Key dean appointments announced
Dean Stephen Shortell recently announced the appointment of Thomas Rundall as executive associate dean and Eva Harris as associate dean of research at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. "We are extremely fortunate to have scholars of the caliber of Tom Rundall and Eva Harris assume important leadership positions within the school," said Dean Shortell.
Thomas Rundall
Executive Associate Dean
As the School of Public Health’s first executive associate dean, Rundall will work with Dean Shortell to oversee all aspects of faculty review, promotion and recruitment, academic planning, and policies and practices. Rundall, the Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Organized Health Systems, has served the school and the Berkeley campus for more than 20 years, including several stints as chair of the school’s Division of Health Policy and Management and directing the UC Berkeley Center for Health Research.
Eva HarrisAssociate Dean of Research
As associate dean of research, Harris, an associate professor at the School, will help facilitate the work of the various research centers within the School, develop effective mechanisms for communicating research opportunities as well as the results of the school’s research and work with other members of the Dean’s Office in supporting the research enterprise of the School. Harris, the recipient of numerous awards for her research on dengue fever, including a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, has been at the school for nine years and is chair of the school’s newly created Center for Global Public Health.
