Andrea Chapdelaine

Biography

In addition to her presidency, Andrea Chapdelaine is also a tenured faculty member in the psychology department, teaching social psychology at the graduate level.

She began her teaching career at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, from 1993 to 1995 as a visiting assistant professor. She also taught at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., from 1995 to 1998 as a visiting assistant professor. She joined Albright College in 1998, where she was a psychology faculty member and also served as dean of undergraduate studies, before becoming provost.

During her career, she has taught introductory psychology, statistics, research methods, program evaluation, social psychology, psychology and the law, close relationships and community-based research. Her most recent scholarly work has focused on supporting faculty through policies designed to promote flexibility and work-life balance, the value of undergraduate research to student learning and ethical issues in service learning.