Dr. Kathleen Bieschke

After joining the Office of Faculty Affairs as Vice Provost in August, 2017, Kathy Bieschke was elevated to Senior Vice Provost in July 2024. As Senior Vice Provost, she leads both the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Education. She earned a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Illinois State University, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1991 from Michigan State University. She joined the faculty at Penn State University in 1991 and is a professor of education. Bieschke was an administrative fellow for Penn State’s Executive Vice President and Provost in 2012-2013. She served as Head of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education from 2013-2016, and as Interim Dean of the Schreyer Honors College in 2016-2017.