Anne Lundquist

Dr. Anne Lundquist is Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Health and Population Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, and Director of The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs. She leads initiatives focused on eliminating basic needs insecurity as a barrier to college completion through systems-level change in higher education.

Her research and advocacy center on equity, student well-being, and transformative educational practices. With expertise in assessment and strategic planning, she promotes models that center relationship, accountability, and wholeness in academic environments. Her work engages a broad network of colleges, agencies, and social change leaders committed to universal and equitable access to education.

Dr. Lundquist has held prior leadership roles including assistant vice president for campus strategy at Anthology and senior student affairs officer at multiple colleges. She co-edited the book Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models and Practices (Routledge, 2022), contributing to discourse on equitable evaluation in higher education.

She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and an MFA in Creative Writing, both from Western Michigan University. Additionally, she is a 500-hour trained yoga teacher, integrating holistic perspectives into her professional work. She advises on institutional strategy and student support systems, though no formal advisees are listed.

She is affiliated with The Hope Center, where she leads collaborative research and policy initiatives aimed at transforming higher education to support student thriving. The center partners with hundreds of institutions to co-create solutions addressing food, housing, and financial insecurity among college students.