Biography

David J. Dausey, Ph.D., Ed.D., is the executive vice president and provost of Duquesne University. Provost Dausey is responsible for the university鈥檚 academic operations, including over 200 degree and certificate programs across Duquesne鈥檚 10 schools. He also oversees research and innovation, enrollment management, online learning, student success, educational and classroom technology, university libraries, academic centers and institutes, and international programs, including Duquesne鈥檚 campuses in Rome and Dublin.

Since becoming Duquesne鈥檚 Provost, Dausey has helped steer the university through a period of transformative change. He has founded and advanced new schools, departments, institutes and programs. Notably, he played a pivotal role in creating 麻豆直播鈥檚 College of Osteopathic Medicine, the institution鈥檚 boldest initiative to date, and was instrumental in fundraising for new facilities and programs across the university. He also oversaw the development of a new university curriculum, the Bridges Common Learning Experience, with full faculty participation and support.

Provost Dausey was recognized by City and State magazine as a 鈥渢railblazer in higher education,鈥 by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of 鈥20 people to know in higher education,鈥 and by Technical.ly as one of the top influential leaders in Pittsburgh Tech.

Provost Dausey is a tenured professor with faculty appointments at Duquesne鈥檚 John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences and College of Osteopathic Medicine. He holds an honorary faculty appointment as a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he formerly served as a faculty member and the senior director of health programs and initiatives. Provost Dausey has earned several awards for his teaching and mentoring efforts, including the Martcia Wade Teaching Award, the Alpha Theta Mentorship Award and the Panhellenic Interfraternity Council Role Model Award.

An internationally recognized epidemiologist, Provost Dausey is an elected fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. He has worked closely with senior health officials in over twenty countries and experts from international organizations and foundations such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the Global Health and Security Initiative and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has led health projects worldwide and directed millions of dollars in extramural research funding. His extensive academic contributions include numerous books, research articles and reports, many of which have gained national media attention.

As a national advocate for education, healthcare and public health, Provost Dausey has conducted hundreds of media interviews and written commentaries for various news outlets. He has also served on the board of directors of numerous community organizations focused on philanthropy, academia, healthcare, economic development, and arts and culture.

Before Duquesne, Provost Dausey served as the executive vice president and provost of Mercyhurst University. He also worked as a full-time researcher with the RAND Corporation and as an analyst at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

A Pittsburgh native, Provost Dausey grew up in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from Mercyhurst University. He earned master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in epidemiology from Yale University. He earned a second doctoral degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed post-graduate training in higher education leadership and management at Harvard University.

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Departments, Centers, and Offices

Areas of Responsibility

Provost's Office

Jeffrey A. Miller

Senior Vice Provost for Administration

Jeff Miller

Provost's Office

Bridget Calhoun

Vice Provost for Academics

Bridget Calhoun

Provost's Office

Daria LaTorre

Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives

Daria LaTorre

Research

Elisabeth Healey

Vice Provost for Research and Innovation

Elisabeth Healey

Health Sciences

Fevzi Akinci

Dean, Health Sciences

Fevzi Akinci

Law

April Barton

Dean, Law

April Barton

Liberal Arts

Kristine Blair

Dean, Liberal Arts

Kristine Blair

Pharmacy

James Drennen, III

Dean, Pharmacy

James Drennen

Science and Engineering

Ellen Gawalt

Dean, Science and Engineering

Ellen Gawalt

Education

Gretchen Generett

Dean, Education

Gretchen Generett

Nursing

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow

Dean, Nursing

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow

College of Osteopathic Medicine

John Kauffman Jr.

Dean, Medicine

John Kauffman Jr.

Business

Dean McFarlin

Dean, Business

Dean McFarlin

Music

David Allen Wehr

Dean, Music

David Allen Wehr

Library

Sara Baron

Dean of Libraries

Sara Baron