Keshia M. Pollack PorterAn internationally recognized scholar, a trusting leader and an unshakable public health defender was selected as 12th dean Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health School.
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Pollack Porter, who arrived at the Bloomberg school for the first time as a doctoral student in 2002 and is currently used as president of the Centennial Bloomberg and Professor at the School Department of Policy and Health Managementemerged from global research as the clear choice of continuing and relying on the pioneering heritage of the Bloomberg School to protect health and save lives, millions at the same time.
POLLACK Porter succeeds Ellen J. MackenzieWHO announced in September that she would conclude her Dean’s mandate this summer. Pollack Porter will assume his new role on August 1.
“OUM AIM WAS TO FIND SOMEONE With Distinguised Academic Credentials, Proven Administrative Experience, and Exceptional Leadership Qualities who WOULD HONORD HONOR THE BLOOMBERG School’s Stoud History While FOSTERING INNOVATION AND COLLOGATION AROUND A SHARED AND AMBITIOUS VISION FOR THE SCHOOL ‘ Higher Education and the Field of Public Health, “Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels wrote in a message to teachers, staff and students today. “I am delighted to point out that we found the perfect leader of Keshia Pollack Porter.”
Mackenzie said: “I am delighted that Dr. Pollack Porter was named the next dean of the Bloomberg school. With a deep personal knowledge of the school, its work and its inhabitants, and a constant desire to listen, learn and defend new ideas, I know that it will do a great job.”
The research process was led by a committee of 18 members chaired by the provost Ray JAYAWARDHANAWith the support of Park Square Executive Search.
“Keshia is an eminent public health scholarship, an admired teacher and mentor, and a leader in principle that brings in -depth knowledge of the opportunities and challenges facing the Bloomberg school as it confronts Deanship,” said Jayayow. “Throughout the research process, she impressed the committee by her great curiosity, her deep sense of the mission and her eagerness to engage with new ideas and perspectives. Keshia radiates a concern for others and to guarantee that work what we do here improves lives beyond our campus.”
Pollack Porter has distinguished itself as a leader in the progress of the policy change which promotes safe, healthy and fair environments at local, state and federal levels. She has led numerous studies funded by the federal government, published more than 200 articles and reports evaluated by peers, and has influenced public health practices through leadership roles with the CDC and national academies, among others. His scholarship is based on the epidemiology of injuries and the assessment of the impact on health to identify policies that create safe, healthy and equitable environments where people live, work, play and travel. With the support of Bloomberg philanthropies through the Bloomberg American Health InitiativeShe has created a new tool for analyzing policies to advance Health in all policiesWork regularly with decision -makers from several sectors at local, state and federal levels.
“I am beyond the honor of becoming the 12th dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. … The work we do in public health is now, more than ever, of crucial importance.”
Keshia Pollack Porter
The 12th dean of Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pollack Porter joined the Faculty of Bloomberg School as an associate professor in 2006 and became a titular professor in 2017. She heads the Social Health and Policy Institute and was vice-dean of the school for teachers from 2019 to 2022, a role in which she directed the recruitment of the faculty, retirement, mentorship and professional growth in the challenges of Cœuf-19 Pandem. Since 2019, she has also directed the Researchers of health policiesA national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which trains doctoral students from various disciplines to effectively apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.
As president of the Department of Policy and Health Management, a role she has occupied since February 2022, Pollack Porter has strengthened the mentoring and the development of the faculty and recruited in key areas such as data science and population health, research on health services, advocacy and health equity. She also worked to increase links with the alumni, created opportunities for teachers, staff and students’ commitment, promoted use by the Ministry of the Hopkins Bloomberg Center In Washington, DC, to fill the gap between politics and practice, and encourage engagement with the decision -makers of the national capital.
“I am beyond the honor of becoming the 12th dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health,” said Pollack Porter. “I am delighted to associate myself with teachers, staff, students, formerly, university and the largest world and local communities to promote optimal health and well-being for all. The work we do in public health is now, more than ever, critical importance.
Pollack Porter obtained a baccalaureate in sociology at TUFTS University – where she is now an administrator of the University – in 2000 and obtained her deputy in chronic disease epidemiology of the Yale School of Public Health in 2002. In 2005, she finished her doctorate in health and public policy at the Bloomberg school. Before joining the Faculty of Bloomberg School, she finished a postdoctoral scholarship jointly sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, triple winner of the Award for the Recognition of Consulting, Mentoring and Recognition of the Education of Bloomberg School, and a recipient of Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumna Award.
“Provost Jayawardhana and I are impatient to see Keshia guide the Bloomberg school in his next era of global pre -eminence,” wrote Daniels. “We know its tireless pursuit of excellence, business spirit and its lasting commitment to the mission of the Bloomberg school will serve the school and all our university during this critical moment and for many years to come.”