Dr. Lee was born and grew up in the Little Rock, Arkansas area and began his professional education career 28 years ago teaching junior high school English and then served as assistant principal in the Pulaski County Special School District. After that, he was appointed superintendent at Central Arkansas Christian School and served there for seven years in that position before coming to Harding University.

He now holds the rank of professor and serves as associate dean in the Cannon-Clary College of Education at Harding. He has taught on both the undergraduate and graduate levels and specializes in education law, special education law, social and cultural issues, pedagogy, and the history and philosophy of education.

Dr. Lee regularly consults with school districts and educational cooperatives in Arkansas and other states. He has conducted hundreds of professional development workshops to thousands of teachers and administrators over the past 15 years.