About the Office of Academic Affairs
About the Office of Academic Affairs
Provost
- Joseph A. Alutto
Executive Vice President and Provost
Senior Leaders
- Javaune M. Adams-Gaston
Vice President for Student Life - William I. Brustein
Vice Provost for Global Strategies & International Affairs - Wayne E. Carlson
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Dean for Undergraduate Education - M. Dolan Evanovich
Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning
- Patrick S. Osmer
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School - W. Michael Sherman
Vice Provost for Academic Planning - W. Randy Smith
Vice Provost for Academic Programs - Kathleen K. Starkoff
Chief Information Officer - Joseph E. Steinmetz
Vice Provost for the Arts & Sciences and Executive Dean of the Arts & Sciences Colleges - Mac A. Stewart
Vice Provost for Minority Affairs and Special Assistant to the President for Diversity - Caroline C. Whitacre
Vice President for Research
- Susan S. Williams
Vice Provost for Academic Policy and Faculty Resources
Senior Leaders
Joseph E. Steinmetz
Vice Provost for Arts and Sciences and Executive Dean of Arts and Sciences
Joseph E. Steinmetz was named to serve as vice provost for arts and sciences and executive dean of arts and sciences beginning on July 1, 2009.
Before coming to Ohio State, Vice Provost Steinmetz was dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas, where he was also a university distinguished professor. At the time of his appointment at Ohio State, he was concurrently serving as Kansas’ interim provost. He previously served for 19 years at Indiana University, where he was executive associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Department of Psychology. At Indiana he was also a distinguished professor of psychological and brain sciences.
A nationally respected behavioral neuroscientist, Vice Provost Steinmetz was recognized in 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to the fields of experimental psychology and neuroscience. His research interests include neuroanatomical and neurophysiological substrates of learning and memory; the effects of alcohol on neural and behavioral function; neurobiological and behavioral models of fetal alcohol syndrome; and the neurobiology of simple human learning, memory, and cognitive function. His work is widely published, and he has served as the editor-in-chief of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews and Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science.
He is an elected fellow of the American Psychological Society and the Society of Experimental Psychologists. He received the Gantt Medal from the Pavlovian Society for career research contributions.
Vice Provost Steinmetz earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Central Michigan University and his doctorate at Ohio University.
Primary responsibilities
- Administrative leadership for the Arts and Sciences
- Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary programs
- Arts and Sciences undergraduate advising, career services, and diversity services
- Budget / resource allocation for the Arts and Sciences
- Strategic planning for the Arts and Sciences
Support Staff
Katherine Margard
