Jody Donovan, Ph.D. currently serves as the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Colorado State University. Recently Jody has broadened her work to include international and global issues within the higher education context. She has taught student development theory at Beijing Normal University in China, presented two-day intensive NASPA International Student Services Institutes (NISSI) in Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, and co-lead field experiences with graduate students to explore higher education and student affairs in Qatar, China, Hong Kong, Morocco, Vietnam, and South Korea. In the spring of 2017, Jody served as Dean of Students for Semester at Sea, traveling to 10 countries over 4 months with 600 students on a floating university.
Jody’s passions include her family – husband, Nate, her two sons and running.