PhD, Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California
Elizabeth Holcombe is a Senior Research Associate with the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. Dr. Holcombe researches organizational change and leadership in higher education, with specific interests in leadership and change for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), faculty development and workforce issues, undergraduate teaching and assessment and STEM education. Her current work includes the Shared Equity Leadership project and the Change Leadership Toolkit project. She has held a variety of roles in student affairs administration and was also an elementary school teacher. Dr. Holcombe earned a PhD from the University of Southern California, an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA from Vanderbilt University.
Expertise
Higher education leadership | Organizational change | Equity in higher education
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USC Pullias Center for Higher Education to Administer the ACE Fellows Program, the Nation’s Premier Executive Leadership Development Experience for Higher Education
“Building Impactful Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education to Support Student Success” Webinar Recording Now Available
Meet the Pullias Researchers at AERA in Denver, April 23-27, 2025
The Pullias Center Accepts Special Merit Award From the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
“Change Leadership Toolkit: Change Leader Stories and What’s New” Webinar Recording Now Available
The Pullias Center Honored with 2024 Special Merit Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Meet the Pullias Researchers at ASHE in Minneapolis, Nov. 20-23, 2024
Meet the Pullias Researchers at AERA in Philadelphia, April 11-14, 2024
Pullias Center New Faculty Appointments and Promotions
Please join us in celebrating a trio of new appointments and promotions at the Pullias Center! Well-deserved kudos to Dr. Julie Posselt, who was recently...














