Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 5. Source pages: 11.
Dr. Carl Weems, Professor and Vice Chair of Psychology at University of New Orleans (UNO) will assume the leadership of Iowa State University’s Dept of Human Development and Family Studies beginning this July.
Dr. Monica Marsee, faculty member at UNO will also be taking a new position at Iowa State, as Associate Professor in the Psychology Department, she noted to the Times.
According to the press release from the Iowa State U., Dr. Weems will lead a large academic department known for research, teaching, and outreach that improves the human condition. Iowa State’s Department of Human Sciences offers programs that prepare students for careers helping diverse individuals and families across their life-span.The department’s teaching and research focus on family health, child and youth development, adult development and aging, family studies, family finances, and research methods.
“It’s a great job,” Dr. Weems told the Times. But, he said, he’ll “miss Nola.”
Dr. Marsee said “It’s an exciting opportunity!” She starts her new position in August.
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