Third School of Education & Human Sciences dean candidate to present March 12
LAWRENCE — Cory T. Forbes, associate dean for research and doctoral studies and director of the STEM Education Research Collaboratorium and Resource Center at the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Education, is the third finalist for the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences dean position.
Forbes’ presentation detailing his ideas for the school’s future will be 4-5 p.m. March 12 in Capitol Federal Hall’s Colloquium. In addition, the event will be livestreamed, and the passcode is 178973.
Forbes is also a Fenton Wayne Robnett Endowed Professor in the college at UT Arlington.
The final candidate will be announced prior to the campus visit, the public presentation for which will take place 3:45-4:45 p.m. March 23, in Room 150 of Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Members of the KU community are encouraged to attend the remaining presentations and provide feedback to the search committee. Presentation recordings and the online feedback form will remain available on the search page through March 26.
Additional search information, including Forbes’ CV, can be found on the search page.
As associate dean at UT Arlington's College of Education, Forbes leads the college’s research enterprise and doctoral programs while overseeing its administrative shared services unit, which includes research development, fiscal stewardship, personnel processes and operational systems in the college. He led the establishment of a new Office of Research to support grant proposal development, grant administration and faculty mentoring across career stages.
As the previous chair of UT Arlington’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Forbes oversaw faculty affairs, graduate and undergraduate academic programs, personnel decisions, fiscal management and strategic planning.
A nationally recognized scholar in STEM education, Forbes has secured more than $10.5 million in external funding. He has authored or co-authored 100 peer-reviewed publications and authored more than 200 presentations at national and international meetings. His research focuses on teaching and learning in K–12 and undergraduate STEM contexts, including curriculum development, assessment design, professional development and classroom-based research conducted in partnership with educators and disciplinary faculty.
Forbes is a Fulbright Faculty Scholar and recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers’ (NAGT) Geoscience Education Research Transformation Award, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching’s Early Career Research Award, and the UT System Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention Award.
He previously served as a member of the editorial board and as associate editor for the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and on the executive board of NAGT's Geoscience Education Research Division. Forbes is currently a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Education Section steering committee.
Forbes earned his doctorate in science education and a master’s in natural resources from the University of Michigan. He also attained a master’s in science education and bachelor’s in ecology and evolutionary biology from KU.
The SOEHS dean search committee includes representatives from faculty, staff, students and alumni and is being led by Paul Popiel, dean of the School of Music, and Tammara Durham, vice provost of student affairs.