Sister Ann Heath, IHM, Ph.D.

BIOGRAPHY:

Sister Ann Heath brings extensive experience and a distinguished career serving the higher education community in both faculty and administrative roles. At Immaculata University, she has served as faculty and chair in mathematics and computer science, dean of the College of Graduate Studies, and vice president for academic affairs. She currently serves as director of the graduate programs (MS and EdD) in higher education, where she brings together her passion for collegiate education, student success, and mentoring the next generation of academic leaders.

Her professional interests span mathematics, technology, teaching and learning, and higher education leadership, complemented by her interests in music, art, and travel. She serves on the Executive Board of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA), chairs the AAUA Publication Committee, and is executive editor of the Journal of Higher Education Management. She also serves as Immaculata University’s MSCHE accreditation liaison officer and remains actively engaged with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

She earned her Ph.D. in mathematics from Bryn Mawr College, specializing in analytic number theory. She completed the MLE Summer Institute for Higher Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, pursued coursework in enrollment management at Capella University, and, most recently, completed a 2024 certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Auburn University.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Executive Editor for Journal of Higher Education Management. American Association of University Administrators Volume 40, 41, Special Issue on AI. (June 2024-present)

2026 National Conference of American Association of University Administrators: Realizing the Higher Education Value Proposition. “From Mission to Message: Practical Leadership Frameworks for Communicating Institutional Value.” with Kat Novak, University of Illinois Springfield. Cleveland, Ohio. October 19-20, 2026

2024 National Conference of American Association of University Administrators: The Future of Higher Education: Reimagining Higher Education and Work in the Age of Disruption. “Why Not Publish” co-facilitator with Dr. Christine Cavanaugh, Executive Coach Pathseekers II, Inc. Indianapolis, IN. October 12, 2024

Boland, M.K., Heath, A., Parris, M., Tekely, A. (2023). Chairs and program leaders: Voices from a smaller institution on the roles and responsibilities. Journal of Higher Education Management, 38(3). https://aaua.org/journal-of-higher-education-management/

Heath, Ann. (2020, April). Mentors and models: What matters. Journal of Higher Education Management: Special Edition on Women’s Leadership in Higher Education 35(1), Number 1, 72-75. American Association of University Administrators. Online: ISSN 2640-7515. https://issuu.com/aaua10/docs/final_jhem_35_1__2020_

College Music Society Northeast Region Conference. “It Takes a Village!” The Faculty Learning Community; Advancing Higher Order Thinking in Music. panelist with Sister Judith Parsons and Sister Kathleen Doutt. Temple University. March 2020

Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Self Study Institute. Co-facilitator. Virtual
Self Study Institute. Co-facilitator. September 29-Ocotber 26, 2023

Research Interests

Higher Education in the service of its people: story, mission, dynamics, future vision