The New Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University

helen-e-williamsHelen Easterling Williams was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, effective August 1. She has been serving as president of Health Education & Welfare International. Earlier, she was dean of the School of Education and professor of doctoral studies at Azusa Pacific University in California. From 1997 to 2006, Dr. Williams held several leadership posts at the University of Delaware.

Dr. Williams is a graduate of Jersey City State College in New Jersey. She earned a master’s degree in speech and language pathology at Towson University in Maryland and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Delaware.

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