Department Chair of Psychology
Laura Gail Lunsford, Ph.D. is an adjunct professor, formerly the chair of psychology, at Campbell University. She wrote the definitive Handbook for Managing Mentoring Programs and co-edited the Sage Handbook of Mentoring in addition to having published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books on mentoring and leadership development. She has presented on mentoring at conferences sponsored by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Educational Research Association, among others. The Department of Education, National Science Foundation, Institute for Education Science, and the LUCE Foundation have funded her work. In 2009 she was honored with the International Mentoring Association’s Dissertation Award. She previously was a tenured associate professor at the University of Arizona, directed the Swain Center for executive education in the Cameron School of Business at UNC Wilmington, served as the alumni director at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and was the founding full-time director of the Park Scholarships at NC State. Her BA and Ph.D. are from NC State University and her MS is from UNC Greensboro. She regularly consults with organizations on creating fantastic mentoring programs.
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About Laura Lunsford
Laura Gail Lunsford, Ph.D. is an adjunct professor, formerly the chair of psychology, at Campbell University. She wrote the definitive Handbook for Managing Mentoring Programs and co-edited the Sage Handbook of Mentoring in addition to having published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books on mentoring and leadership development. She has presented on mentoring at conferences sponsored by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Educational Research Association, among others. The Department of Education, National Science Foundation, Institute for Education Science, and the LUCE Foundation have funded her work. In 2009 she was honored with the International Mentoring Association’s Dissertation Award. She previously was a tenured associate professor at the University of Arizona, directed the Swain Center for executive education in the Cameron School of Business at UNC Wilmington, served as the alumni director at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and was the founding full-time director of the Park Scholarships at NC State. Her BA and Ph.D. are from NC State University and her MS is from UNC Greensboro. She regularly consults with organizations on creating fantastic mentoring programs.
| Present | Department Chair of Psychology, Campbell University ‐ School of Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 | STRATEGIES: PROJECT POEM Project-Based Learning Opportunities and Exploration of Mentorship for Students with Visual Impairments in STEM |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Colleague(s): S. Hong and S. Kortenkamp | |
| $1,196,860 | |
| 2016 | Access, Wellness, and Relational Determinants in School Success |
| Institute of Education Sciences | |
| Colleague(s): M. Perfect | |
| $1,068,783 | |
| 2011 - 2016 | Transition to Teaching |
| Department of Education | |
| Colleague(s): E. Kralovec | |
| $2,200,000 | |
| 2015 | Academic Leadership Initiative |
| LUCE Foundation | |
| Colleague(s): V. Baker and Pifer | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2013 | Creation of a Cluster of Online Psychology Courses |
| University of Arizona OIA Grant | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): A. Tesch, J. Jacobs, and J. Nicol | |
| $44,000 | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Pilot Faculty Mentoring Program |
| Mini grant through University of Arizona, NSF Advance Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $87,000 | |
| 2012 | Creation of a Cluster of Online Psychology Courses |
| University of Arizona OIA Grant | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): A. Tesch, J. Jacobs, and J. Nicol | |
| $40,000 | |
| 2010 | Conversion of Mechanisms of Learning to an Online Course |
| University of Arizona LCE CRI Leverage Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $9,935 | |
| 2010 | Creation of a Cluster of Online Psychology Courses |
| University of Arizona OIA Grant | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): J. Jacobs and J. Nicol | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2010 | Online Psychology of Leadership Course |
| University of Arizona Professional Science Masters Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $5,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Member, International Mentoring Association | 2017 - Present | Ad hoc Reviewer, Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology Annual Conference | 2018 - 2019 | Chair, International Mentoring Association Dissertation Award Committee | 2017 - 2019 | Member, National Academies Consensus Study on The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM | 2018 | Board Member, International Journal of Coaching and Mentoring | 2012 - 2016 | Director of Professional Development, Division 2 Society of Teaching Psychology, APA | 2015 | Ad hoc Reviewer, APA Annual Conference Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology | 2015 | Ad hoc Reviewer, National Association of College Student Personnel Annual Conference | 2015 | Panelist, National Science Foundation | 2015 | Ad hoc Reviewer, Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology Annual Conference | 2014 | Ad hoc Reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference Proposals | 2014 | Editorial Advisory Board Member, Perspectives on Undergrad. Res. and Mentoring | 2013 | Panelist, Coaching of the EMCC, Department of Education | 2013 | Ad hoc Reviewer, Mentoring Institute 2013 Conference | 2013 | Board Member, Student Learning through Mentored Scholarship Journal | 2011 - 2012 | Panelist, National Science Foundation | Member, International Leadership Association | Board Member, International Mentoring Association | Member, International Positive Psychology Association | Member, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists |
Honors and Awards
- Difference of One Award (University of Arizona), 2015
- Peter W Likins Inclusive Excellence Award (University of Arizona), 2015
- Fulbright Specialist Roster Candidate, 2014-2019
- Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Fellow (Elon University), 2014-2016
- Superior Faculty Award, South Foundation, 2012
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Instructional Resource Award, 2010
- Fellowship, Association for Institutional Research, National Data Policy Institute, 2009
- Early Career Scholarship to attend National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, 2009
- Dr. Hope Richardson Dissertation Award, International Association of Mentoring, 2009
- Two-month East Asia Pacific Summer Institute, National Science Foundation, 2007
- John Oliver Cook Dissertation Fellowship. One-month Rotary International Group Study Exchange to Eastern Caribbean, 2006
- NC State University Young Alumna of the Year, 2004
- Holderness Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990
- NC State University Student Commencement Speaker, 1988
- Caldwell Scholarship, full merit award, NC State University, 1984-1988
- Eunice Riggs Scholarship, 1984
| 2007 | PhD, North Carolina State University ‐ Community & Social Psychology | |
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| 1992 | MS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ‐ Human Development and Family Studies | |
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| 1988 | BA, North Carolina State University ‐ Psychology | |
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