My Story

 Dr. Luceandy Tooley obtained her doctoral degree in higher educational leadership from Indiana State University. The objective of her research was to explore the experiences of Haitian immigrant college students who pursued higher education in the United States following the 2010 disaster. The objective of this study was to gain insight into the migration experience of participants, the immigration policy they encountered, and their motivation to pursue a college education in the United States following their survival of the 2010 earthquake. Dr. Tooley possesses more than 11 years of expertise in Higher Education, namely in the areas of academic affairs, residential life, and student affairs leadership. She has been an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.,  National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE),  and the American College Personnel Association Educators-International (ACPA). Dr. Tooley takes pleasure in imparting knowledge on subjects surrounding international and undocumented students.