Dr. Hardin L.K. Coleman || Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus

Dr. Hardin L.K. Coleman retired as a professor of counseling psychology & applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development in 2025. His university career focused on the preparation of professional school counselors to apply an ecological systems perspective to their work and the role of universities in facilitating equal opportunity for all. ​

Dr. Coleman’s research focuses on a) developing culturally relevant interventions for adolescents within schools, b) understanding the strategies adolescents use to cope with cultural diversity and the impact of those choices on self-esteem and academic self-efficacy, and c) how the use of school improvement science can help schools increase equitable access to high quality learning opportunities for all students. ​

Dr. Coleman serves on youth serving boards and committees such as the Wabun Foundation, Germantown Friends School, and the Equity in Civics Steering Committee for Generation Citizen. He also served on the Boston Public School Committee for nine years. In addition, he has published in journals such as the Counseling Psychologist and the Professional School Counselor.  He has co-edited several handbooks, including The Handbook of School Counseling and The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender in Multicultural Counseling.