Curricula Vitae in Grad. School - Dean's Office

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Murray Mitchell, PhD Associate Dean	Program Evaluation, Teacher Education, Socialization	Dr. Murray Mitchell, Associate Dean for the Graduate School, has been in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training in the College of Education at USC since 1994 where he has served as Professor, Department Chair and Graduate Director I study the socialization of professionals--especially physical educators and athletic trainers--seeking insight into professional effectiveness. I also engage in program assessment at a variety of levels.
Ann Vail Professor		Ann Vail has been selected as dean of the Graduate School, effective July 1, 2023. Vail comes to South Carolina from the University of Kentucky, where she currently serves as a professor in the Department of Family Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. She has a long career in academia: Vail got her start in the academy as a lecturer at Ohio State University in 1988 after six years as a public school teacher. From Ohio State, she headed to the University of Idaho in 1991