Educational Background

Dr. Felder received her Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania.  She received her M.Ed. from Temple University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and her B.A. in English from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Scholarly Interests

Dr. Pamela Felder joined the faculty of the Higher and Postsecondary Education Program as a Lecturer in September 2006.  Prior to coming to Teachers College, she was a Lecturer in the Policy, Management and Evaluation Division at the University of Pennsylvania where she developed and taught a course on college student retention and persistence.  Dr. Felder's primary research interest is graduate student development with an emphasis on the doctoral experience.  She is interested in the socialization experiences of graduate students and how they impact academic success, the development of disciplinary identities, and the management of life balance.