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Victoria Dahmes, Ph.D.

Department/Program: Academic Achievement

Abstract

Victoria M. Dahmes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Preparing Students for Success Program, has been a member of the faculty of Our Lady of Holy Cross College since 2004. She is responsible for coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining effective instruction and support services for underprepared students. As a former public school principal, Dr. Dahmes has received awards as both a principal and a teacher of reading. She served on the Educational Leadership Course Re-Design Committee, the Task Force on Retention, and the Quality Enhancement Plan Team. She is a member of the Educational Reform Task Force and the Center Team for Institutional Effectiveness.

Curriculum Vitae

B.S. in Education, Western Michigan University (1970)

M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling, Loyola University (1977)

Master’s Degree plus 30 Graduate Hours in Curriculum and Instruction, University of New Orleans (1981)

Executive Program Participant, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (1998)

Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, University of New Orleans (2002)

Certification in the State of Louisiana as Superintendent, Elementary or Secondary School Principal, Supervisor of Instruction, Reading Specialist, Counselor, Supervisor of Student Teachers, and Teacher of Elementary Grades

Courses Taught

EDG 607 History and Philosophy of Education in a Diverse Society

EDG 631 Foundations of Administration

EDG 633 School Personnel Administration

EDG 641 Methods of Teaching Reading/Language Arts/Advanced

EDG 642 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas/Advanced