Dr. Robin Holmes became Vice President for Student Affairs on July 15, 2007. Dr. Holmes reports to the Senior Vice President & Provost, and leads the university’s efforts in support of students’ academic experience and success. She oversees the Career Center, the Counseling and Testing Center, the Dean of Students, Erb Memorial Union, the University Health Center, the Holden Leadership Center, University Housing, the Department of Physical Education and Recreation and the Office of Student Life.
Dr. Holmes is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked at the UO since 1992. She served as Dean of Students and director of the University Counseling and Testing Center prior to her appointment as Vice President. She has taught classes and workshops on multiculturalism, multicultural competencies in therapy, cross-cultural dynamics in conflict mediation, as well identity formation and development.
Dr. Holmes was the principal investigator of the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Grant awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. She has research experience and expertise in working with individuals from a variety of backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender. She served as the Special Project Leader overseeing the Cultural Competency Project, an effort to enhance awareness, knowledge and skills for cultural competency in higher education at the professional, academic and organizational levels.
In April of 2007, Dr. Holmes was named one of 39 American Council on Education Fellows for 2007. She served a five month stint at the University of California, Berkeley as part of her fellowship.
Dr. Holmes holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology and received master’s and bachelor’s degrees from California State University, Fullerton.