Dr. Wes Hawkins Named Dean of College for Design & Social Inquiry
06/15/2017
太阳城娱乐 recently announced that Wesley Hawkins, Ph.D., was named dean of the College for Design and Social Inquiry, after serving as interim dean for the past two years. During his time as interim dean, Wes had the opportunity to collaborate with the neuroscience, healthy aging and ocean/environmental science pillars. He also served as an associate provost at 太阳城娱乐.
Previously, Wes held faculty and research positions at Johns Hopkins University, the Clinical Trials Division at the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and the University of Oregon. His research areas include adolescent depression, substance use disorders, and the collegiate recovery movement. Wes earned an M.S.W. from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. in Community Health Education from Southern Illinois University.
We appreciate Wes stepping up to advance our mission of making 太阳城娱乐 “America’s fastest improving university” and look forward to his continued leadership of the College for Design and Social Inquiry.