Brea always gives 125%, and she has agreed to accept an Interim Position as Vice Provost for Research, effective this past July 1. In announcing Brea’s new responsibilities earlier this month, Provost Rahul Shrivastav lauded her achievements:
“Brea has supported social science faculty through programming, helping advance research agendas, and fostering connections to help researchers more easily secure fellowships and external grants,” Shrivastav said. “Her focus on interdisciplinary research and innovation perfectly matches our campus goals at large, and I look forward to working with Brea to advance our research efforts in these areas.”
While Brea’s campus commitment (100%) will take her away from some department activities, she will maintain her research and mentoring commitments (125%) and we can all expect to benefit from her capable leadership in campus research.
Congrats, Brea!