John A. Mueller

John A. Mueller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He earned his doctorate in higher education at Teachers College, Columbia University and his M.A. in counseling psychology at Illinois State University. Dr. Mueller worked in higher education for nearly forty years, with practitioner and teaching experience at multiple institutions. He is an active member and leader in ACPA-College Student Educators International, serving on entity group directorates, convention planning teams, and the ACPA Foundation as well as coordinating the association’s Research Grants and Annuit Coeptis programs. His numerous publications, conference presentations, and service activities have focused primarily on issues of diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of College Student Development, the College Student Affairs Journal, and ACPA Books and Media. Dr. Mueller is a co-author of Jossey-Bass publications Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs and Creating Multicultural Change on Campus. In recognition of his contributions to the field of student affairs, he has received multiple ACPA awards including Annuit Coeptis, Emerging Scholar, Diamond Honoree, the Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs’ Outstanding Contribution to Multicultural Education, and Senior Scholar Diplomate.