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Dori Pap

Managing Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact

Academic Professional, Social Impact

dori.pap@scheller.gatech.edu

404-385-3278

Functional Areas: ILSI

Building: Scheller College of Business

Office: 4152

Biography

Dori Pap is the Managing Director of the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact. She is a triple Yellow Jacket and received her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Louise McBee Institute at UGA.

She leads the Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program in Central and Eastern Europe, coordinates the Impact Speaker Series podcast, manages the annual Ideas to Serve program, and teaches courses on social impact.

Dori is active in the Atlanta community and has served as a past board chair of Global Growers Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to regenerative agriculture. She has also served on the boards of the Center for Civic Innovation and the Georgia Social Impact Collaborative.

Education

PhD in Higher Education Administration, Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, UGA (2025)
MBA, Georgia Institute of Technology (2006)
MS International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology (2006)
BS International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology (2003)

Teaching Interests

Teaching Areas:
Social Impact, Leadership Minor Capstone Courses, and Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad

Research Interests

My research examines transformative learning and high-impact educational practices in higher education, with a particular emphasis on how experiences such as study abroad and peer-mentorship within IPSE programs shape student development.