Dr. Seria Chatters

Dr. SeriaShia Chatters is the Interim Vice Provost for Educational Equity and an Affiliate Associate Teaching Professor of Counselor Education in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at The Pennsylvania State University. She provides executive leadership for Penn State’s Educational Equity unit, which advances institutional access, inclusion, and success through a broad portfolio of student- and campus-facing programs.

Dr. Chatters oversees all programs and initiatives within the unit, including Student Disability Resources, the Office of Veterans Programs, the Office of Scholars Programs, Talent Search, Upward Bound, the Bias Reporting Network, the Campus Access and Success Grants, and the Equal Opportunity Planning Commission (EOPC) Seed Grants. She also serves as a liaison to the Development Office, supports the Commonwealth Campuses, and leads equity-centered professional development efforts across the University. All unit offices can be found at equity.psu.edu.

She has previously served as Co-Chair of the College of Education’s Diversity and Community Enhancement Committee and Equity Team, as well as Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee on Policing Communities of Color and a member of Community and Campus in Unity.

Dr. Chatters holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction and Counselor Education from the University of South Florida and has served as a faculty member, administrator, and researcher. Her academic scholarship focuses on the impact of diversity on interpersonal violence, with a particular emphasis on preventing bias-based bullying and harassment in K–12, postsecondary, and workplace settings.

She is a member of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) and the American Association of University Women (AAUW). In recognition of her leadership and contributions to equity and education, Dr. Chatters received an honorary doctorate from Midland University.