Denise O'Neil Green is an American academic who was appointed as the Vice-president, Equity and Community Inclusion at Ryerson University, Toronto in April 2017. In this role she provides strategic leadership and support for Ryerson University's mandated vision to be a leader in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in higher education. Ryerson was the first Canadian university to create a vice-president position in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Since joining the senior administrative leadership of Ryerson University, in 2012, as Assistant Vice-President/Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Green has been recognized nationally for her leadership in with several honours and awards. Prior to Ryerson University, Green was Associate Vice-President for Institutional Diversity at Central Michigan University, USA. Green's scholarly expertise is in education, educational sociology and policy and equity studies. Her research has focused on race-conscious policies in higher education, access for under-represented students and qualitative research methodologies. Prior to researching higher education, Green studied k-12 education. She lectures on inclusive leadership, building inclusive classrooms, student success, ethical leadership, and diverse qualitative approaches.
Green has authored over 70 journal articles, book chapters, reports and conference papers. In 2016 she co-authored 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women and the updated edition in 2018. Green is active across the Canadian Higher Education sector in advocating best practices and policy on EDI. She is a frequent speaker on Equity at universities and conferences. She was recently interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor about the global Black Lives Matter protests that erupted in response to the killing of George Floyd, stating racism in Canada, At Ryerson University, Green led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Community Consultation. At Central Michigan University, Green co-authored a chapter in the 2010 book, Implementing Diversity: Contemporary Challenges and Best Practices at Predominantly White Universities.
2016 Skills for Change - Pioneers for Change Award for Women in Leadership. This award recognizes remarkable contributions made by immigrants in Canada
2016 Named as one of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women
2015 Named as a Women Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Selected bibliography
Green, D.O., Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into the DNA of Public Universities: Reflections of a Chief Diversity Officer, Campus Diversity Triumphs, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420180000020016.
Green, D., Historically underserved students: What we know, what we still need to know. New Directions for Community Colleges. 2006:21-28. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.244.
Kim, E. and Green, D.O., Using qualitative methods to understand the experiences of female Korean doctoral students: Mining gender and racial stereotypes. pp. 237-256 in Nagata, D.K., Kohn-Wood, L., and Suzuki, L.A.. Qualitative strategies for ethnocultural research. American Psychological Association.
Klymyshyn, A.M.U., Green, D.O. and Richardson, C., Diversity at Central Michigan University: A Case Study of Achieving Diversity at a Predominantly White Public University. pp. 125-143. Neville, H.A., Browne Huntt, M., and Chapa, J..
Green, D.. Categories. In L. M. Given, The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. pp. 72-72. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi:
