Mia Alexander-Snow, PhD, is assistant professor in the new academic program, Higher Education and Policy Studies (HEPS), in the College of Education, Department of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership. Dr. Alexander-Snow’s teaching and research focus on access and retention of diverse student populations; and organizational culture, with an emphasis in assessment and evaluation of student learning and program development. Dr. Alexander-Snow has presented at regional and national conferences for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Southern Association of Institutional Research (SAIR), Association for the study of Higher Education (ASHE), and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the NASPA International, Assessment and Recruiting Conference (IARC). She is the author and co-author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Alexander-Snow earned her PhD in education and human development from Vanderbilt University, MEd in college student personnel services from Peabody College, and BA in English from The College of William and Mary.

Dr. Alexander-Snow encourages students to consider pursing an Educational Leadership EdD in Higher Education. “We prepare students for careers in higher education administration, student services, and the professoriate,” she says. “Our doctoral students engage in research which prepare them for the professoriate and upper-level administrative leadership positions as officers of student affairs, academic affairs, assessment and accreditation, diversity, institutional research, and institutional advancement."