Sugimoto Named Chair of School of Public Policy
Cassidy Sugimoto has been selected to serve as the chair of the School of Public Policy in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts effective June 1, 2021.
Marilyn Brown, Regents’ and Brooks Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems, will continue to serve as interim chair until May 31, 2021. Effective immediately, Sugimoto will work closely with Brown to ensure a smooth transition of school leadership.
“I am confident that Dr. Sugimoto will advance the mission and goals of the School and the College as we envision the purpose and potential for humanities and social sciences at a technologically focused institution in the 21st century,” said Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing.
Sugimoto is currently a professor of informatics and director of graduate studies in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research expertise is in the domains of science policy, scholarly communication, and scientometrics. She investigates the ways in which knowledge is produced, disseminated, and evaluated, with a particular interest in issues of diversity and inclusion.
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Job Profile
The advisory search committee has developed a job profile comprised of the job description, an overview of the School of Public Policy, and the leadership and administrative management responsibilities for the School Chair position.
Search Timeline
- October 31, 2020 — Deadline to submit application materials for optimal consideration
- November/December 2020 – Semi-finalist Interviews
- January/February 2021 – Finalist Interviews
- March/April 2021– Hire Decision
- No later than August 2021 – Hire Date
Search Committee
Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing appointed an advisory search committee comprised of faculty, staff, and students in August 2020.
- Search Committee Chair: Richard Utz, Professor and Chair, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
- Annie Anton, Professor, School of Interactive Computing
- Justin Biddle, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
- Lindsey Bullinger, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
- Brad Fain, Executive Director and Principal Research Scientist, Center for Advanced Communications Policy
- Karl Grindal, Doctoral student and Public Policy Graduate Student Association Liaison
- Brad Hastings, Interim Director of Development, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Usha Nair-Reichert, Associate Professor, School of Economics
- Juan Rogers, Professor, School of Public Policy
- Leslie Ross, Academic Program Manager, School of Public Policy
- Chad Slieper, Academic Professional and Director of the Law, Science, and Technology Program, School of Public Policy
- Kyle Smith, Undergraduate Student and Executive Vice President, Georgia Tech Student Government Association
- Will Jimerson, Director of Human Resources, serves as administrative coordinator for the search process.
For more information about the School of Public Policy, please visit the School of Public Policy (https://spp.gatech.edu/)
For more information about the search process, please email sppchairsearch@gatech.edu.
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