Updated Tuesday, April 17, 9;43 a.m.
Posted Monday, April 16, 11:30 a.m.
Peg Barratt, an official with the National Institutes of Health, will begin as dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1, officials announced Monday.
After an almost 10-month-long process, the CCAS Dean Search Committee selected Barratt following a series of interviews and deliberations with University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Lehman and President-elect Steven Knapp.
"It is such a great opportunity to work at a good school on its way to becoming even better," Baratt said in an interview Monday. "I met a lot of people here during my visits and interviews … I am very excited to work with the faculty, students, staff and alumni."
As a GW alumnus of the psychology doctoral program, Barratt has worked at Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin as a professor and department chair. She is deputy director of clinical research policy analysis and coordination at the NIH, the primary federal agency for medical research.
"She is terrific. She's a good academic, she's got good character skills, leadership skills, she's a component manager, a promise of strong fundraising and the capacity to work well with others," said Trachtenberg, who will be stepping down as University president this summer. "Overall, a good choice."
Before working at NIH, Barratt worked for the National Science Foundation and said her experience has helped her understand how research is conducted at academic institutions.
"Dr. Barratt was the best fit for CCAS in terms of where the school is today and where we want to take it. Her credentials and experience fit what we were looking for," Lehman said. "Compared to the other candidates she has the broadest set of experiences."
He added, "(Although) it did not affect the decision-making process, but it is still nice to have an alumnus as the new dean."
Posted Monday, April 16, 11:30 a.m.
Peg Barratt, an official with the National Institutes of Health, will begin as dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1, officials announced Monday.
After an almost 10-month-long process, the CCAS Dean Search Committee selected Barratt following a series of interviews and deliberations with University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Lehman and President-elect Steven Knapp.
"It is such a great opportunity to work at a good school on its way to becoming even better," Baratt said in an interview Monday. "I met a lot of people here during my visits and interviews … I am very excited to work with the faculty, students, staff and alumni."
As a GW alumnus of the psychology doctoral program, Barratt has worked at Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin as a professor and department chair. She is deputy director of clinical research policy analysis and coordination at the NIH, the primary federal agency for medical research.
"She is terrific. She's a good academic, she's got good character skills, leadership skills, she's a component manager, a promise of strong fundraising and the capacity to work well with others," said Trachtenberg, who will be stepping down as University president this summer. "Overall, a good choice."
Before working at NIH, Barratt worked for the National Science Foundation and said her experience has helped her understand how research is conducted at academic institutions.
"Dr. Barratt was the best fit for CCAS in terms of where the school is today and where we want to take it. Her credentials and experience fit what we were looking for," Lehman said. "Compared to the other candidates she has the broadest set of experiences."
He added, "(Although) it did not affect the decision-making process, but it is still nice to have an alumnus as the new dean."
