James Bridgeforth, Ph.D.

James Bridgeforth, Ph.D., has joined Middle Tennessee State University as vice president for student affairs and dean of students. He will also serve as an assistant professor of education. Dr. Bridgeforth has spent the past six years with Virginia Tech, serving as the inaugural assistant vice president for student affairs and ExperienceVT, a student leadership development program. During his tenure with Virginia Tech, he also served as senior advisor to the Undergraduate Student Senate and interim assistant vice president for housing, dining, and student centers.

A first-generation college student, Dr. Bridgeforth is a graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, where he majored in sociology. He holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Ph.D. in higher education administration and institutional research from the University of Southern Mississippi.