Dr. Heidi Linn Smith
Dean - College of Education
Dr. Heidi Linn Smith currently serves as Dean of the College of Education at Trident University. She holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Community College/Higher Education Leadership from California State University Long Beach, and a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and Bachelors degree in Speech-Language Pathology from San Diego State University. She has 19 years of experience in higher education administration as a program manager in a wide variety of areas including University Honors, Study Abroad, Graduate Student Services, Freshman Success, and Student Account Services. Her research interests include access, retention, and persistence of underrepresented college students; financial literacy of college students; and professional development of student affairs personnel.
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Gilligan, H. (2012). An Examination of the Financial Literacy of California College Students. Doctoral Dissertation, California State University, Long Beach. ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 2012. 3530674.
- Staff Professional Development Session, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach Workshop Facilitator: Improving Staff Communication through Experiential Learning Activities (August 2014)
- Annual Educational Leadership Symposium, California State University, Long Beach, Panel Session: Women in Leadership: An Exploration of Structure and Culture in Educational Settings (May 2012)
- Annual Educational Leadership Symposium, California State University, Long Beach Research Presentation: An Examination of the Financial Literacy of California College Students (May 2012)
- Member, American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
- Member, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
- Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Specialized Training:
- Autism Ally
- AB540 Ally
- VetNet Ally
- SafeZone Ally
- Emerging Scholars Workshop, Division J, American Educational Research Association
- Associate Director of Academic Success Programs, College of Engineering, California State University, Long Beach
- Associate Director of Educational Leadership Programs, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach
- Program Coordinator of Educational Leadership Programs, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach
- Student Orientation Administrator/Student Satisfaction Analyst, Student Business Services, University of California, San Diego
- Student Service Specialist & Student Campus ID Card Administrator, Student Business Services, University of California, San Diego
- Student Services Administrative Coordinator, Chemistry Department, San Diego State University
- Program Coordinator of University Honors Program and Study Abroad, Division of Undergraduate Studies, San Diego State University
