02/26/2026
✨Instagram Takeover Thursdays, featuring Brooke Paradise✨
Dr. Brooke Paradise (they/them) is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Inclusion & Engagement at Skidmore College, where they provide strategic oversight for Campus Life & Engagement and supervise functional areas including Leadership Activities, Religious & Spiritual Life, and Student Diversity & Equity.
With 15+ years of experience across higher education, Brooke is known for building student-centered systems that strengthen belonging, equity, and student success—including developing a comprehensive residential curriculum from the ground up and facilitating a learning community that bridges faculty and staff partnerships.
Brooke’s scholarship and professional practice center neurodivergence and inclusion in the workplace, translating research into actionable strategies that support cognitive diversity and sustainable culture change.
They regularly deliver national trainings and presentations, including a NASPA national conference session on the lived experiences of neurodivergent student affairs professionals and inclusive workplace practices, as well as professional leadership development programming. Brooke has also facilitated DEI trainings for NCAA Division I student-athletes and coaching staff and led DEI-focused training for resident advisors. In addition, they serve in national association leadership roles with NASPA, including positions supporting assessment, learning outcomes, and undergraduate pipeline development.
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