Aaron M. Kuntz is Dean of the School of Education and Human Development and also holds the Frost Professorship of Education and Human Development at Florida International University. Before becoming Dean, Aaron served as Chair of the Department of Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology. Previous to FIU, Aaron was a faculty member and department chair at the University of Alabama where he was awarded the President’s Research Award, Community Engagement Award, and award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching.

A strong advocate for education and educators at all levels, Aaron emphasizes working with schools and community members over and above studying them. To this end, Aaron strives to establish sustainable partnerships that foreground education as a means for productive social change, accountability, and mobility.