Monique Claire Datta

Monique Datta is a teaching professor of education (offsite). Her areas of expertise include educational leadership, organizational change, secondary education, academic literacy, and academic writing instruction. Her long-term research agenda centers on organizational change and leadership, and academic literacy. 

At Rossier, Dr. Datta teaches in the EDL and OCL programs. The courses she teaches include Leadership as a Critical Practice, Leading for Instructional Excellence and Equity, and Organizational Change and Communication Practices. Dr. Datta also serves as a Dissertation Chair in the OCL and Global Executive programs. 

Prior to her appointment at Rossier, Dr. Datta was the State Office Resource Teacher for English Language Arts in the Hawaii Department of Education where she worked on professional development and the state adoption and implementation of the Common Core State Standards. She has also worked as a secondary classroom teacher in Hawaii, South Carolina, and California, and was an adjunct professor at Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Dr. Datta received her EdD from the University of Southern California, her MEd from Chaminade University of Honolulu, and her BA in English from California State University, Los Angeles.

OCL Faculty of the Year Award (2022)

• Hawaii State Department of Education Teaching License. Authorized Teaching Fields: English (7-12), Middle School Language Arts (5-9), Reading (7-12)
• Science Research Associate’s Corrective Reading (instructor and delivery coach)
• Orton Gillingham (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) for the dyslexic student

Organizational change and leadership, K-12 policy, and academic literacy.

• Hawaii State Department of Education Teaching License. Authorized Teaching Fields: English (7-12), Middle School Language Arts (5-9), Reading (7-12)
• Science Research Associate’s Corrective Reading (instructor and delivery coach)
• Orton Gillingham (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) for the dyslexic student