He is a mixed-methods researcher with an emphasis on critical, quantitative methodology. His research interests include social justice leadership, public school administration (particularly the principalship), leadership policy, and education law. His research seeks to bridge the work conducted by equity-minded, qualitative educational administration scholars with the analytic approaches finding increased influence in current educational policy development. Prior to joining UT Arlington, Bradley was a Texas public school educator, a graduate research assistant with the University Council for Educational Administration, and most recently a researcher with the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin.