New senior associate dean of Faculty of Education appointed

Dean Blye Frank at the Faculty of Education announces the appointment of Pam Ratner as senior associate dean, Administration and Innovation for a two-year term starting September 1, 2014. Her mandate is to provide high-level support and advice in the areas of administration infrastructures and innovation, and to assist with the ongoing development and implementation of UBC’s strategic plan.

Ratner’s research is based in socio-behavioural epidemiology and psychometrics and focused on heart disease risk reduction. She is an elected fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.