Lydia Thebeau

Dr. Lydia Thebeau, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Accreditation, Professor of Biology, came to MBU in the fall of 2005 as an Assistant Professor of Biology. Dr. Thebeau earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology at Hannibal-LaGrange College and subsequently completed her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology at Saint Louis University. Working in the division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Thebeau’s doctoral research focused on the role of co-stimulation in T-cell activation and antibody class switching in response to viral infection. Dr. Thebeau completed a short post-doctoral fellowship in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine’s BJC Hospital before accepting her first academic appointment at Saint Louis University. Dr. Thebeau currently serves MBU full-time as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Accreditation, while still teaching part-time in the Natural Sciences Division. Personally, Dr. Thebeau is married to Michael and has three children: Rebekah (Bekah), Blake, and Bailey. Her interests include long-distance running, reading, watching her children’s sporting events, and cheering for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, and Minnesota Vikings.