Lisa Vollendorf is an American scholar of sixteenth and seventeenth century women’s cultural history in Iberia and Latin America, and college administrator.
She began her teaching career at Miami University of Ohio (1995–97) and earned tenure at Wayne State University in Detroit (1997-2005).
Vollendorf was Dean ofd Humanities and the Arts at San José State University (2012-2017), where she led efforts in collaboration with the city of San José to bring the Hammer Theatre to life.
[1] From 2017-2020, she was Provost and Executive Vice President of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California.
[2] She was Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the University of Northern Colorado, and Special Advisor for Academic Planning and Operational Continuity for the California State University system (2020–21).