Born and raised in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Dr. Quigley earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees all from The University of Pittsburgh, culminating in a Ph.D. from the School of Education Administrative and Policy Studies Department in 2013. His dissertation is titled, “Let Them Speak Their Peace”: A Retrospective Critical Race Exploration of Adolescent Black Male Social and Schooling Experiences, Identity Development, and Educational / Life Outcomes. Dr. Quigley has authored and co-authored several articles including, most recently, a Critical Race analysis of the BMLDI in the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME).