Timothy J . Cook, PhD

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College of Arts and Sciences
Catholic School Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Educational Leadership (Master of Science)
K-12 Educational Leadership through Sports (Graduate Certificate)
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Education
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Timothy J . Cook, PhD

Professor

Dr. Timothy Cook is a Professor of Education at Creighton. Tim has had extensive personal and professional experience with Catholic schools throughout his life as a student, social studies teacher, principal, school board member, university professor, and scholar. Tim earned his PhD in School Leadership at Boston College. Then he served as the Chief Administrator of a Catholic junior-senior high school in Rhode Island.  At Creighton, Tim teaches graduate courses that include School Law, School Culture, Foundations of Catholic Education, and Internship in Secondary School Administration. Tim is the author of Architects of Catholic Culture: Designing & Building Catholic Culture in Catholic Schools and Charism and Culture: Cultivating Catholic Identity in Catholic Schools. Tim is recognized as an expert in Catholic school identity, charism, and culture.
 

Curriculum Vitae

Research Focus

  • Catholic School Identity and Charism
  • School Culture
  • Faith Leadership
  • Religious Diversity in Catholic Schools

Department

Education

Position

Professor

Books

  • Engel Max, etal Catholic Identity in Catholic Schools 2024
  • Engel Max, etal Your School's Catholic Identity 2020
  • Cook Timothy J., Charism and Culture 2015
  • Justice, Care and Diversity
    Cook Timothy J., etal Small 'c,' big 'C': Religious Diversity and Catholic Identity [Book Chapter] 2009
  • Cook Timothy J, Catholic Identity Today 2008
  • , Responding to Leadership Challenges in U.S. Catholic Schools 2008
  • The Carnegie Conversation on Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., A Reflection about Strengthening and Applying Scholarship or Religous Character and Academic Excellence [Book Chapter] 2008
  • Catholic Schools: Hope in Uncertain Times
    Cook Timothy J., Responding to leadership challenges in American Catholic schools [Book Chapter] 2008
  • Directions for Catholic Educational Leadership in the 21st Century: The Vision, Challenges, and Reality, Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Catholic Education Leadership
    Cook Timothy J., etal Measuring religious effectiveness in the United States: Are Catholic schools making a difference? [Book Chapter] 2007
  • , Architects of Catholic culture 2001
  • Cook Timothy, Kristin G. Esterberg. 'Lesbian and Bisexual Identities: Constructing Communities, Constructing Selves' (Book Review) 1999
  • Cook T, THE 'IRONBRIDGE HORNPIPE' - A SHROPSHIRE TUNE COLLECTION FORM MOORE,JOHN MANUSCRIPTS - ASHMAN,G 1992
  • All Before Them: Attitudes to Abroad in English Literature 1660-1780
    Cook Timothy, 'The Various Off'rings of the World': Abroad as Perceived by Dryden and Pope [Book Chapter] 1990
  • Cook T, DILEMMAS IN EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 1981
  • Cook T, METHODOLOGIES FOR ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICIES 1975
  • Cook T, 'Public Examinations in England, 1850-1900' John Roach 1974
  • Cook Timothy, etal Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Drunkenness Offence, held from 15 to 17 May, 1968, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London ... under the auspices of Camberwell Council on Alcoholism and International Council on Alcohol a 1969

Publications

  • International studies in Catholic education
    Simonds Thomas, etal Understanding the Latino/a student experience in Catholic high schools in a United States diocese
    ahead-of-print:ahead-of-print, p. 1 - 16 2023
  • International studies in Catholic education
    Cook Timothy, etal Turnover and retention of Catholic school superintendents in the United States: averting a crisis
    14:2, p. 144 - 161 2022
  • Journal of Catholic education
    Simonds Thomas, etal Preparing Priests to Lead Parish Schools: Concerns and Recommendations
    24:1, p. 125 - 142 2021
  • Indiana journal of global legal studies
    Cook T, To Secede or Not Secede? Is It Even Possible?
    26:1, p. 381 - 400 2019
  • Journal of Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J, etal The charism of 21st- century Catholic schools: Building a culture of relationships
    14:3, p. 319 - 333 2018
  • Journal of Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J, The next generation: A study of Catholic high school religion teachers
    4:1, p. 115 - 121 2018
  • Journal of Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J, Building the kingdom: School leaders as architects of Catholic culture
    2:2, p. 133 - 150 2018
  • Journal of Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J, Recruitment, preparation, and retention of Catholic high school religion teachers
    4:4, p. 530 - 564 2018
  • Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio)
    Simonds Thomas A, etal Seminarian Perspectives on Catholic Schools and the New Evangelization
    20:2 2017
  • NCEA Notes
    Cook Timothy J., Discovering your school's charism
    43:4, p. 15 2010
  • Cook Timothy J., Catholic Identity Today: A Position Paper 2008
  • Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., etal The upper room: A university - archdiocesan partnership to develop leaders for Catholic schools
    11:3, p. 355 - 369 2008
  • Journal of Catholic School Studies
    Cook Timothy J., etal Measuring Religious Mission Effectiveness in U.S. Catholic Schools: Meeting the Challenges
    80:2, p. 19 - 30 2008
  • Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio)
    Cook Timothy J, etal Toward the Professionalization of Catholic High School Religion Teachers: An Assessment of Religion Teaching as a Profession
    9:4, p. 399 2006
  • Journal of Empirical Theology
    Engel Max, etal Predicting Retention of Catholic High School Religion Teachers in the United States
    19:2, p. 163 - 181 2006
  • Cook Timothy, etal Freeing the presses: the first amendment in action 2006
  • Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., etal Professionalization of Catholic high school religion teachers
    9:4, p. 399 - 424 2006
  • Dickel Charles T., etal Institutional Charisms and Institutional Core Values: Implementing Mission in Online Practice 2006
  • International Journal of Education and Religion
    Cook Timothy, Professional qualifications of religion teachers in Catholic high schools in the United States
    4:2, p. 128 - 144 2003
  • Cook Timothy J, etal Professionalization of Catholic High School Religion Teachers 2003
  • Cook Timothy, Pioneer Mentoring in Teacher Preparation: From the Voices of Women Religious, by Kevina Keating, CCVI & Mary Peter Traviss, OP 2001
  • Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., Pioneer Mentoring in Teacher Prepartion: from the Voices of Women Religious
    5:2, p. 258 - 260 2001
  • Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of Catholic High School Religion Teachers
    4:4, p. 530 - 556 2001
  • The American archivist
    Cook T, The imperative of challenging absolutes in graduate archival education programs: a challenge for educators and the profession
    63:2, p. 380 - 391 2000
  • Catholic Education
    Cook Timothy J., The Next Generation: a Study of Catholic High School Religion Teachers
    4:1, p. 115 - 121 2000
  • Brown Michael, etal Replacing citizenship: AIDS activism and radical democracy 1999
  • Button James, etal Private lives, public conflicts: battles over gay rights in American communities 1999
  • Whisman Vera, etal Queer by choice: lesbians, gay men, and the politics of identity 1999
  • Epstein Steven, etal Impure science: AIDS, activism, and the politics of knowledge 1999
  • Cook Timothy, Treatment of the Chemically Dependent Homeless--Theory and Implementation in Fourteen American Projects / The Effectiveness of Social Interventions for Homeless Substance Abusers 1999
  • The Howard journal of criminal justice
    Cook Timothy, The Aims And Plans For London Prisons Community Links
    11:1, p. 13 1993
  • Cook T, THE PLAYFORD-BALL - 103 EARLY ENGLISH COUNTRY-DANCES, 1651-1820 - SHARP,CECIL AND HIS FOLLOWERS - KELLER,KVW, SHIMER,G 1993
  • The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats
    Cook Timothy, ''The Various Off'rings of the World': Abroad as Perceived by Dryden and Pope'
    23:2, p. 179 1991
  • Cook Timothy, AIDS: The myth and the plague -- The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS by Michael Fumento / Covering the Plague: AIDS and the American Media by James Kinsella 1990
  • Cook T, THE COMPLETE COUNTRY DANCE TUNES FROM PLAYFORD 'DANCING MASTER' (1651-C.1728) - BARLOW,J 1987
  • Cook T, 'LOVE IS A DURABLE FIRE' - BURLAND,B 1986
  • New society
    Cook T, A PARENTAL RIGHT
    64:1068, p. 196 - 197 1983
  • New society
    Cook T, CRUEL CUTS
    66:1100, p. 463 - 463 1983
  • New society
    Cook T, PRESSURE POINTS
    65:1079, p. 108 - 108 1983
  • Trial
    Butler Daniel, etal After Rowley: An Effective Education For Handicapped Children
    18:9, p. 71 1982
  • New society
    Cook T, DHSS OVERLOAD
    62:1039, p. 97 - 97 1982
  • GAINESVILLE: JOURNAL OF POLITICS
    Cook T, POLITICAL JUSTIFICATIONS: THE USE OF STANDARDS IN POLITICAL APPEALS
    42:2, p. 511 - 537 1980
  • New society
    Cook T, SLIMLINE SOCIAL-WORK
    51:900, p. 33 - 33 1980
  • Harvard civil rights-civil liberties law review
    Cook Timothy, etal Beyond Davis: equality of opportunity for higher education for disabled students under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [effects of US Supreme Court decision in Southeastern Community College v. Davis]
    15:2, p. 415 - 473 1980
  • New society
    Cook T, SOCIAL-SECURITY
    53:922, p. 143 - 144 1980
  • Cook T, A FANTASY OF REASON - THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF GODWIN,WILLIAM - LOCKED 1980
  • New society
    Cook T, DISCONNECTIONS
    54:933, p. 33 - 33 1980
  • Legislative studies quarterly
    Cook Timothy, Legislature vs. legislation: a note on the paradox of Congressional support
    4:1, p. 43 - 52 1979
  • New society
    Cook T, VOLUNTARY RATIONS
    45:824, p. 149 - 150 1978
  • GAINESVILLE: JOURNAL OF POLITICS
    Cook T, ROUSSEAU: EDUCATION AND POLITICS
    37:1, p. 108 - 128 1975
  • Journal of Canadian studies
    Cook T, PARKIN,GR AND CONCEPT OF BRITANNIC IDEALISM
    10:3, p. 15 - 31 1975
  • Social science quarterly
    Cook T, etal A critique of the learning concept in political socialization research
    52:4, p. 949 - 962 1972
  • Cook T, The Rise of a Central Authority for English Education By A. S. Bishop (Book Review) 1971
  • History of Education Society bulletin
    Cook T, THE CENTENARY OF THE 1870 EDUCATION ACT, p. 40 1970
  • History of Education Society bulletin
    Gammage M, etal COVENTRY CONFERENCE: REPORTS ON DISCUSSION GROUPS, p. 4 1970
  • History of Education Society bulletin
    Cook T, etal BIRMINGHAM MEETING: REPORTS ON DISCUSSION GROUPS, p. 4 1968

Awards

  • Inductee
    The Prout School Hall of Fame
  • Nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Teaching AwardRobert F. Kennedy Teaching Award
    Creighton University
  • Recipient, William F. Kelly Achievement Award for “Outstanding Mission Contribution,” with T. Dickel, D. Hauser, & J. O’Keefe for the Catholic School Religion Teacher Preparation Program

    Creighton University
  • Recipient, William F. Kelly Achievement Award for “Outstanding Mission Contribution,” with other advisory board members of the Catholic Imagination Project
    Creighton University
  • Boston College Fellowship for Dissertation Study
    Boston College
  • Roothbert Fellowship
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Fellowship
  • Inductee, Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society)

Consulting

  • Consultant, Catholic High School 2000 “School as Community” Survey Probe, National Catholic Educational Association Secondary Schools Department
    Consultant
    National Catholic Educational Association Secondary Schools Department, Catholic High School 2000 “School as Community” Survey Probe, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, 2002
    National Catholic Educational Association Secondary Schools Department
    2000 - 2000