Rate My Professor Chris Benedetti

Benedetti's research focuses on leader preparation and succession, teacher burnout and satisfaction, college student ethics, research methods, adult learning in online and virtual simulations, and equitable school leader preparation. He has published extensively, including peer-reviewed articles like "Leading K-12 Schools at the US Border: Navigating Unique Cultural, Political, and Systemic Complexities" (2025, Qualitative Research Journal, with A. Holba), "Assessing Principal Preparation: Texas Programs and the NELP Standards" (2025, International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, with A. Covarrubias), "Teacher Retention in High-Poverty Urban Schools" (2025, Education and Urban Society, with E. Martin), and "Balancing the Clock: Work Hours and Work-Life Balance Among Texas Principals" (2025, School Leadership Review, with J.S. Ponton). Notable books include co-editing Teaching Critical Inquiry and Applied Research in Ed.D. Programs: Moving Beyond Traditional Methods (2023, Myers Education Press) and Sports and K-12 Education (2018, Rowman & Littlefield), with forthcoming titles Diagramming Your Dissertation and Mixed Methods in Practice. Benedetti has chaired 13 dissertation committees (15 defended, one awarded 2024 Morphet Dissertation of the Year by ICPEL), served as Vice Chair of the Institutional Review Board, and contributed to program redesigns, search committees, and editorial boards. His honors include Faculty of the Year at University of Phoenix (2010) and Young Educator of the Year from Phi Delta Kappa (2006).