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Alumni of Higher Education Concentration

Get to know some of the alumni of our Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development: Higher Education concentration.

NameTitleEmployer
Emily VanZoestSenior Research AssociateNorth Carolina State University
Josh LeonardHigher Education AnalystDuke University
Renee Wetli BargerSenior Research AnalystUniversity of North Carolina System
Matt LengenExecutive DirectorNorthwestern University
Difei LiDirector of Data AnalyticsNova Southeastern University
Nicole R. GuistwiteFinance and Budget ManagerNorth Carolina State University
Jennie OfsteinDirector of Institutional Review BoardNorth Carolina State University
Holley NicholsAssociate Director of Research and EvaluationNorth Carolina State University
Andrea DeSantisAssistant Secretary for Workforce SolutionsNorth Carolina Department of Commerce
Rachel WorshamSenior Research AnalystHarvard University
Cocoa Tucker DixonAssociate Department Head of Life SciencesWake Technical Community College
Alicia Keating PolsonExecutive Director of the President’s OfficeBellevue College
Haruna SuzukiCommunity Partnerships and Grants DirectorThe Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Ezinne OfoegbuAssistant ProfessorSanta Clara University
Sarah A. DealDirector of Research, Belk Center for Community College Leadership and ResearchNorth Carolina State University
Laura MaldonadoSenior Research AssociateAdvance CTE
Ginger Burks DraughonAssistant Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Office of Research and InnovationNorth Carolina State University
Nathan WilliamsAssistant Teaching ProfessorNorth Carolina State University
Mihaela HendersonResearch Education AnalystRTI International
Jeremy B. TuchmayerAssociate Dean of Students & Director of Office of Student Rights & ResponsibilitiesEast Carolina University
Gregory KingAssociate Director, Efficacy and Implementation ResearchCurriculum Associates
Katie N. SmithAssociate ProfessorTemple University
Jemilia S. DavisProgram Director, Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alexander WaldieBusiness Intelligence & Data AnalystUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kate ZhangProgram Assessment MangerDuke University
Allison MedlinExecutive Director, Goodnight Scholars ProgramNorth Carolina State University
Ashley McMillanDirector of Operations – Native ServicesBoys & Girls Clubs of America
Terry LynchVice Chancellor for Student Life & Chief Campus OfficerNorth Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Brian PetersAssociate Director of Global ProgramsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katie JohnsonPrincipal Research Analyst EducationQualtrics
Callie EdwardsDirector, Strategic InitiativesNC State, The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Mark HallProvostCentral Carolina Community College
Trey StandishAnalytical ConsultantSAS
Matt StarckeDirector of Strategic AnalysisUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alessandra DininAssociate Director of AssessmentDuke University
Shauna MorinDirector of Program Operations and EvaluationInterfaith America
Stacy Edwards OutlawSenior Director of Undergraduate ProgramsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas GreeneDirector, International Student and Scholar Services
Ashley ClaytonJo Ellen Levy Yates Endowed Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University
Mary SmithAssociate Director for Employer Programs & DevelopmentOld Dominion University
Rebecca (Becky) CrandallAssociate Professor of PracticeOregon State University
Brooke ShurerDirector of International ProgramsMeredith College
Deirdre (McMyler) O’MalleyApplication EvaluatorUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kyle VerboshDirector of Student Success Data and ResearchUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington
Allison MitchallAssistant Dean for Student Success, College of EducationNorth Carolina State University
Marcus CollinsAssociate Provost for Academic and Community EngagementUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Racheal BrooksDirector of Quality Assurance Implementation SolutionsQM Quality Matters
Darris MeansProfessor of Educational Leadership and Dean’s Fellow for Rural EducationClemson University
David BucciProgram DirectorProject Kitty Hawk
Keith WickliffeDirector of Student ServicesBaylor University
TJ WillisAssociate DirectorNorth Carolina State University
Aaron BachenheimerAssociate Vice Chancellor for Student EngagementUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Antonio A. BushDirector of ResearchAssociation of American Medical Colleges
Amanda WilliamsEarly Career Programs ManagerWolfspeed
Sonja ArdoinAssociate ProfessorClemson University
Krispin BarrAssistant Teaching Professor of Higher EducationNorth Carolina State University
Shaefny GraysAssociate Director of Diversity and InclusionNorth Carolina State University
Chris BroadhurstAssistant Professor of Higher EducationUniversity of New Orleans
David EnglishSenior Vice PresidentUniversity of North Carolina System
Kerri A. MercerAssociate ProfessorWake Technical Community College
Ryan LombardiVice President for Student and Campus LifeCornell University
Jonathan GarrisonCampus Director of Academic AffairsECPI University
Terri LeeVice President of Institutional Research and EffectivenessJohnston Community College
Kemah E.P. WashingtonPresidentBRANDilly Creative Group
Kimberly HarrisConsultant/OwnerEDUCA Consulting
Alisa NaglerAssistant Director, Trauma Education ProgramsAmerican College of Surgeons
Kurt OlausenDirector of Education AbroadUniversity of Louisville
Nicole ReavesExecutive Vice President and Chief Program OfficerWake Technical Community College
Karen HaleyAssistant ProfessorNorthern Illinois University