The University of Minnesota is conducting a national search for a new dean of the School of Public Health. A search committee has been named by the executive vice president and provost. The University has engaged the national search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist the search committee in the recruitment and screening of candidates.

View the position profile (PDF)

For more information or to submit confidential inquiries, nominations, and expressions of interest, visit the Isaacson, Miller website.

Public Forums

All faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other internal and external stakeholders are invited to attend the candidates’ public forums. Each 60-minute virtual forum via Zoom will include a 20-30–minute presentation by the candidate on the topic of “Vision for the future of public health education, research, and community engagement,” followed by Q&A.

In addition to these public forums, there are smaller discussion sessions with various SPH constituent groups. Watch your email for dates and times.

Each candidate will be introduced one day ahead of each public interview, with names and CVs posted on this webpage. You can review the candidates’ materials, attend or view the public forums, or participate in appropriate audience-specific discussions. The public forums will be recorded and may be viewed online with a University login or individual permission until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1. If you are an external stakeholder and need access, please email umn-sphsearch@umn.edu.

• Candidate 1 – Corinne Peek-Asa
  11:30 am-12:30pm CT Wednesday, August 18
  Corinne Peek-Asa CV
  Recording of Corinne Peek-Asa’s public forum (x.500 required)
• Candidate 2 – Katherine E. Hartmann
  11:30 am–12:30 pm CT Thursday, August 19
  Katherine E. Hartmann CV
  Recording of Katherine E. Hartman’s public forum (x.500 required)
• Candidate 3 – Marinelle Payton
  11:30 am–12:30 pm CT Tuesday, August 24
  Marinelle Payton CV
  Recording of Marinelle Payton’s public forum (x.500 required)
• Candidate 4 – Penny Gordon-Larsen
  11:30 am–12:30 pm CT Friday, August 27
  Penny Gordon-Larsen CV
  Recording of Penny Gordon-Larsen’s public forum (x.500 required)

Search Updates

• August 17, 2021: Announcing School of Public Health Dean Candidate 1 (PDF)
• August 5, 2021: Finalists for Dean of the School of Public Health (PDF)
• April 19, 2021: SPH Leadership Transition Update (PDF)
• January 15, 2021: SPH Leadership Transition Update (PDF)
• September 30, 2020: School of Public Health Leadership Transition

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