Appointments

Molly Jackson, DNP, associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, has been elected as a nominating committee member for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). CCNE is an official national accrediting agency that ensures the quality…

Gary Galbraith, MFA (CIT '86; GRS '88, dance), has been named chair of the Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Sciences. Since 1999, Galbraith has been part of the department’s faculty and in May 2026, he received the title of Distinguished University…

Shuo Li, PhD, Leonard Case, Jr. Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, has accepted an invitation, extended on behalf of the National Institutes of Health director, to serve on the board of scientific counselors of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This board is the only…

Aysegul Zeren, PhD, has been appointed acting director of the International Studies Program at Case Western Reserve University for the 2026–27 academic year.Zeren will lead the interdisciplinary program while the program’s director, Damaris Puñales–Alpízar, is on sabbatical during the fall semester…

Barbara Mann, PhD, has been named acting chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Mann, who joined CWRU in 2023, is the college’s inaugural Stephen H. Hoffman Professor of Modern Hebrew Language and Literature.…

Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have appointed Brenessa Lindeman, MD, as executive dean of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.As executive dean, Lindeman will lead Lerner College of Medicine’s distinctive five-year…

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Bermudez, DMD, MD, FACS (DEN ’15, MED ’18), as assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and residency program director for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery…

Earlier this month, Suchitra Nelson, PhD, professor and associate dean for clinical and translational research, was appointed chair of community dentistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.Nelson has served as interim chair since January 1, 2019, and during that time has…

Danny Manor has been named faculty director for faculty advancement and postdoctoral affairs at Case Western Reserve University, bringing years of experience as a researcher, mentor and academic leader to the role.A professor in the School of Medicine’s Departments of Nutrition and Pharmacology,…

Beth Trecasa, senior executive editor of The International Journal of Ethical Leadership and advisor of the Global Ethical Leaders Society, has been appointed interim director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University.A longtime leader on…