BIO

Savanah N. Landerholm is passionate about equipping students with the skills to communicate truth with clarity, creativity, and purpose. Savanah teaches classes in multimedia journalism, editing and publishing, leadership, and communications. Savanah’s book, Beyond Equality: Women Leaders in Higher Education (Fortress Press, 2024) examines agency, identity, and empowerment in the lives of women leaders, particularly in the academy. She is married to her Asbury-sweetheart Scott and delights in her three daughters—Ivy, Selah, and Noelle. Beyond the classroom, Savanah enjoys exploring outdoors, going on walks, cooking nourishing food, and reading great books.

Education

B.A. in Journalism and International Communications from Asbury University (Fearless Class of 2011)
M.A. in International Journalism from Baylor University
Ph.D. in Higher Education Studies and Leadership from Baylor

Selected/Recent Publications

Over the last 14 years, Savanah has worked in Christian academic book publishing at Baylor University Press and then at Wipf and Stock Publishers. She has worked across departments as a typesetter, cover designer, copyeditor, editorial assistant, marketing assistant, textbook specialist, and Director of Design.

Recent Publications:

Beyond Equality: Women Leaders in Higher Education, Book, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 2024.
“Race, Role, and Religion: Exploring Campus Climate Perceptions.” Religion & Education. Co-authored with Jeong, E. G., Madsen, S., Chan, E., Yancey, G. (2024).
“The Aroma of Kingdom Culture,” Splendeur Magazine, Spring 2025 issue.
“Light Up the Night,” Splendeur Magazine, Fall 2024 issue.
“The Thrill of What Will Be,” Splendeur Magazine, Spring 2024 issue.