Dr. Kristan Cilente Skendall is an Adjunct Lecturer in the SCS Higher Education Program. Kristan has been teaching graduate students for 15+ years on course topics including research, assessment, student development theory, and leadership education. She is an accomplished scholar and practitioner, seeking to translate research and impact into practice.
Kristan’s professional career started at the Hilltop – she worked in the Leavey Center with student activities, orientation, and leadership. She is excited to return to Georgetown University to teach in the SCS Higher Education Program. Kristan’s career has brought her to roles at the University of Maryland, College Park in both academic and student affairs. She has also worked in higher ed-adjacent roles at the U.S. Department of Education in the Institute of Education Sciences and has served in both full-time and volunteer leadership roles with ACPA – College Student Educators International. Currently, Kristan holds an affiliate faculty appointment at the University of Maryland in the Student Affairs Concentration and works full-time with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity.
Kristan holds a Ph.D. in college student personnel from the University of Maryland, College Park, a M.A. in higher education administration from the University of Arizona, and a B.A. in sociology and history from The College of William & Mary (VA).