In September 2024 we welcomed two new faculty members to the IIRP Graduate School. Highly accomplished in their respective fields, Dr. Doug Judge and Dr. Michael A. Washington will support the expansion of our curriculum, starting with our new Graduate Certificate in Change Implementation in Organizations and Social Systems. The commitment of these two scholar-practitioners to education and leadership offers our students invaluable perspectives on complex and multifaceted topics.
"Dr. Judge and Dr. Washington are dedicated scholars and practitioners committed to employing restorative principles and practices to make meaningful change in challenging systems. With their addition, we are poised to further the rigor and breadth of our graduate and professional development offerings,” said Linda J. Kligman, Ph.D., President of the IIRP.
Dr. Michael A. Washington has more than 30 years of experience across various business sectors, including oil and gas, consumer products, nonprofits, education, and food services. Michael has extensive experience in large-scale implementation and change management and strongly believes in human-centered and conscience-driven decision-making. He has served as an adjunct professor at both Loyola University of Chicago in the Quinlan School of Business and Union Institute and University. Michael has enjoyed working in numerous countries across the Americas and Asia, providing senior leadership and training in supply chain, chemical and contract manufacturing, engineering, and research and development. He has directed entrepreneurial ventures in supply chain management and currently leads Profesa, LLC., a consultancy focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; operational excellence; and leadership development.
Michael attended Tuskegee University for his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Fisk University for his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He earned his Master of Arts in History and Culture from Union Institute and University and completed his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Ethical and Creative Leadership, from Union Institute and University. Michael’s background in international corporate leadership, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, provides our program with extended expertise in multicultural and global perspectives, as well as a practical understanding of change implementation and organizational workplace culture.
Dr. Doug Judge has more than 25 years of experience in education, administration, large-scale implementation in schools, social work, and youth services. His career has focused on addressing systemic inequities in influential public institutions. He served as a special education teacher in a variety of public and institutional school settings, and as a school administrator at a large public alternative high school in Seattle, focused on providing restorative practices and healing-centered wraparound supports. As the Director of Social and Emotional Learning for Highline Public Schools, Doug led the districtwide implementation of restorative practices, positive behavior supports, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Doug also offered staff coaching in schools and districts across Washington State with the Center for High School Success, and he taught research methods courses for doctoral students at Antioch University.
Doug’s research interests include international comparative approaches to inclusive and restorative practices, multi-tiered restorative practices in schools across the prevention continuum, positive behavior supports, school mental health, trauma and resilience, antiracist SEL and leadership, and alternatives to exclusionary discipline.
Doug completed his Master of Arts in Teaching at Western Washington University. He earned his B.A. in Social Welfare, his Principal and Program Administrator Certificate, and his Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Washington. Doug’s experience in conducting research in school-wide and district-wide implementation is invaluable to our Whole-School Change efforts.
