Faculty Provided Biographical Sketch Nathan Hollis II has over 25 years of experience in education. He has been an elementary teacher, mentor, curriculum designer, and administrator in higher education. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona. Nathan has a bachelor's degree in elementary education, a master's in early childhood education, and a master's in business administration. He is state certified as an elementary public educator and endorsed in early childhood education in the state of Arizona. Currently, Nathan is a PhD candidate at GCU in the general psychology with an emphasis cognition and instruction program. His dissertation topic explores how Black fathers describe influencing the educational outcomes of their college-aged sons.