Seema Imam
Dr. Seema Imam is a lifelong educator with numerous educational certifications including elementary and special education teaching, school administration and superintendent. She is a full professor at National Louis University where she has been for twenty-seven years. There she has served numerous elected positions, including Senator, Senate Chair, University Leadership Council, C-Chair, two terms as Co-Chair of the National College of Education, and Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Dr. Imam has 16 years of experience in classroom teaching in the Chicago Public Schools, and five years in school administration serving as the founding principal for an early Islamic school.
In teacher preparation she has participated in preparing graduate level teacher candidates in elementary, middle level and special education Master of Arts in Teaching programs. She holds two Masters of Arts Degrees, one in Reading and one in school Administration as well as two Doctorates one in Curriculum and Social Inquiry and one Doctorate in Islamic Education.
Dr. Imam served four years as Chair of the Islamic Schools League of America and currently is on the Board of Directors. She is author of a children’s book, as well as numerous chapters and articles. She was a faculty participant in an early Online teacher preparation program for Islamic school teachers, called, Islamic Teacher Education Program or ITEP, preparing candidates worldwide for teaching in Islamic Schools. Dr. Imam has sustained interests in teaching with technology, once planning for and conducting three cohorts of teacher candidates using the iPad. A second consistent research area is that of diversity in the classroom, finding ways to help diverse students feel the sense of belonging in the classroom.
Dr. Imam is a mother and grandmother and works to make the role and presence of Muslim women in America a natural part of society by interacting and participating at large. She has served as a Human Rights Commissioner for over 20 years in Hickory Hills, IL. She is a presenter and speaker for community groups and schools.
