Elizabeth Domangue, PhD

Dr. Elizabeth Domangue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations in the College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

She received her Ph.D. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in pedagogy and self-determination theory in the context of K-12 school experiences from Louisiana State University. She also earned a minor in Women's and Gender Studies with coursework focused on the examination of educational theory, policy, and practice.

Over the last 22 years, Dr. Domangue has had a wide range of professional experiences in education, including leading (Superintendent of Schools, Director of Schools, Principal, Assistant Principal, Director of Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment), teaching (i.e., K-12, university, international), conducting research, supervising student teachers, coaching teachers and school leaders, serving on dissertation committees and university graduate program advisory committees.

Dr. Domangue's leading and teaching experiences have contributed to her research which draws from the field of motivation theories (i.e., self-determination theory) and systems-thinking for leadership development and transformational change. She is currently working on two strains of research: 1) examining principals' beliefs about their autonomy, control, and impersonal in the role of a K-12 school principal as it relates to retention, development, and effectiveness and 2) examining sustained turnaround of schools/districts that are historically underperforming through the lens of superintendents and principals.

In 2023, Dr. Domangue received the Distinguished Alum Award from the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations in the College of Education.

• Principal Licensure Program
  Adams State College-2014
• Administrator Licensure Program
  University of Colorado Colorado Spring-2013
• Ph.D., Kinesiology-Major; Women's and Gender Studies-Minor
  Louisiana State University-2009
• M.S., Kinesiology (Pedagogy)
  Louisiana State University -2002
• B.S., Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology)
  Louisiana State University-2000

• LEAD 5220--Data-Driven Program Evaluation and Curriculum Assessment
• LEAD 6820-- Practicum in School Leadership: The Principalship
• LEAD 8600-- American and Comparative Foundations of Education

Skousen, J., & Domangue, E. (2020). Leadership for social justice in high poverty schools: An exploration of equity and fundraising in an urban/suburban school. The Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 23(1), 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555458919883320

Carson, R., & Domangue, E. (2013). The Emotional Component of Service Learning. Journal of Experimental Education, 36(2), 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053825913487885

Carson, R., & Domangue, E. A. (2010). Youth-centered service-learning: Exploring the professional implications for college students. Information for Action: A Journal of Service-Learning Research with Children and Youth, 3(2), 67-75. https://jces.ua.edu/articles/10.54656/REGM3718

Domangue, E. A., & Carson, R. (2008). Preparing culturally competent teachers: Service-learning and physical education teacher education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 27, 347-367. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.27.3.347

Domangue, E. A., & Solmon, M. A. (2009). A feminist poststructuralist examination into the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Awards Program. Gender and Education, 21(5), 583-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250802467943

Domangue, E. A., Solmon, M. A. (2010). Fitness testing: How do students make sense of the gender disparities? Sport, Education and Society, 17(2), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2011.607950

Domangue, E. A., & Solmon, M. A. (2010). Motivational responses to fitness testing by award status and gender. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 81(3), 310-318.

Domangue, E. (2025, April). School Leaders’ Motivational Dispositions and Their Reactions to Perceived Controlling and Autonomy-Supportive Climates. American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Domangue, E., & Hoover, E. (2020, February). Self-determined leaders: A model for school reform and leadership development. Colorado Association of School Executives Winter Conference, Westminster, CO. 

Woodward, W., Domangue, E., O’Meara, M., & Goodrum, S. (2019, December). What if I told you that we could stop school shootings. Colorado Association of School Boards Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Lance, T., Domangue, E., & Thomas, D. A. (2017, February). Principals & instructional coordinators working side by side. National Conference on Education, Nashville, TN.

Domangue, E. A. (2017, November). Social and emotional learning: A pathway to culturally responsive schools. Annual Equity and Education Conference (Colorado Department of Education), Denver, CO.

Martinez, C., Domangue, E., Simons, M., & Leasure, S. (2015, July). A systems-thinking approach to reforming a high school’s culture of achievement. Annual Colorado Association of School Executives meeting, Breckenridge, CO.

Domangue, E., & Tucker, A. (2013, July). Determining teacher effectiveness for non-TCAP tested areas. Annual Colorado Association of School Executives meeting, Breckenridge, CO.

Carson, R., & Domangue, E. (2009, March). Exploring the emotional dimension of service-learning. Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education, Baton Rouge, LA. 

Domangue, E., Solmon, M., & Carson, R. (2007, April). “My backyard is the 17th street canal”: Investigating the perspectives of preservice elementary teachers during a service-learning experience. National meeting for American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

• Leadership Development
• Self-Determination Theory
• School Turnaround
• Board and Superintendent Relationships