Lydia Gillespie
Biography
Lydia believes in the power of high-quality educational experiences and advocates for assessment and evaluation as a critical catalyst for improving student learning and institutional effectiveness. She is thrilled to join the SPH team to contribute the betterment of public health education.
Lydia holds a BA in Global Studies from Colorado Christian University and an MPS in Organizational Leadership from the University of Denver. She started her career in higher education as a quality assurance specialist in online education and has since gone on to serve in assessment roles such at multiple institutions, and, most recently, as the Assistant Provost of Institutional Effectiveness at Multnomah University.
A Colorado native by birth and Oregonian transplant, Lydia loves to be in the outdoors and explore the PNW with her husband, three children, and two pups. She also adores getting lost in a good book, enjoys tea and dark chocolate, and is a budding plant enthusiast.
Education, Degrees
BA Global Studies
MPS Organizational Leadership
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
Experienced Faculty With Diverse Backgrounds
More than 150 faculty members work within the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. They have a wide range of expertise, from monitoring and assessing health risks and opportunities in populations, to helping build health-supporting social environments through policy, advocacy, and programs. They are educators, advisors, researchers, practitioners and community leaders. They come from backgrounds in quantitative, behavioral, environmental and social sciences, policy and government, exercise and health sciences and anthropology, among many other areas. They all work in collaboration with each other and with community partners, and are especially focused on the training and education of future leaders and practitioners in the public health fields.
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