Profiles

Samantha Maher Sheahan, M.Ed.

About

Samantha Maher Sheahan, M.Ed., currently serves as Associate Dean of Students and Deputy Title IX Coordinator in the Office of the Dean of Students. Samantha is a proud two-time alum, having received both her Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Education from Loyola University Chicago. She began her career is this very Division and for the past twenty-two years, she has worked in numerous roles in student orientation and new student programs, student activities, student conduct, student case management and Title IX at Saint Xavier University, the University of Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago. In her current role, she oversees a team of staff who provide assistance, case management, and resources for students experiencing challenges and crises. Samantha has a deep commitment to providing “cura personalis” a Latin phrase meaning “care of the whole person” in her work with students. Her goal is to ensure that each student has the support and resources they need to achieve their personal and academic goals. Samantha and her husband, a fellow Rambler and high school counselor, lives in the western suburbs with their three children.