Sherri L. Sanders, Ph.D.

Sherri Sanders serves as the Director of Higher Education Initiatives and BridgeUP STEM and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder. As director of higher education and BridgeUP STEM, Dr. Sanders leads a team of social scientists who partner with computing faculty, staff, and administrators to develop and implement strategies which lead to the creation of sustainable environments where all students can succeed and gain the skills and literacy needed for the 21st century tech-driven workforce. Within BridgeUP STEM, she leads the NCWIT and Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing team in developing and implementing the first BridgeUP STEM program located within a research institution. Prior to joining NCWIT in 2017, Dr. Sanders was a senior-level administrator at The University of Texas at Austin for 29 years serving as an associate dean of students, associate vice president, and a clinical associate professor within the department of educational administration. Throughout her tenure at UT Austin, she received numerous awards, including the Parents’ Association Outstanding Student Affairs Administrator Award and the Margaret C. Berry Outstanding Contribution to Student Life Award. She was also selected to represent the university in the prestigious Leadership Texas class of 1999. In 2004, she was honored as a participant in the Fulbright Scholar Program in Germany.

NCWIT Roles: Director of Higher Education Initiatives and BridgeUP STEM; Research Team

Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Higher Education Administration; M.A., Bowling Green State University, College Student Personnel Administration; B.S., Louisiana State University, Psychology.