Fredrick M. Nafukho, PhD, MDP

Vice Provost for the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty

Professor of Management and Organization, Michael G. Foster School of Business
Presidential Term Professor
Adjunct Professor, College of Education

Dr. Fredrick Nafukho serves as the Vice Provost for the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty (APF) at the University of Washington, overseeing career development for over 20,000 faculty and academic personnel while advising on strategic initiatives to advance academic excellence. Dr. Nafukho holds positions as a Professor of Management and Organization at the Foster School of Business and as a Presidential Term Professor. Previously, Dr. Nafukho held roles as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Louisiana State University, complemented by an M.Ed. in Economics of Education and a B.Ed. in Business Studies and Economics from Kenyatta University, Kenya. Dr. Nafukho’s research, recognized with awards like the Fulbright Scholarship and Outstanding HRD Scholar Award.

His research focuses on policy analysis within international and comparative education, investment in human capital development, emotional intelligence and leadership development, and organizational development and change. He has received numerous awards, honors, and fellowships in recognition of his scholarship such as the Fulbright Scholarship in 1996, Outstanding HRD Scholar Award in 2019, the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship in 2016, Arkansas Business Teacher Educator of the Year Award in 2004, Outstanding New Faculty Award at Texas A&M University in 2008 and Crystal Apple Transformational Leader Award, SEHD, Texas A&M University, 2024. Dr. Nafukho also served as Professor of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Department Chair, College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. He earned his Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Louisiana State University, M.Ed. in Economics of Education and B.Ed. in Business Studies and Economics from Kenyatta University, Kenya. He was a Senior Lecturer of Economics of Education at Moi University, Kenya, an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dr. Nafukho has authored, co-authored/edited 11 books, 2 handbooks, 68 refereed journal articles, 29 book chapters, and made over 200 keynote and refereed conference presentations. He has received numerous grant funding as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator to support his research and graduate students. He has graduated 20 doctoral students as chair/co-chair, and served on 32 doctoral dissertation committees, as chair of 47 masters students, and as host for 4 Fulbright/postdoctoral fellows.