Terrell Strayhorn

Professor and CEO

Do Good Work

Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is a leading authority in the fields of education, psychology, and leadership, internationally-known for his ground-breaking research and scholarship on sense of belonging. He has authored over 14 books and more than 200 academic publications in highly-regarded peer-reviewed journals and volumes, plus dozens of widely-circulated op-Eds, letters, and blogs. He is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, AllBusiness, ThriveGlobal, and leads the “Belonging Matters” blog for Psychology Today. Driven by a genuine passion for helping others, Dr. Strayhorn has dedicated his career to working with individuals from diverse, vulnerable, and system-impacted backgrounds. Further reflecting his abiding commitments to community engagement and translational scholarship, Strayhorn is President/CEO of Do Good Work Consulting and serves on the board of several non-profits including Rainbow Labs, Psychologists of Color Inc., Career Analysis Organization of America, and the MCT Educational Foundation. Strayhorn currently serves as Professor of Education and Psychology at Virginia Union University, where he also works as Director of Research in the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Principal Investigator of the Belonging Matters Lab. He teaches courses, designs curricula, and/or supervises doctoral committees at several universities across the globe. A leading subject matter expert with skills in Lean Six Sigma (black belt) and strategic planning, Strayhorn earned a bachelors degree from the University of Virginia (UVA), masters in education from UVA, masters in psychology from Indiana Tech, and doctorate (PhD) from Virginia Tech. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.