Thomas A. Simonds, SJ, EdD, S.J.

Department

• Education

Position

• Professor

Father Tom Simonds is a Catholic priest and a member of the Society of Jesus. He is currently Professor of Education and teaches in the teacher education and school leadership programs. He has held a number of leadership positions in Catholic secondary schools including principal and school trustee. Father Tom is the author of more than 20 articles on Catholic educational issues. He has authored or coauthored four books, all of which are available from the National Catholic Educational Association.

Curriculum Vitae

View my CV.

Books

Articles

• , 49,2, 38-39; 81
• , 48,3, 48-51; 89
• , 48,2, 42-48; 89-90
• , 20, 2, 98-108
• , 47,4, 42-45; 98
• , 47(2), 32-34; 72
• , 23,3, 1-13
• , 46,4, 34-38;74
• , 11(1)
• , 45(1), 37-39
• , 19(2), 93-106
• , 12(2), 113-122
• , 50(3),, 18-31.
• , 10, 57-65
• , 81, 35-42
• , 8, 191-204
• , 8(5), , 1-10.

General

• , 45 (4), 11-14

Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• • Experiences of Latino students in Catholic schools
  • P-12 Catholic school mission integration and leadership practices

Current Research Projects

• Simonds, T. A., *Annable, J., & Fussell, R. D., **Smith, A. (anticipated fall 2022). National standards and benchmarks for effective executive leaders of Catholic school systems (NSBEELS).
  Notes. *Consultant with Loyola University Chicago. **Vice-president at the National Catholic Educational Association for data and research. This project is based on original research conducted by Timothy J. Cook, Ronald D. Fussell, and Thomas A. Simonds, S.J. Our collaboration with NCEA on this publication led to Creighton University being given a seat on the NCEA national committee responsible for overseeing national standards for P-12 Catholic education.
   
  Simonds, T. A., Appleget, C., Cook, T. J., Fussell, R. D., *Philippe, K., & Roedlach, A., Rosales, M. R. (anticipated spring 2023). Experiences of Latino/a students and their families in Catholic high schools in a mid-western diocese.
  Notes.*Creighton undergraduate student in elementary education. 

• Summer Scholar, 2009