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Dr. David Foulk Assumes Duties as SOEAHS Dean After an almost yearlong national search, Dr. David F. Foulk has been named dean of Hofstra University’s School of Education and Allied Human Services (SOEAHS), effective July 1, 2008. Dr. Foulk earned an Ed.D. and M.A. in health education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and most recently served as professor of health education and associate dean for administration and research at Florida State University’s College of Education. Hofstra University Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Herman A. Berliner said, “We were fortunate in our national search for a new dean of the School of Education and Allied Human Services to have an impressive and highly qualified pool of finalists. As the process progressed, it was clear to President Rabinowitz and all of us involved that Dr. David Foulk was the most qualified and best suited to lead our school. We are all delighted that he will be joining us as dean.”
Prior to serving as associate dean at FSU, Dr. Foulk was chair of its Department of Middle and Secondary Education for a decade and chair of Georgia Southern University’s Health Sciences Department for seven years. He has published extensively in the areas of public health and health education, specifically in the fields of adolescent obesity, HIV/AIDS and tobacco use prevention. He has also been involved in submitting successful grant proposals at the multimillion dollar level. Dr. Foulk’s diverse academic background includes serving as an instructor at Tennessee State School for the Deaf and Georgia School for the Deaf, as well as coaching basketball and football at both schools. He was a member of the writing SUMMER 2008
Dr. David Foulk team for the health and physical education curriculum for the State School for the Deaf in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Maureen Murphy, who has served almost three years as interim dean for SOEAHS, will resume her role as Hofstra professor of curriculum and teaching for the fall 2008 semester.
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“I am very excited about the opportunity to work with such a respected group of faculty, staff and students,” said Dr. Foulk. “I eagerly anticipate exploring new areas of potential collaboration within our academic community and am excited about the potential synergy we can create across our campus, across the region and across the nation. SOEAHS has a longstanding reputation for quality of instruction, service and research that we will continue while expanding our visibility among our many constituencies.”
IDEAS Spring 2008 Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . 2 Slavery Walking Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Educate ’08 and the Presidential Election . . . 4 Shaping Students’ Lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Fall 2008 Conferences/Workshops . . . . . . . . . 6 Faculty Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Immigration Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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