally relevant leadership learning. In C. C. Beatty, & K. L. Guthrie, Operationalizing culturally relevant leadership learning (pp. 180-182). Information Age Publishing.

Owen, J. E., Devies, B., & Reynolds, D. J. (2021). Going beyond ‘Add Women then Stir’: Fostering feminist leadership. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.), Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 89-99). Information Age Publishing.

 

White Papers

Teig, T., Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2023, June). “As authentically me as I can be”: Transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender fluid student’s leadership development [White paper] (pp. 57-67). NASPA Gender and Sexuality Knowledge Community Lavender Paper. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e-vprfPh0klBqmiu8O9b1DYeRTMquQtG/view

 

Case Studies

Haynes, L. A., & Devies, B. (Accepted). Navigating historical legacies of inclusion and exclusion in single gender organizations. In K. L. Guthrie, & D. R. Pacheco (Eds.), Culturally relevant leadership learning case studies. Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B. (Accepted). Increasing leadership capacity and efficacy development. In K. L. Guthrie, & D. R. Pacheco (Eds.), Culturally relevant leadership learning case studies. Information Age Publishing.

 

Book Reviews

Devies, B. (2022, May). We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for: Women and leadership development in college [Review of the book We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for: Women and leadership development in college, by J. E. Owen]. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 29(1).

 

Activity Modules

Devies, B. (2020). The power of thoughtful directions. In K. L. Guthrie, & D. M. Jenkins (Eds.), Transforming learning: Instructional and assessment strategies for leadership education (pp. 109-110). Information Age Publishing.

  • EDCP 694: Student Leadership Development
  • HESI 318A: Applied Contextual Leadership: Leadership in Film
  • LEAD 320: Social Action Seminar
  • LEAD 321: Advanced Social Action Seminar