Michelle Malott Named Dean of College of Social & Natural Sciences
Michelle Malott has been named the next dean of MSUM’s College of Social and Natural Sciences.
This summer she’ll replace the current dean, mathematics professor Ron Jeppson, who’s held that post for more than a decade. He intends to return to the classroom.
Malott, now the chair of the university’s biosciences department, joined the faculty here in 2001 following a year teaching biology at the University of Central Arkansas. She’s also worked as a postdoctoral cancer research fellow at Eli Lilly and Company and as a senior research technician for the environmental toxicology research program at the University of Mississippi. She earned her doctorate in biomedical sciences from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
As dean, Malott will oversee 10 academic departments and 90 faculty in the College of Social and Natural Sciences. A molecular biologist, Malott’s research and teaching interests are in the areas of molecular ecology and the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic research.