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Timothy J. Cook, PhD 
Chair, Education Department




Secondary Appointment

Teaching Activity


Dr. Timothy Cook is a Professor of Education at Creighton. Tim has had extensive personal and professional experience with Catholic schools throughout his life as a student, social studies teacher, principal, school board member, university professor, and scholar. Tim earned his Ph.D. in School Leadership at Boston College. Then he served as the Chief Administrator of a Catholic junior-senior high school in Rhode Island.
At Creighton Tim serves as Chair of the Education Department. He also serves as Director of the Educational Leadership master's degree program and the Catholic School Leadership graduate certificate program. Tim is a member of the Steering Committee for the University wide Partners in Mission initiative, which is very involved with preserving and enhancing Creighton’s Jesuit character. Tim teaches graduate courses including School Law, School Culture, Foundations of Catholic Education, and Strategic and Political Leadership in Catholic Schools.
Tim is the author of Architects of Catholic Culture: Designing & Building Catholic Culture in Catholic Schools. He recently published Charism and Culture: Cultivating Catholic Identity in Catholic Schools. Tim is recognized as an expert on Catholic school identity and culture issues stateside and abroad, particularly in Australia.



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