Laura Dean

Dr. Dean joined the faculty in the summer of 2006. She received a B.A. in English from Westminster College (PA) in 1980. After working as a high school teacher and a college admissions counselor, she received her M.Ed. (1988) and Ph.D. (1991) in Counseling/Student Development in Higher Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She worked at Manchester College (IN) for five years as Associate Dean of Student Development and Director of Counseling. She then worked as a chief student affairs officer for ten years, first as Dean of Students at Pfeiffer University (NC) and then as Vice President for Student Development/Dean of Students at Peace College (NC). She is a National Certified Counselor and is past president of the American College Counseling Association, for which she serves as the representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). On CAS, she currently also serves as Member at Large on the Executive Council and as Publications Editor. She has served on editorial boards for the College Student Affairs Journal and the Journal of College Counseling. Dr. Dean?s research interests include small college environments, the use of standards in student affairs, and college counseling issues.