Bindhu Alappat, Ph.D.
Bindhu Alappat, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Bindhu Alappat serves as vice president for academic affairs at Holy Family University, beginning her tenure in August 2024. She brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in Catholic higher education.
Before joining Holy Family, Dr. Alappat was dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences at St. Catherine University, where she led efforts to improve retention, expand academic programs, and support underrepresented student populations. She also held faculty and administrative roles at Saint Xavier University, where she launched initiatives in STEM education, mentoring, and research collaboration.
At Holy Family, Dr. Alappat leads academic planning, faculty development, and curriculum innovation. She works to enhance student success, advance equity and inclusion, and align academic programs with institutional goals.
Dr. Alappat earned her Ph.D. in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Maryland.