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
Caroline C. Whitacre
Vice President for Research
As vice president for research, Caroline C. Whitacre oversees the university's efforts to stimulate new research and support ongoing activities, which currently include $703 million in research expenditures.
Prior to her current appointment, she was associate vice president for health sciences research and vice dean for research in the College of Medicine, and director of the School of Biomedical Science. She is a professor and former chair of the Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics. She joined the Ohio State faculty in 1981.
A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vice President Whitacre is a leading authority on autoimmune disease. She has received continuous research support from the National Institutes of Health since 1982 and currently has research support from NIH, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ohio State has honored her with a Faculty Award for Distinguished University Service and recognition as a University Distinguished Scholar.
Vice President Whitacre received her B.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Ohio State and completed postdoctoral training in microbiology and immunology at Northwestern University Medical School.
Primary responsibilities
- Byrd Polar Research Center
- Campus Chemical Instrument Center
- Campus Microscopy and Imaging Facility
- Center for Cognitive Science
- Center for Lake Erie Area Research
- Industry Liaison Office
- Institute for Energy and the Environment
- Institute for Materials Research
- Office of Research
- Office of Research Training, Education, and Communication (ORTEC)
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- Ohio Supercomputer Center
- Research Compliance
- Responsible research practices
- Technology Licensing and Commercialization
- University Laboratory Animal Resources
Support Staff
Linda Neidhardt
