Susan VanDeventer Iverson is Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, and Chair of the Dept of Educational Leadership at Manhattanville University. She is also Co-Editor of the New York Journal of Student Affairs. Dr. Iverson's research interests focus on: equity and diversity, status of women in higher education, feminist pedagogy, and the role of policy (e.g., sexual violence) in shaping problem representation. Prior to becoming faculty, Iverson worked in student affairs administration for more than ten years. Iverson earned her doctorate in higher educational leadership, with a concentration in women’s studies, from the University of Maine.