Areas of Expertise:
Dr. William L. Bainbridge is an experienced education expert and the former superintendent of three school districts in Ohio and Virginia who served on the executive staff of the Ohio Department of Education and as a Professor for the National Academy for School Executives. He has been a consultant to over 1000 organizations including law firms, corporations, government agencies and school systems. Dr. Bainbridge has more than 20 years experience researching and describing standards of care in school settings and designing/analyzing/reporting research studies involving school effectiveness.

While leading SchoolMatch®, the nations only comprehensive research and information service on public and private schools, beginning in 1986, lawyers began consulting with him on cases ranging from child custody school evaluation to establishing standards of care in a wide range of incidents and accidents occurring on the watch of school systems. Publication of Dr. Bainbridges work in THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, many daily newspapers and appearances on NBCS TODAY SHOW and ABCs Good Morning America, to name a few, motivated lawyers to contact Dr. Bainbridge. Working with lawyers provides Dr. Bainbridge and his colleagues with a new area to apply knowledge of public and private school and school system standards, policy, research, evaluation, practices and effectiveness.

Credentials:
Distinguished Research Professor-University of Dayton; Ph.D., in Educational Leadership and Reseearch, The Ohio State University; Post Doctoral Studies-Columbia University; Certificated Superintendent of Schools; Certificated School Research Specialist; Certificated Teacher; Fellow of the Academy of Certified Forensic Examiners; Diplomate of The National Academy for School Executives-American Assocation of School Administators; Former Professor, National Academy for School Administrators-American Association of School Administrators.

Summary of Experience:
William L. Bainbridge, Ph.D., FACFE, is a forensic education expert with extensive experience in school related accidents, incidents & sexual abuse/sexual assault/sexual harassment and educational evaluation for child custody. He has been court qualified as a schooling and education standards/policy expert in over 30 states. He currently serves as President and CEO of the SchoolMatch® Institute and as a Distinguished Research Professor at The University of Dayton. He can be reached at 904-230-3001.