Catherine Dunn Shiffman

Catherine Dunn Shiffman is Professor of Leadership Studies at Shenandoah University's School of Education and Leadership, serving as Program Coordinator for Ed.D./Ed.S. programs. As SU's delegate to the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, she develops international learning initiatives including Global Experiential Learning trips and virtual exchanges.

Education:

• PhD, Leadership & Policy Studies, Vanderbilt University
• Ed.M., International Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• MA, Universiteit van Amsterdam
• BA, Middlebury College

Research examines policy implementation, educational leadership preparation, and virtual exchange pedagogies. Her scholarship addresses family-school-community relations in immigrant communities and technology-mediated adult learning.

Awards:

• 2019 Achilles-Hoyle Service Award
• 2021 Virtual International Exchange Fellow

International programming includes:

• Global Experiential Learning trips (Australia/Finland)
• COIL virtual exchanges with University of Sarajevo
• Barzinji Project exchanges examining civil discourse