Dawn Barbee, Ed.D.

Bio

Dr. Dawn Barbee serves as Program Director for the School of Education’s M.A. in Higher Education program, as well as the Ph.D. and Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration and Leadership programs. She also serves as an Assistant Professor.

With over 15 years of experience in teaching and administration in university settings, Dr. Barbee is a strong higher education professional. Her teaching experience spans undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in biblical studies, ministry, leadership, and higher education.

At Palm Beach Atlantic University, Dr. Barbee served as Assistant Professor of Leadership and Director of the Center for Global Leadership, overseeing the development and implementation of academic programs such as PBA Lead, an undergraduate leadership development program. She also served as Campus Registrar at the University of Valley Forge’s Virginia Campus. Outside academe, Dr. Barbee worked on staff as the Associate Director of Adult Spiritual Formation at a large church and served as a corporate chaplain.

Dr. Barbee’s dissertation explored the spiritual discernment practices of the governing boards of Christian higher education institutions. Her research interests include Christian higher education leadership; the spiritual formation of students in Christian colleges and universities; the integration of faith, learning, and living in curriculum and co-curriculum design; the role of soul care in higher education administration; Christian leadership formation; individual and group Christian decision-making; and the spiritual health of teams and leaders.

Credentials

• Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Management, Regent University
• M.A. in Biblical Studies, Regent University
• B.A. in Economics and Music, University of Mary Washington