Ashraf Esmail has a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with focus in Educational Leadership and Administration in Higher Education.    He has completed 27 graduate hours in Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.  His area of interests include Urban Education, Multicultural Education, Violence in Education, Educational Leadership in secondary and higher education, English as a second language, online learning, and cultural diversity.  He is the senior editor of the Journal of Education and Social Justice and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Leadership, Education and Business Studies. He is the co-editor for the Journal of Contemporary Issues in Higher Education. He serves on the Board for the National Association of Peace Education and World Association of Academic Doctors.  He served as President of the National Association for Peace Education in 2010-2011 I served as Proposal Review Lead for the National Association for Multicultural Education conference from 2010-2016.  He also has served on the Publications, Membership and Accrediting Committee for the association. He served as state chapter president for the National Association for Multicultural Education from 2004-2014. 

Dr. Esmail has published several articles and books.  Some of books include Youth Violence in American Schools: How Can it Be Alleviated, The Devastating Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Health and Education: Voice of the Children, The Use of Instructional Technology in Dealing with Disasters: How Universities Used IT During Hurricane Katrina, Making Math Learning Fun for Inner City School Students, Charter Schools: Answering the Call; Saving Our Children, Perceptions of Developing Cultural Awareness of First Level High School Arabic Language Learners, Alleviating Bullying: Conquering the Challenge of Violent Crimes, Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership and Research Studies on Educating for Diversity and Social Justice.

Dr Esmail has worked and presented at conferences at the national, regional, and university levels since early in graduate school. He has presented at conferences including the National Association of Multicultural Education, National Association of Peace Education, The World Association of Academic Doctors, Race, Gender, Class Conference, Southern Sociological Society, Midwest Sociological Society, MidSouth Sociological Society and the American Sociological Association.