Rate My Professor Catherine Heyman

Dr. Catherine Heyman currently serves as the Founding Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Optometry at High Point University. In this role, she is guiding the program through the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) process to establish North Carolina's only private School of Optometry, featuring an innovative curriculum with block-style modules, experiential learning, interprofessional education, and a strong emphasis on student well-being and life skills. Dr. Heyman earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from San Diego State University, her Doctor of Optometry in 1993 from the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU), and completed her residency in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy at MBKU in 1994. Before joining High Point University in 2023, she held prominent positions at MBKU, including Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Chief of the Low Vision Service, President of the Faculty Council, and Instructor of Record for Clinical Methods I and II. She also coordinated the Disability and Accessibility and Pediatric Low Vision Clinics at Ketchum Health's University Eye Center and led the vision program at Beyond Blindness, an organization supporting individuals with disabilities.