Victor Mercurio (he/him)
Director of the Doctor of Education Program College of Arts & Sciences Department of School of Education Providence
Biography
Victor D. Mercurio is the director of the Doctor of Education program in the School of Education. He has also served as an associate professor in the program. Prior to joining JWU, he served as superintendent of the East Greenwich Public Schools in East Greenwich, Rhode Island for over ten years.
Mercurio spent more than 30 years as an educator in the K-12 public system in Rhode Island. He has beem a middle/high school English/language arts teacher, high school assistant principal, high school principal, director of secondary programs, and superintendent of schools.
In the past, he has served as chair for the Commission on Public Secondary Schools for the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, as president of the Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association, and as a board member of the New England School Development Council.
He holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Boston College, an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Providence College, and a B.A. in English from Boston College.
Education
Ed.D., Boston College
Educational Leadership
M.Ed., Providence College
Educational Administration
B.A., Boston College
English
CITI Certification (2023-2026)
Johnson & Wales University
State Certification: Secondary Grades English Teacher 7-12 (2020-2025)
Rhode Island Department of Education
State Certification: Building Level Administrator (2020-2025)
Rhode Island Department of Education
State Certification – Superintendent of Schools (2020-2025)
Rhode Island Department of Education
Administrator of The Year
Rhode Island Interscholastic Association of Athletic Administrators
“”Using Experience to Train the Educators of Tomorrow”.” Mercurio, V. (February 20, 2024)
“A Financial Remedy for R.I.’s Aging Schools.” Mercurio, V. (September 16, 2022)
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University and Scholarship and Best Practices EXPO, “Coming Attractions: Creating Course Trailer Videos Using Canva,” Center for Teaching and Learning – JWU, Providence, RI, United States. (February 14, 2025).
Challenge Friday Session – Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), “The Dissertation-in-Practice: A Dissertation Proposal Workshop to Support the Ed.D. Scholar-Practitioner,” CPED. (January, 2025).
Challenge Friday Session – Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), “The Dissertation-in-Practice: A Dissertation Proposal Workshop to Support the Ed.D. Scholar-Practitioner,” CPED. (January 17, 2025).