Dr. Doug Judge has more than 25 years of experience in education, administration, large-scale implementation in schools, social work, and youth services. His career has focused on addressing systemic inequities in influential public institutions, and he has served as a social worker in foster care and schools, a juvenile probation officer, and a special education teacher and school administrator in a variety of public and institutional school settings, with teaching and administration positions in higher education institutions as well.

Doug’s research focuses on implementation science, multi-tiered restorative practices in schools, positive behavior supports, school mental health, trauma and resilience, antiracist SEL and leadership, and alternatives to exclusionary discipline. He earned his PhD in special education and his school principal certificate at the University of Washington, where he also earned his BA in social welfare. He also earned his Master of Arts in teaching at Western Washington University. Doug and his wife live in Seattle, where their four inspiring daughters keep them filled with wonder.