Matthew Auer Explained

Office:Dean of University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
Office2:Dean of Faculty of Bates College
Birth Name:Matthew R. Auer
Nationality:American
Spouse:Anne Auer
Children:Emma Auer, John Auer
Residence:Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Tufts University
Yale University
Occupation:Academic administrator
Profession:

Matthew "Matt" R. Auer is an American academic administrator and environmental scholar. Auer served as the dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine before being appointed the current Dean of the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs in Athens, Georgia; he assumed office on July 1, 2017.[1]

Auer had also previously served as the Dean of the Hutton Honors College at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a professor at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Early life and education

Auer earned an AB in Anthropology, magna cum laude, from Harvard College in 1988, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale University in 1996.[2]

Early educational career

He is the former Dean of the Hutton Honors College at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.[3] At Indiana University, he taught environmental policy, public policy, and public administration at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Editorships and academies

From 2005 to 2008, he was editor-in-chief of the public policy journal, Policy Sciences, and he has served on the Executive Council of the Society of Policy Scientists.[4] Auer was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2023.

U.S. Forest Service

Auer served as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Forest Service from 2001 to 2006. During that time, he was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Forum on Forests and to the International Tropical Timber Council, the governing body of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). For the United States Agency for International Development and other bilateral aid agencies, he has developed, implemented, and evaluated energy and environmental programs in, among other countries, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Estonia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. He has also served as a Presidential Management Fellow at USAID.

Bates College

Auer was appointed as the Dean of Faculty of Bates College on July 1, 2013. Auer has received more than a dozen teaching awards including the President's Award.[5] On February 1, 2017, it was announced that Auer was appointed to a senior level position within the University of Georgia by the college's president, Clayton Spencer.[6] Auer focused on recruiting faculty from diverse and underrepresented groups and strengthening computational sciences curricula at the college.[7]

University of Georgia

In early February 2017, the University of Georgia announced that Auer had been named dean of the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. He assumed office on July 1, 2017 following an induction ceremony.[8] Priorities during Auer’s term have included increasing the size of the faculty, new curricula, and theory-to-practice research impact.[9]

Notable publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bates Dean of the Faculty and VP for Academic Affairs Matthew Auer appointed dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. 2017-02-01. 2017-02-16.
  2. Web site: Matthew Auer, Indiana University honors dean, named Bates College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty News Bates College. www.bates.edu. 2016-02-26.
  3. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/8608.html Indiana University, "Matthew Auer named dean of Hutton Honors College"
  4. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/6091.html Indiana University, "Five IU Faculty Members Named Academic Leadership Program Fellows"
  5. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/1941.html Indiana University, "Indiana University Founders Day 2005"
  6. News: Bates Dean of the Faculty and VP for Academic Affairs Matthew Auer appointed dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. 2017-02-01. 2017-02-16.
  7. Web site: Computer science as liberal arts 'enabler' . 2016-02-22. 2023-01-06.
  8. Web site: Matthew Auer named dean of UGA School of Public and International Affairs UGA Today. news.uga.edu. en. 2017-02-16.
  9. Web site: $5m grant will strengthen conservation in Liberia UGA Today. news.uga.edu. en. 2023-01-08.