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Candidate Information and Open Forums

We are pleased to announce the final candidates for the Associate Vice President for Research. The campus community is invited to attend the forums. Forums last one hour and include a Q&A. 

Candidate information will be public 24 hours in advance of each candidate’s arrival. 

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Dr. Kristian O'Connor

Open Forum: Monday, February 16 at 1:00 p.m., Circus Room 

Kristian O’Connor serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Biomechanics in the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. An APLU Research Leaders Fellow, Dr. O’Connor has a demonstrated record of strategic leadership, including roles as department chair, shared governance leader, institutional strategic planning leader, and most recently, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Graduate School Dean. His primary research centers on the biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury, and he has extensive experience as a principal investigator on federally funded research projects, as well as in technology transfer, commercialization, and industry partnerships. 

Dr. O'Connor's CV

Evaluation for Dr. O'Connor

Evaluation form will close on Wednesday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m. 

 

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Candidate Two

Open Forum: Wednesday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m., Prairie Room

 

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Candidate Three

Open Forum: Tuesday, February 24 at 1:00 p.m., Circus Room

 

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Candidate Four

Open Forum: Thursday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m., Circus Room