PLANO, TX, March 13, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Catherine A. Oleksiw, PhD, PCC, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Dr. Oleksiw is a distinguished professional in psychology with a focus on measurement and evaluation, and leadership and career coaching. She currently serves as chair of the Business Psychology Department at the Dallas location of The Chicago School College of Graduate and Professional Studies, a role she has held since 2020. In this capacity, she oversees academic programs and faculty, ensuring the delivery of high-quality education to students in the Master's IO Psychology program, the Org. Leadership PhD program and Business Psychology PhD program, and provides academic advisement and dissertation advisement to students.

In addition to her role at The Chicago School, Dr. Oleksiw is the managing principal of Measured Transitions LLC, a consulting and coaching business she created in 2012 that primarily provides program evaluation and organizational development services as well as leadership coaching to nonprofits and education systems. In the process she often coaches senior management and is currently providing executive coaching to federal employees.

From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Oleksiw was an adjunct professor at The Chicago School, where she taught courses that integrated her extensive research background with practical applications in psychology and education. Prior to this, she served as an associate consultant, trainer and coach at the Center for Nonprofit Management from 2012 until 2015, contributing to the development of nonprofit organizations through strategic planning and capacity building.

Dr. Oleksiw's career also includes significant roles in educational research and assessment. She was the vice president of research and assessment for Cambium Learning Group between 2011 and 2012 and the director of K16 Educational Research at the University of Texas at El Paso from 2008 to 2010. Earlier in her career, she was a senior research and evaluation officer at AED (now FHI 360) from 2002 until 2008 and an education consultant for the Connecticut State Department of Education between 1989 and 2002. Additionally, she served as an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Hartford from 1991 to 2001 teaching undergrad and grad-level courses in statistics and research methods and advising doctoral students on their dissertation research design.

Dr. Oleksiw's academic credentials laid the groundwork for her impressive career, beginning with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Hartford. She subsequently earned a Master of Education in educational psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, as well as a Master of Arts in psychology and education from the same institution. Completing her academic journey, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy in educational psychology from Columbia University with a specialty in measurement and evaluation. Her professional certifications include a Return on Investment Skill Building Certificate from ROI Institute Inc., an Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 certification from Multi-Health Systems Inc. and a Professional Certified Coach designation from the International Coaching Federation.

Dr. Oleksiw is actively involved in several industry-related organizations. She has been a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and its North Texas chapter (ICF NT) since 2012 and served as ICF NT Board Chair in 2018 when the chapter received its first award from ICF due, in part, to her development and implementation of a set of standard operating procedures which raised the quality of how the chapter did business. She has also been affiliated with the American Evaluation Association since 1994, the American Psychological Association since 1990 and the American Educational Research Association since 1989. Outside her professional life, she is dedicated to civic engagement as a volunteer with Stand Beside Them, an organization that offers pro bono coaching to veterans transitioning back into civilian life.

Looking ahead, Dr. Oleksiw plans to author a book that will provide doctoral students a comprehensive methodology for navigating the dissertation process by integrating coaching techniques with psychological and technical perspectives. Additionally, she expects to revisit her love of photography.

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