Presenter Bio - John Henderson
John Henderson serves as Associate Dean of Students at Colorado State University (CSU).
John serves as the Associate Dean of Students at Colorado State University He feels truly fortunate to work with co-presenters Dr. Craig Chesson and Dr. Jody Donovan as the day-to-day work, especially in these times, while rewarding, can be extremely complex and challenging. Additionally, he feels lucky to work in a very collaborative Division of Student Affairs (and broader university) at a land grant institution. John chairs CSU’s Student Death Response Team. He is a life-long learner, especially in terms of leaning into his own identity work. Before working in a university setting, John served in the US Peace Corps in Ecuador and worked in secondary and outdoor adventure education. John’s family is comprised of a partner who is a faculty member at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, one soon to be high school student and a middle school student, and a loving tabby cat.
John earned his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Colorado Boulder, received his Master’s in Multicultural Education from the University of New Mexico, and bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.
