Linda Serra Hagedorn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs

Linda Serra Hagedorn is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Student Services, Diversity and Equity, and Community Program at Iowa State University and a data coach for Achieving the Dream.  As an Achieving the Dream Data Coach, Dr. Hagedorn has been consulting with community colleges since the initiative’s inception and is currently working with four community colleges.  She is especially interested in issues pertaining to underrepresented student groups, and equity.  Her research specialty is transcript analysis.

Prior to joining the faculty at Iowa State University and her role with Achieving the Dream, Dr. Hagedorn directed the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida.  She was also the Director of the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students Project (TRUCCS); a longitudinal study of over 5,000 students enrolled in the Los Angeles Community College District. 

Dr. Hagedorn has been the recipient of several awards including the Senior Scholar Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges and Mujeres de Excelencia Award from the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures.  She is currently President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and a past vice-president of Division J of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).  Her other academic interest is international students.  Dr. Hagedorn has served as a Fulbright Scholar to Vietnam and has recently returned from Indonesia where she worked with the U.S. Department of State on the topic of career and technical colleges.  Her recent published works include; Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Factors Affecting Transfer for Urban Community College Students; An investigation of critical mass:  The role of Latino representation in the success of urban community college students and Serving Latinos: The history and growth of Hispanic-serving institutions.

Educational Background: Dr. Hagedorn earned her M.Ed. from National-Louis University and her Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis with a concentration in higher education from the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She also holds an honorary associate degree from Los Angeles Trade Tech.