Robert Crouch
Dr. Robert Crouch retired in 2021 as the director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with the Office for Institutional Equity at Duke University. Dr. Crouch holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from North Carolina Central University, with a minor in Criminal Justice and a doctorate in Education from Gardner-Webb University. He has also studied in the area of public policy at North Carolina State University. His experience in diversity and inclusion, training, coaching, and human resources, spans over 30 years.
As director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Duke University, he worked across the Duke community providing educational sessions, coaching, mentoring and workshops related to diversity and inclusion. His work at Duke University also included working with faculty, physicians, managers, and staff in a consultative capacity that provided guidance and assistance in promoting and maintaining more inclusive, equitable, and respectful work environments.
Prior to his employment at Duke, Dr. Crouch worked for more than 16 years training staff, administrators, and managers and writing curriculum through the staff development office at the North Carolina Department of Correction, which is currently under the Department of Public Safety. His work included training at the North Carolina Justice Academy and at various locations around the State, which included prisons, community colleges, and probation/parole.
Dr. Crouch currently serves as an adjunct instructor in the Criminal Justice Department at North Carolina Central University and has served in this capacity for approximately 20 years. He also taught as an adjunct instructor at Mt. Olive University in Criminal Justice and Human Capital Management.
While working as an adjunct instructor in the Criminal Justice department at North Carolina Central University, Dr. Crouch served as one of the conveners of the North Carolina Reentry Action Project (NCREAP). The group’s focus was in the areas of policy, research, employment, housing, and life skills for individuals reentering society.
His board affiliations include serving currently as a member of the Durham YMCA Board and past member of the Undergraduate Judicial Board at Duke University and the North Carolina Employee Relations Board. Dr. Crouch was a recipient of the Alex Almay Award from the North Carolina Correctional Association and the Outstanding Service and Leadership Award from the Center for the Advancement of Justice and Policy, North Carolina Central University.
Dr. Crouch teaches in the following programs: B.S., B.S. online, and M.S.
Courses
Publications
Dissertation: (2015), “A Study of the Perceptions of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in Producing Improved Productive Work Cultures”, Gardner Webb University
Presentations
Diversity and Inclusion: Creating and Enhancing Respectful Work Environments
Durham, North Carolina, 2023
Presenter: Training and coaching provided to staff and management at Duke Regional Hospital on behalf of Human Resources and Facilities Management
Cultural Competency Training
Butner, North Carolina, 2021, 2016
Presenter: Training provided to N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Staff Development: Murdoch Developmental Center
Diversity and Inclusion: Implications of Implicit Bias in the Workplace
Raleigh, North Carolina, 2017
Presenter: Training provided to the Health Sciences Division
Wake Technical Community College
Human Diversity Training: Working Successfully in a Diverse, Inclusive and Respectful Environment Part II
Mooresville, North Carolina, 2016-2017
Presenter: Training provided to Mooresville Graded School District
Diversity Inside the Legal Realm
Durham, North Carolina, 2016
Presenter: Workshop presented to North Carolina Association for Career and Technical
Education: NC ALIVE - North Carolina American Leadership Institute for Vocational Educators
Generational Diversity in the Workplace: The Importance of Creating a Culture of Inclusion
Butner, North Carolina, 2016, 2015
Presenter: Workshop provided to the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Human Diversity Training: Stereotypes and Biases-How they Impact Our Decisions and Behavior Part I
Mooresville, North Carolina, 2015-2016
Presenter: Training provided to Mooresville Graded School District
Diversity and Inclusion: Generational Diversity
Butner, North Carolina, June 2015
Presenter: Workshop provided to Federal Bureau of Prisons
Generational Diversity in the Workplace: Creating a Culture of Inclusion
Durham, North Carolina, 2015
Presenter: Workshop provided to North Carolina Diversity Council
North Carolina Re-entry Action Project
Durham, North Carolina, 2010, 2011, 2012
Convener/Coordinator: Regional Re-entry Conference
Creating a Respectful Workplace for Diverse Populations
Durham Public Schools, Durham, North Carolina, 2007
Presenter: Workshop provided to Southwest Elementary School
The Impact of Cross-Cultural Communication and Personality Traits on Work Teams
Durham, North Carolina, 2006
Presenter: Training provided to Durham Public School System Support Staff
Conferences
National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI)
International leadership development conference focused on elimination of racism and other forms of oppression; cultural competence; collaboration and partnerships; and effective relationships within and across group identities.
Washington, DC
The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE)
Leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education
San Francisco, 2016
Chicago
National Harbor, Maryland
New York
The Society for Diversity National Conference
Specializes in workplace equity and inclusion for educational institutions, governmental agencies and other corporations to achieve their diversity and inclusion organizational goals
Orlando, Florida
Specialized Training
Racial Equity Institute
Duke University: School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina
Training designed to help leaders and organizations who want to proactively understand and address racism, both in their organization and in the community