Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs at Brazosport College 
Data Coach, Achieving the Dream

Lynda Villanueva serves as the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Brazosport College and is a Data Coach for Achieving the Dream. As Vice President, she serves as the College’s Chief Academic and Student Affairs Officer.

As an Achieving the Dream Data Coach, Dr. Villanueva consults with a particular interest in student success courses, college readiness, and developmental education. She is also the Achieving the Dream Core Team Leader, a Round 3 ATD Leader College.

Her research interests include counterproductive work behavior, occupational health psychology, and the development and evaluation of standards in education. Prior to Brazosport College and her role with Achieving the Dream, she was an organizational consultant for various organizations, specializing in the areas of personnel selection and organizational development.

Dr. Villanueva holds a B.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University, a Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston.