Holly Hansen-Thomas, Ph.D.

Bio

Holly Hansen-Thomas, Ph.D. currently serves as the Vice Provost for Research, Innovation, and Corporate Engagement (VPRICE) at Texas Woman's University and is a member of the Chancellor and President's cabinet. As VPRICE, she leads the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and provides oversight of the Center for Research Design and Analysis, the Center for Student Research, and the Office of STEM Initiatives and Collaborations; serves as the Human Protections Administrator on the Institutional Review Board, the Research Integrity Officer, and the Institutional Official in the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; oversees all internal and external research initiatives and contract negotiations, as well as commercialization, tech transfer, intellectual property endeavors; and promotes engagement with corporate partners.

A three-time Fulbright Scholar, she has worked in language education for several decades, and has extensive international experience. Dr. Hansen-Thomas is bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English and has dedicated her academic scholarship to second language educational issues, with over 85 peer-reviewed publications, including 9 books, and more than 100 peer-reviewed conference presentations. 

She has served as a leader in higher education for multiple years as Graduate Dean, Associate Dean, Program Coordinator, and interim Chair, as well as a successful grant writer/manager of over 10 million dollars in federal, state, and private.