Ruby Nagashima

Ruby Nagashima serves as the Director of Student Leadership and Service Engagement at Soka University of America and has over 17 years of experience in higher education. She developed the Soka Contributive Leadership Framework used to oversee student leadership development and is the foundation for the Leadership 100: Theory into Practice course. She oversees the curriculum, implementation, and assessment of the Emerging Leaders Program and the Alternative Spring Break programs and is experienced in leading workshops and retreats aimed at producing innovative leaders for a more just and equitable society. She is passionate about students' sense of inclusion and belonging on-campus and in supporting students find their unique voice and contribution to their communities. Her research interests include leadership development, minoritized student voices in service-learning, global citizenship education, and Ikeda/Soka studies. Ruby holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of California, Los Angeles.