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| Shawn Gibbs |
Shawn Gibbs
has been appointed as the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the
School of Public Health – Bloomington. He joins us from the College of Public
Health at the University of Nebraska-Medical Center in Omaha, where he served
as the College’s Associate Dean for Student Affairs. In his new role at IU,
Gibbs hopes to help the school continue to establish itself as a partner to the
IU system, which includes the Bloomington campus, the community, the state, and
the nation as a whole. He also hopes to continue the school’s focus on undergraduate
education. “I believe that undergraduate public health education, which is a
new option for the field, is going to be at the forefront of public health
workforce development,” he said. “IU’s School of Public Health has been doing
it very well for a number of years, and I am looking forward to helping it
further develop these capabilities so that we produce a highly sought after and
employable student that is capable of immediately contributing to any
organization who hires them.”
While at
University of Nebraska-Medical Center, Dr. Gibbs’ research emphasis had been on
studying environmental bio-aerosols (bacterial, antibiotic resistant bacteria,
fungal, viral) from both the indoor and ambient environments--including source
evaluation, source tracking, and methods to reduce exposure. He also has
extensive involvements in ongoing projects in a wide range of environmental
health topics, from decontamination, pesticide exposure, pregnancy outcomes,
and health disparities. "As dean, one of my goals has been to recruit the
best and brightest faculty and administrators to the School of Public
Health-Bloomington,” said Mohammad R. Torabi, Dean and Chancellor's Professor
of the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington. “With the selection of Shawn
Gibbs as our Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, we have done just
that.”
