Speakers
Dr. Kimberly Barrett currently serves as Vice President for Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement at Wright State University. Barrett has more than 25 years’ experience providing services to college students as well as working with faculty, governing boards, community members and others to promote learning, student development, social justice and diversity. Prior to joining Wright State, Dr. Barrett served as Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Montevallo (Alabama).
Dr. Barrett has also held a number of other administrative positions; such as Vice Provost at LakeheadUniversity in Thunder Bay, Canada and founding director of the Women’s Center at Murray State University in Kentucky. Dr. Barrett has presented at regional, national and international conferences, taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels, published articles in newspapers and professional journals and served as a diversity consultant. She holds graduate degrees in Psychology and Higher Education.
Throughout her career she has been active in a variety of community organizations in a number of states (and Canada) whose goals relate to achieving social and economic justice.