Todd Migliaccio, PhD

Todd Migliaccio presently serves as the Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, as well as Professor of Sociology, at Penn State Berks for the past four years, which included serving as the Interim Chancellor for seven months. Dr. Migliaccio has studied social relationships, aggression and the culture of institutions. His early work on domestic violence culminated in his ongoing collaboration with domestic violence shelters, including regular workshop for workers and volunteers at shelters, addressing key requirements determined by the state of California for education prior to working in facilities.  

For the past 16+ years, Dr. Migliaccio has focused on studying bullying as a social problem, which included the development of research-based prevention and intervention programs, having worked with teachers, administrators, schools and districts in implementing anti-bullying and culture change practices.  He has published numerous articles and co-authored a book, Bullying as a Social Experience: Social Factors, Prevention and Intervention.  

More recently, he has studied bullying within academia. Realizing the limited awareness and understanding concerning bullying and incivility within academia, he focused on developing process for supporting administrators, as a key factor in limiting the impact these actions have on success of campus members, in responding to claims concerning bullying and incivility. He has throughout his career, developed and facilitated workshops for faculty and administrators related to climate development in their classes and institutions, including engaging in difficult conversations and responding to bullying and incivility among staff and faculty. 

Todd earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside, before accepting his position at California State University, Sacramento. He worked at CSU Sacramento for 19 years, first as a faculty member, and then in subsequent administrative roles before accepting the position at Penn State Berks. He still is an Emeritus Faculty member at CSU Sacramento.