Nicholas D. Young
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Nicholas D. Young

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Dr. Nicholas D. Young has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 28 years, serving as a principal, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year; and he completed a distinguished Fulbright program focused on the Japanese educational system through the collegiate level. He holds numerous graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in educational psychology. Dr. Young is the recipient of numerous other honors and recognitions including the General Douglas MacArthur Award for distinguished civilian and military leadership and the Vice Admiral John T. Hayward Award for exemplary scholarship. Dr. Young has served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves combined for over 33 years; and he graduated with distinction from the U.S. Air War College, the U.S. Army War College, and the U.S. Navy War College. After completing a series of senior leadership assignments in the U.S. Army Reserves as the commanding officer of the 287th Medical Company (DS), the 405th Area Support Company (DS), the 405th Combat Support Hospital, and the 399 Combat Support Hospital, he transitioned to his current military position as a faculty instructor at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. He currently holds the rank of Colonel. Dr. Young is also a regular presenter at state, national, and international conferences; and he has written many books, book chapters, and/or articles on various topics in education, counseling, and psychology. Some of his most recent books include Learning Style Perspectives: Impact Upon the Classroom (3rd ed., 2014); and Collapsing Educational Boundaries from Preschool to PhD: Building Bridges Across the Educational Spectrum (2013). He was also the primary author for Power of the Professoriate: Demands, Challenges, and Opportunities in 21st Century Education (in press); To Campus with Confidence: Promoting a Smooth Transition to College for Students with Learning Disabilities (in press), Foundering to Fluent: Reaching and Teaching the Struggling Student (in press); Educational Entrepreneurship: Promoting Public-Private Partnerships for the 21st Century (2015), Beyond the Bedtime Story: Promoting Reading Development during the Middle School Years (2015), Betwixt and Between: Understanding and Meeting the Social and Emotional Developmental Needs of Students During the Middle School Transition Years (2014), Transforming Special Education Practices: A Primer for School Administrators and Policy Makers (2012), and Powerful Partners in Student Success: Schools, Families and Communities (2012). He also co-authored several children’s books to include the popular series I am Full of Possibilities.
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