Starting this month, Dr. Michelle Baker will serve as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty and Dr. Sean Johnson will serve as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.
Dr. Baker is currently a professor in our Department of Biology, where she teaches general and ecosystem ecology. Her research focuses on water movement and its effects on ecosystems.
Dr. Johnson teaches biochemistry and structural biology as an associate professor in the USU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His research focuses on ribonucleic acid (RNA) surveillance and RNA helicases, among other structural biology topics.
They join Dean Maura Hagan and Associate Dean Richard Mueller following Dr. Lisa Berreau's transition to the USU Office of Research and Graduate Studies, where she now serves as Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.
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