Vice Provost for Academic Excellence
Director, Center for Cultural Development
Director, Center for Educational Excellence
- PHD, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, SOCIOLOGY
- MA, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, SOCIOLOGY
- BA, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, JOURNALISM
Dr. Dixon-Reeves is Vice Provost for Academic Excellence and is responsible for the Center for Cultural Development, the Center for Educational Excellence, the Office of the Tribal Liaison, and the NAGPRA Manager at the University of San Diego (USD).
Dr. Dixon-Reeves is a champion for diversity and inclusion and is an accomplished scholar, author, and lecturer. Since coming to USD, she has developed several workshops and professional development sessions for faculty, students, staff, and administrative leadership teams, including the signature series – Thriving at USD. Thriving at USD is a set of 3 interactive workshops whose topics include Empathetic Listening, Daring Dialogues and Active, Allyship. The workshop series is designed to build and enhance these essential skills in every member of our community. Dr. Reeves’ primary research interests focus on the professionalization of graduate students and junior faculty through mentoring, peer networks, and professional organizations.
Prior to coming to USD, she served as Assistant Provost at the University of Chicago from 2016 until 2021, when she joined the University of San Diego. She served as the inaugural executive director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Biological Sciences Division from 2012-2016. Her many accomplishments include developing diversity best practices and programs for both the Biological Sciences and the Marine Biological Laboratory; implementing numerous academic leadership development and mentoring programs; overseeing the Leadership Alliance program; and coordinating major events, including the University’s annual Martin Luther King Commemoration Celebration and the Diversity Leadership Awards.
Dr. Dixon-Reeves was awarded the prestigious James E. Blackwell Founders Award and the A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentoring, and Service by the Association of Black Sociologists and currently serves as Member at Large for the Association of Black Sociologists and board member of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Dr. Dixon-Reeves completed her undergraduate studies in Journalism at Marquette University and her Masters and PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago.