Search launched for next College of Health and Human Sciences dean

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Provost Patrick Wolfe and Vice President for Health Affairs Eric Barker have announced the launch of a national search for the next dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences.

“This is an exciting time as we begin the process for selecting a new leader for the College of Health and Human Sciences. The college is absolutely integral to strengthening Purdue’s academic and research excellence in the health and life sciences,” Wolfe said. “We look forward to pursuing a dynamic leader who will serve as a driving force for our newly launched One Health initiative and its mission to accelerate, amplify and elevate our health and life sciences research and impact.”

A search advisory committee has been formed and is setting to work immediately, with leadership through scholarly excellence its sole focus:

HHS Dean Search Advisory Committee

• Jenna Rickus, Chair; Senior Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering 
• Nicole Adams, clinical associate professor, School of Nursing
• Daniel Bolsen, executive director, Health, Life, and Computational Sciences, Purdue for Life Foundation
• Gordon “Jonathon” Day, associate professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Ulrike Dydak, professor, Health Sciences
• Carlos Mahaffey, assistant professor, Public Health
• Rick Mattes, distinguished professor, Nutrition Science
• Jennifer Popp, clinical professor, Health and Kinesiology
• Preeti Sivasankar, vice president for research innovation; professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
• Louis Tay, William C. Byham Professor, Psychological Sciences
• Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, distinguished professor, Human Development and Family Science
• Brenda Coulson, senior director, Talent Acquisition, Purdue University Human Resources

Candidate nominations (including self-nominations) are strongly encouraged and can be sent to hhsdeansearch@purdue.edu.