Mary Shanna Croughan is an American epidemiologist and academic administrator serving as the provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of California, Davis since 2020.
Mary Croughan | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Davis (BS) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology |
| Institutions | UCSF School of Medicine University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of California, Davis |
| Thesis | Morbidity Among Breech Infants According to Method of Delivery (1987) |
Career
editCroughan earned a B.S. in community health from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.[1] Her 1987 dissertation was titled, Morbidity Among Breech Infants According to Method of Delivery.[2]
Croughan researches reproductive and perinatal epidemiology.[3] She was a faculty member at UCSF School of Medicine from 1987 to 2010 where she co-directed the required course in epidemiology and biostatistics for twelve years.[4][5][3] From 2007 to 2009, she was vice chair and chair of the University of California's academic senate and on the Regents of the University of California.[5] From 2010 to 2017, she served as the executive director of the research grants program office in the University of California's office of the president.[3] From July 31, 2017, to 2019, Croughan was the vice president for research and economic development at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[3][6] In 2020, she was a professor in its school of public health.[3] Croughan became the provost and executive vice chancellor of University of California, Davis in July 2020.[3] She succeeded Ralph J. Hexter.[7] Croughan is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Peery, Tristan (2023-02-09). "Mary Croughan | UC Davis Leadership". leadership.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Croughan, Mary Shanna (1987). Morbidity Among Breech Infants According to Method of Delivery (Ph.D. thesis). Johns Hopkins University. OCLC 26408011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mary Croughan Is the New Provost at the University of California, Davis". Women In Academia Report. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Biography for Mary Croughan, Ph.D." (PDF). UC Riverside Office of the Provost. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ a b News and Media Relations (2020-06-16). "UC Davis Chancellor Gary May Selects Mary Croughan as Next Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor". UC Davis. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "UNLV Names Mary S. Croughan Vice President for Research and Economic Development". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Alumna Mary Croughan Selected as Next Provost". UC Davis Magazine. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-19.