Stephen P. Hundley, Ph.D.
317-274-2876
shundley@iu.edu 

Stephen P. Hundley, Ph.D. is Founding Executive Director of the Center for Leading Improvements in Higher Education and Professor of Organizational Leadership at Indiana University Indianapolis. He serves as Chair of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, the oldest and largest U.S. event focused on assessing and improving higher education; Chair of the International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education; Executive Editor of Assessment Update, an award-winning bimonthly periodical from Wiley; Series Editor of the Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education Book Series with Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group; and Host of Leading Improvements in Higher Education, the award-winning podcast service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis.  

Stephen has addressed a variety of audiences in more than 30 countries on six continents and throughout the United States. He writes, consults, and presents on topics related to organizational effectiveness, learning and development strategies, and higher education administration. Additionally, he has been recognized for his accomplishments through teaching, publication, and service awards and has received competitive funding from private foundations and state and federal agencies to support his work, including continuous funding from the National Science Foundation for more than 15 years. 

Stephen’s higher education leadership roles include Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Improvement, where he was also asked to serve as Interim Chief Enrollment Officer and Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education/Dean of University College during leadership transitions; Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs; Department Chair; and Program Director. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and his doctoral degree from American University in Washington, D.C. Stephen may be reached at shundley@iu.edu.