Dr. Sherri Shoefstall – Partner – CHRO

Dr. Sherri Shoefstall was an Instructor in the Department of Psychology at Lamar University (until May 2021 retirement). 

Prior to joining the Lamar faculty, Dr. Shoefstall taught on the faulty of several elementary schools in the Beaumont area as both a regular/general classroom teacher from 1985-1991.  

Dr. Shoefstall also owned a local tutoring center-Future Prep Learning Center from 1992-1995.  

Dr. Shoefstall formerly worked as Director of Student Support Services, which was a grant funded program at Lamar University designed to help first generation students succeed in college from 2005-2007. She later became Director for Student Advising and Retention Services, which was a combination of new programs aimed at helping students succeed in college for Lamar University from 2007-2015. In this position she wrote many grants aimed at helping first generation, low income and minority students succeed in college. Most of the grants were awarded and she was responsible for implementation as well as fiscal responsibility and oversight of the allocated funds.  She was also adjunct faculty at Lamar University for the Psychology Department since 2010 and moved to full-time faculty in 2016-2021.  

Dr. Shoefstall has published an article in the following international peer-reviewed journal: Mentoring and Tutoring.  

She has made numerous conference presentations for the National Academic Advising Association, National Learning Communities Association, and the College Reading and Learning Association. She has served as a reader for the National Academic Advising Association.  

Dr. Shoefstall received her Baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education from Lamar University, with a Reading specialization and Kindergarten Certification. She later obtained her Master’s degree in Community Psychology and has also earned a Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership with a focus on Multiculturalism and Diversity from Lamar University.   

She is a member of Leadership Southeast Texas, Psi Chi Honor Society, National Academic Advising Association, Council for Opportunity in Education, Texas Psychological Association, and is a proud Lamar Alumni.  

Dr. Shoefstall’s primary strengths are project research, grant writing, understanding implementation goals, supervision of staff, project management, understanding and working with diverse groups, creating a positive work environment, teaching, creating curriculum, and fiscal responsibilities.