Cece Lively, Ph.D.
Director of Portfolio Management for Professional Education
Before joining Graduate Professional Education as the Director of Portfolio Management, Cece Lively served as Assistant Director to Baylor’s largest research doctoral program, the EdD in Learning and Organizational Change.
She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching from Baylor University, her master’s degree in Education Administration from Baylor University, and her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Carson-Newman University. Her research interests include student persistence, student support services, online learning, organizational change, student success, and community building in online spaces. Most recently her dissertation research focused on narrative, qualitative research in the area of doctoral student persistence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Development of Current GPE Programs
- Expansion of GPE Catalog via New Certificates and Programs
- Program and Market Analysis