Dr. Julie E. Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs

As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Julie Wollman brings to Wheelock significant experience as a talented administrator, academic leader, scholar and community builder with more than 17 years in urban higher education. Prior to joining Wheelock, she served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Worcester State College where she led the work of 20 department chairs, numerous academic centers and programs, several directors, and three Associate Vice Presidents. Previously, Dr. Wollman spent 15 years at Rhode Island College in a variety of positions at the School of Education including Professor of Elementary Education, Assistant Chair of Elementary Education, Co-Director of the Rhode Island College/University of Rhode Island Joint Ph.D. in Education Program, Associate Dean, and then Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.

Dr. Wollman's work has focused on developing programs that involve family, community, and higher education collaboration to reform education so that schools can facilitate success and teachers can help all students engage in learning and achieve excellence. Her two books and numerous research articles in the field of literacy education have also focused on empowering children and their families through school writing programs. She is the winner of the Purves Research Award from the National Council of Teachers of English for one of her published articles on children's science writing.

Dr. Wollman has served on several school superintendent's community and research advisory boards. She has a Ph.D. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from New York University, a Master of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor or Arts degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University.