Douglas W. Woods
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Douglas W. Woods, PhD serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Loyola University Chicago.
Prior to Loyola, Woods served as Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies at Marquette University from 2016 to 2024. Under his leadership at Marquette, enrollment in the Graduate School hit all-time highs—increasing 39 percent. While graduate program revenue grew dramatically, the number of graduate students from diverse backgrounds was enhanced by 200 percent, and graduate education gained greater visibility on campus.
Before his role at Marquette, Woods served as Head of Psychology at Texas A&M University from 2013 to 2015 and in multiple faculty and leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1999 to 2013.
Consistent with Loyola’s Jesuit, Catholic mission, Woods is a strong advocate for an integrated educational experience that provides students with a foundational liberal arts and sciences core curriculum, complemented by knowledge and skills developed across a range of disciplines and schools to prepare students for successful careers and lives. He has deep experience with developing the undergraduate curriculum, enhancing student success, and supporting graduate and professional students. He has successfully recruited and retained faculty members and staff from diverse backgrounds and developed multiple strategies to create a more inclusive and diverse environment.
Woods is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in tic disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome and trichotillomania. His research has received major funding from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and has been published in leading national journals. He earned a PhD in Psychology from Western Michigan University, a MS in Clinical Psychology from North Dakota State University, and a BA in Psychology from Ohio University.
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Douglas W. Woods, PhD serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Loyola University Chicago.
Prior to Loyola, Woods served as Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies at Marquette University from 2016 to 2024. Under his leadership at Marquette, enrollment in the Graduate School hit all-time highs—increasing 39 percent. While graduate program revenue grew dramatically, the number of graduate students from diverse backgrounds was enhanced by 200 percent, and graduate education gained greater visibility on campus.
Before his role at Marquette, Woods served as Head of Psychology at Texas A&M University from 2013 to 2015 and in multiple faculty and leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1999 to 2013.
Consistent with Loyola’s Jesuit, Catholic mission, Woods is a strong advocate for an integrated educational experience that provides students with a foundational liberal arts and sciences core curriculum, complemented by knowledge and skills developed across a range of disciplines and schools to prepare students for successful careers and lives. He has deep experience with developing the undergraduate curriculum, enhancing student success, and supporting graduate and professional students. He has successfully recruited and retained faculty members and staff from diverse backgrounds and developed multiple strategies to create a more inclusive and diverse environment.
Woods is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in tic disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome and trichotillomania. His research has received major funding from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and has been published in leading national journals. He earned a PhD in Psychology from Western Michigan University, a MS in Clinical Psychology from North Dakota State University, and a BA in Psychology from Ohio University.