Cassie Barlow
President, Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education
Through the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education's multiple programs, Dr. Barlow is focused on collaboration among SOCHE’s 23 College and University members, as well as the professional development of faculty, staff, and workforce needs of the almost 200,000 students at the regional institutions.
Dr. Barlow is familiar with leading multiple activities. She was the 88th air base wing and installation commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. In that role, she commanded one of the largest air base wings in the Air Force with more than 5,000 Air Force military, civilian, and contractor employees. Dr. Barlow retired from active duty with the US Air Force as colonel in 2014.
Dr. Barlow was commissioned in 1988 as a distinguished graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Following graduation, she was assigned to her first of 13 assignments worldwide.
Education
- Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Rice University
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, Chapman University
- M.A., National Security Policy and Strategy, National Defense University
- M.A., Air Power Strategy, Air Command and Staff College
- B.S., Psychology, Georgetown University
Projects
- ASPIRE Alliance
Professional Associations
- Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists
- American Psychological Society