Skip to main content

Schools & Colleges We Serve

Schools & Colleges

College of Health

Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD

Dean, College of Health

Bo Foreman pic

Dr. (Kenneth) Bo Foreman, PT, PhD

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs

bo.foreman@hsc.utah.edu

In his role, Dr. Foreman provides strategic oversight and coordination of all faculty performance review processes within the College of Health, including reviews for retention, promotion, and tenure; post-tenure evaluations; and assessments of career-line, adjunct, and visiting faculty. These processes are conducted in alignment with institutional policies to ensure fairness, transparency, and consistency across departments. Additionally, Dr. Foreman collaborates with department chairs to address faculty-related conflicts and performance concerns, offering guidance that supports professional development while upholding the standards and expectations of the university.

College of Nursing

Marla De Jong, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN

Dean, College of Nursing

Linda Hofmann, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, NE-BC

Division Chair, Health Systems and Community-Based Care

College of Pharmacy

Randall Peterson, PhD

Dean, College of Pharmacy

Kristen Keefe, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty

k.keefe@utah.edu

In her role as Associate Dean for Faculty in the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Keefe is responsible for coordinating and overseeing evaluations for retention, promotion, and tenure (RPT) and tenured faculty reviews (TFR) of the tenure-line faculty at the College. She also serves as a resource regarding career-line, adjunct, and visiting faculty and their appointment and review. Dr. Keefe ensures that all faculty reviews occur in a timely manner and serves as a liaison with department Chairs for reviews of faculty. Dr. Keefe Chairs the annual college RPT committee (CRPTAC) and Tenured Faculty Review (TFR) committees and writes summary reports for those committee proceedings for candidate files. Reach out to her with any questions you have about faculty appointment, review and/or reappointment in the College of Pharmacy!

Eccles Health Sciences Library

Catherine B. Soehner, MLS, BSN

Executive Director & Librarian

Heidi Greenberg, BBA

Associate Director, Ops & Logistics

Christy Jarvis, MLS, BA

Associate Director, Scholarly Communications

School of Dentistry

Wyatt R. Hume, PhD DDS

Dean, School of Dentistry

Dr. R. James Keddington, DDS

Dr. R. James Keddington, DDS

Vice Dean

School of Medicine

Kristina Callis Duffin, MD, MS

Dean (Interim), School of Medicine

Christina Porucznik, PhD, MSPH

Christina Porucznik, PhD, MSPH

Vice Dean of Faculty 

christy.porucznik@utah.edu 

In her role as Vice Dean, Dr. Porucznik supports all aspects of faculty appointment, retention, promotion, and tenure. She’s a resource for faculty members and leaders on matters of University policy and available to help with problem-solving.