Erin Holt, D.Ed, is the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Holt joined the Avila team in 2024. Her focus includes academic program design, including curriculum development, assessment planning, and creating new majors/minors. Prior to joining the Avila team, Dr. Hold was with Baker University where she held the positions of Chair, Department of Applied Health Sciences, Program Director and Clinical Director for both Exercise Science and Public Health and Professor of Exercise Science and Public Health.
Previous to Baker, Holt served as an assistant professor of exercise science at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. There, she also conducted research on implementing physical activity programs in elementary school classrooms to help with academic learning.