Augusta University has announced its initial leadership appointments for the new School of Public Health.
The university first announced it would be launching the new school in spring of last year. In April of this year, after a months-long nationwide search, the school selected its first dean, Dr. Teresa Waters, transferring from her role as chair of the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky.
The new school entails uniting several graduate programs already offered at AU, such as in data science, biostatistics and epidemiology.
“These are all wonderful programs to put within the school, but they already existed,” said Waters. “We really want to first focus on moving the current programs and current students into the school, making sure that they’re well taken care of, but they are continuing to make progress and to be successful.”
Last month, Waters visited Augusta to meet with AU faculty, and work alongside the provost’s office and the university’s planning committee to consider potentials for the new school’s initial, interim leadership appointments.