Sharon Gaber
Sharon Gaber | |
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 Gaber in 2015 | |
| 5th Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
| Assumed office July 20, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Philip L. Dubois |
| 17th President of the University of Toledo | |
| In office July 1, 2015 – July 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Jacobs Nagi Naganathan (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Postel (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Occidental College (BA) University of Southern California (MA) Cornell University (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Municipal shelter siting in New York City, 1980-1990: An examination using contrasting theories of decision-making and homelessness causality (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pierre Clavel |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Urban planning |
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Sharon Gaber (born 1964) is an American urban planning scholar, currently serving as the 5th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since July 2020.[1]
She served as the 17th president of the University of Toledo in Ohio from July 2015 to July 2020 and as provost of the University of Arkansas from 2009 to 2015.[2]
Early life and education
Gaber was born in Pasadena, California in 1964.
Gaber received a Bachelor of Art degree in economics and urban studies from the Occidental College, a master's degree in planning from the University of Southern California, and a Doctor of Philosophy in city and regional planning from Cornell University. Her research interests are in planning methods and community needs assessment of marginalized populations.
Career
She was a faculty member at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She served as Department Chair, and held the A. Leicester Hyde endowed professorship.
Gaber served as a professor of sociology at Auburn University, and as Associate Dean of the Auburn University College of Architecture, Design, and Construction.
She was senior associate provost and associate provost for academic administration. She was also the interim provost.[3]
She was the provost at the University of Arkansas from May 1, 2009, to 2015.[2]
On April 28, 2020, Gaber was announced as the incoming 5th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, effective July 20, 2020.[4][5]
Works
- "Qualitative Assessment of Transit Needs: The Nebraska Case" J. Urban Plann. Dev. 125, 59 (1999)
References
- ^ Ma, Annie (April 28, 2021). "New UNC Charlotte chancellor named to replace Phil Dubois". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "University of Arkansas Appoints Sharon Gaber as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs". Cornell University. January 8, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Sharon Gaber | Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | University of Arkansas". Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber". University of North Carolina at Charlotte. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Dobrzenski, Madison (July 20, 2020). "Dr. Sharon Gaber begins tenure as UNC Charlotte's fifth chancellor". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
External links
- "SL Gaber", google scholar
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