About me
Dr. Lapan was recently named the UVA College of Arts & Sciences inaugural Executive Director of Career Design and Discovery, where she leads the integration of career design into the undergraduate student experience. For the prior 11 years, she led career development for UVA Engineering. Lapan’s career spans over two decades in higher education and includes career services, international programs, athletics, alumni relations, fundraising and corporate development. Lapan holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in higher education from the UVA School of Education and Human Development and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from College of the Holy Cross. She engages in scholarly research and writing on the topics of student career success and has presented her research at the national level. She lives in Charlottesville with her husband and young daughter.
