Faculty Profiles
Dr. Zorka Karanxha
Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Email: karanxha@usf.edu
Office: Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Tampa campus, EDU 158-G
Dr. Zorka Karanxha, Ed.D. received her Doctor of Education at Lehigh University. She serves as University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Plenum Representative and was co-editor of the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership from 2013-2019. Dr. Karanxha is the Principal Investigator of US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, The Leadership for Literacy Intervention (LLI) Scholarship Project (2020-2024) (5 year, $1.235 million). She has been part of over $5.8 million in grant funding.
Dr. Karanxha’s research focuses on educational leadership preparation, special education law, and charter schools with an emphasis on analyzing educational leadership policies and how they influence school communities.
Her publications include a co-authored book, multiple book chapters, and articles in Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of School Leadership, Journal of Research in Leadership Education, Journal of Special Education, Educational Leadership Review, and Journal of Special Education Leadership, amongst others.