Carol Brewer named UB Distinguished Professor

Marsha Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor and Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Ceremony honoring Faculty and Staff Excellence where Dr. Brewer received the rank of UB Distinguished Professor.

Dean Lewis and Dr. Brewer at Ceremony honoring Faculty and Staff Excellence 2014.

Published October 9, 2014 This content is archived.

Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing receives the rank of UB Distinguished Professor.

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The 11th Annual Celebration of Academic Excellence, A University-Wide Celebration of Scholarly, Research and Creative Excellence was held on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Slee Hall on the North Campus. The UB Community gathered with honorees to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions to their academic fields. Dr. Brewer, a fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Nursing, is an expert in nursing workforce issues and is the co-investigator of the RN Work Project, a national study of nurses focusing on work attitudes and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition to her role as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Nursing, Dr. Brewer also holds an appointment as a clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and serves as the Director of Nursing for the New York State Area Health Education System Statewide Office.

The Office of the Provost created the rank of UB Distinguished Professors to honor full professors who have achieved national or international recognition as experts in their fields of study. UB Distinguished Professors are members of the faculty who have been full professors for a minimum of five years with a demonstrated record of excellence in artistic or scholarly contributions.