Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the School of Public Health
From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the School of Public Health, the first step is to constitute the search advisory committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall consist of three faculty members elected by the faculty of the School for which a dean is to be selected, two faculty members elected by the Faculty Council from other Schools, and as many as three members designated by the provost.” In addition, the provost appoints the chair of the committee.
I am pleased to announce that we have completed this initial step, and the membership of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the School of Public Health (SPH) is listed at the end of this memo. I thank the SPH faculty and the University’s Faculty Council for their efforts to elect members to serve on this important committee. I would also like to thank, in advance, the members of the search advisory committee for their service and give special acknowledgement to Jack Dennerlein, dean of the Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, who will serve as chair.
The charge to the search advisory committee and the process by which it should conduct its work is outlined in my memo of September 17. I will soon convene the committee to provide them with further specifics of their charge, with the expectation that they will immediately begin the work of consulting with faculty and relevant stakeholders, soliciting nominations, recruiting outstanding candidates, and evaluating the qualifications and strengths of nominees and applicants. I will ask the search advisory committee to forward the names of 3-5 qualified candidates to me by March 7, 2025, for final selection of the dean by President Gilliam and approval by the Board of Trustees.
The selection of a new dean is among the most important decisions we make. I look forward to working with the search advisory committee to identify and recruit an outstanding faculty leader to serve as the next dean of the School of Public Health.
Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the School of Public Health
Chair:
Jack Dennerlein, Dean, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (selected by the University provost)
Members:
Howard Bauchner, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (elected by the Faculty Council)
Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy & Law, Questrom School of Business (selected by the University provost)
Maria Glymour, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology, School of Public Health (elected by the School of Public Health)
Ira Lazic, Associate Dean for Administration, School of Public Health (selected by the University provost)
Emily Rothman, Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (elected by the Faculty Council)
Madeleine Scammell, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health (elected by the School of Public Health)
Veronika Wirtz, Professor of Global Health, School of Public Health (elected by the School of Public Health)
Staff Liaison:
Gina Ford, Project Manager, Office of the Provost
Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the School of Public Health – 11.6.24