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Biography

Linda McMurdock, PhD, brings many years of experience serving students in higher education settings to her role at Mount Saint Mary’s University. She served as vice president of student affairs at Marymount University in Virginia, where she developed institutional programs for prevention of sexual violence and sex-based discrimination; the University Inclusive Excellence Initiative; and revamped the Career and Professional Development Services. McMurdock was also previously dean of students and vice president for student affairs at Loyola Marymount University, where she developed the Office of the Dean of Students; the Office of Student Affairs Assessment and Research; and mentored students in the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership’s Latino Leadership Initiative Program. 
Having previously launched inclusive student initiatives and first-generation scholars programs, since her arrival at the Mount in the spring of 2020, McMurdock is once again garnering support for first-gen students with her ardent support of established programs such as ISAE, Student Ambassadors and Peer Wellness Advocates. 

Some of her key initiatives at the Mount include launching Athenians Care, a health education campaign response to COVID-19, and championing the expansion of the Wellness Initiative beyond its original four tenants, bringing health, education and prevention under one umbrella and creating a new, refreshed campaign in tandem with work in the Enright Wellness Pavilion. McMurdock is also developing a full slate of military and veteran student services focusing on recruitment and engagement and expanding the services from Career and Professional Development. 

Prior to her service in higher education, McMurdock enjoyed a career as a clinical psychologist. A firm believer in holistic approaches to human development, she supports transformative education that emphasizes the integration of the mind, body, and spirit.  
 
McMurdock was awarded a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s and doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Howard University in Washington, DC.