Flannagan Named as Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
(Aug. 24, 2001)--Dorothy Flannagan, associate professor of psychology, has been named the new interim dean of graduate studies at UTSA, effective Sept. 1. Flannagan replaces Jeanne Campbell Reesman, who has served as interim dean since 1998.
"UTSA is fortunate to have an outstanding individual such as Dorothy Flannagan to lead our graduate studies office as we pursue expanded programs for UTSA students," said Guy Bailey, provost and vice president for academic affairs.
"And, I am very thankful for Jeanne Reesman's leadership during the past three years," Bailey added. She is primarily responsible for a record number of doctoral programs being approved by both the UT System Board of Regents and the coordinating board."
New doctoral programs in electrical engineering, English and business were approved this spring by the Board of Regents. Flannagan received a master's degree in psychology from the University of Richmond and a doctoral degree in developmental psychology from North Carolina State University. Her areas of teaching and research include cognitive development, the psychology of gender and the effects of socialization processes on children's developmental outcomes.
"I look forward to working with faculty and students as UTSA continues to expand its graduate program offerings," said Flannagan.
Reesman had alerted the provost about her desire to return to full-time teaching and research for the upcoming academic year following her return from a recent research trip to the Huntington Library in Pasadena, Calif., where she was an American Philosophical Society Fellow.
"Serving as dean of graduate studies at UTSA has been an exciting and rewarding time for me at the university," Reesman said. "As a result of several new projects I am undertaking, this is an appropriate time for me to dedicate all my energy to my research and teaching."
Reesman joined UTSA's faculty in 1986 after earning a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. One of the world's leading authorities on American author Jack London, she co-founded the Jack London Society and has published 18 books and numerous essays on London and other writers.