Dr. Stacey Freeman is the Dean of Students at the ASU California Center, a new expansion campus in Downtown Los Angeles. In this inaugural role, Dr. Freeman will lead the growth and development of the new campus to foster an inclusive and enriching campus learning environment. She will be involved in various aspects of student life including academic, social and personal development and student advocacy.
Previously, Dr. Freeman served as the Executive Director for the Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) at UCLA. In this inaugural role, she was the point person for BKI, leading its outreach strategy and translating important research into real-world applications. Prior to joining UCLA, she served as the Assistant Dean of Outreach and Diversity at Boston University’s College of Engineering. In this role, she developed national outreach initiatives to increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students in Engineering.
Dr. Freeman has a long-standing relationship with ASU, first as a graduate student, and then in two full-time administrative positions directing the nonprofit and leadership undergraduate program at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus, and later developing a global network of science museums at the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Evaluation and an M.Ed. in Higher Education from Arizona State University. She also holds a B.A. is in English and Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
