William O. George III, Ed.D., serves as the program director of the Educational Leadership and Ed.D. programs. As an assistant professor at Monmouth University, where he has taught in the doctoral program since 2017, he has more than three decades of experience in public education. He has held a variety of leadership roles, including superintendent of schools for both the Hazlet and Middletown public school districts. George also served as president of the Monmouth County Superintendents’ Roundtable and as a member of its executive board for over a decade. Recently, he served as the administrator for academic success at the Monmouth Beach School District and currently serves as the superintendent for the Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC).

A dedicated advocate for lifelong learning, leadership development, and career readiness, George is committed to promoting research-based practices that enhance teaching and learning and support student success.

Edited Books

Mulvaney, T., George, W. O., Fitzgerald, J., & Morales, W. (Eds.). (2024).. Transformative Leadership and Change Initiative Implementation for P-12 and Higher Education. IGI Global.

Journals

• Morales, W., George, W.O. III, Mulvaney, T. (2025) [Submitted]. Designing an effective global citizenship education training for elementary teachers. Midwest Journal of Education. 
• Henning, J.E., George, W.O. III, Mulvaney, T., Bragen, B.F. (2025) [Manuscript draft]. Superintendent-Led Change: Process and Impact. 
• Henning, J.E., Bragen, B.F.  Mulvaney, T., George, W.O., III. (2018) A sustainable teacher residency: Designing paid internships for teacher education. School-University Partnerships 11(1).
• Henning, J.E., Bragen, B.F., Jr., Mulvaney, T., George, W.O., III, Duffy, G., Aldarelli, E., Grabowski, C., Harriott, W., Riddle, M., Falco, J., Heaney, P., Earle, C., Foster, L., & Borlan, C. (2018). The Monmouth University partnership: Redesigning practice. School-University Partnerships. School-University Partnerships: The Journal of the National Association for Professional Development Schools, (11) 1, 3-8.

Book Chapters

• Morales, W., George, W.O., & Mulvaney, T. (2025). Creating global classrooms through purposeful technology integration. In A.R. Gierhart  (Ed.), Cases on Enhancing P-16 Student Engagement With Digital Technologies. IGI Global. [Manuscript in preparation].
• George, W.O., Morales, W., Mulvaney, T. (submitted 2025). The Impact of Global Citizenship Education Training for Elementary Teachers in a New Jersey Public School District. Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice. ScholarOne Manuscripts.
• George, W.O., Morales, W., Mulvaney, T., Tranchina, D. (2024). Developing Highly Effective Adjunct Faculty in a HyFlex Ed.D. Program. Adjunct Faculty in Online Higher Education: Best Practices for Teaching Adult Learners (pp.66-84). IGI Global. 
• George, W.O., George,  J., Morales, W. (2022). Alfred Pennyworth, a Superhero’s Mentor: Understanding Effective Mentorship Through Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. In Romagnoli, A., Pagnucci, G.(Eds.) . The Human in Superhuman. 
• Henning, J., George, W.O., Mulvaney, T., Bragen, B. (2021). Teacher Candidate: Paid Professional in a School. In Polly, D., Burns, R., Garin, E., Badlall, B. (Eds.). Preparing Quality Teachers: Advances in Clinical Practice. Information Age Publishing.