Final Candidates Announced for Dean of School of Public Health

R. Michael Tanner, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, has announced the selection of four finalists for the position of dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

The candidates listed below will visit the school on the dates indicated to meet with faculty, staff, and students. Meeting schedules for each candidate’s visit will be posted shortly on this Web site under "Upcoming Events." Interim Dean Sylvia E. Furner encourages all members of the School of Public Health community to participate in these candidate forums. Advice and comments received on the candidates will be essential to the selection of the next dean.

Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, MD, ScD, DrPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University - February 1 and 2

Rosemary K. Sokas, MD, MOH, MS, Professor and Director, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago - February 15 and 16

Joseph B. McCormick, MD, Regional Dean and James Steele Professor, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus - February 19 and 20

Ángela M. Pattatucci Aragón, PhD, Director, Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus - February 22 and 23

Joan Shaver, dean of the College of Nursing, served as chair of the search committee for the dean of the School of Public Health.

The candidates’ curricula vitae can be found on the search Web site at http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/search.