Petra Dierkes

Petra Dierkes is an accomplished academic and administrator with extensive experience in higher education. Currently serving as the Undergraduate Advising Director at Stanford University since December 2021, Petra has previously held multiple roles at the same institution, including Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Associate Director of Public Service and Inclusion and Diversity Education, and Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning. Prior experience includes a position as Assistant Professor of English at California State University, Northridge, and Lecturer in English at Santa Clara University. Petra holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English, Cultural and Critical Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a Staatsexamen in English, German, and Theology from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn, Germany.