Kelli Klebe, associate professor, Department of Psychology, will serve as dean of the Graduate School following a campus search, Provost Peg Bacon announced May 21.
“Dr. Klebe has held many leadership roles at UCCS and has had substantial success in generating external research grants,” Bacon said. “I believe her combination of scholarship and leadership make her an ideal person to lead graduate studies at UCCS.”
Klebe joined UCCS in 1990 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 1997. From 2007 to 2011, she served as chair of the Department of Psychology in addition to service as vice president and president of the UCCS Faculty Assembly.
She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and research methodology. Her research involves the application of quantitative methods to better understand psychological problems. An example is her work evaluating substance abuse programs for criminal offenders for the Colorado Department of Corrections.
She received the Faculty Assembly Service Award in 2006 and the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Teaching Award in 2003. She earned a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University and Ph.D, from the University of Minnesota.
Klebe will begin her new half-time position July 1. She replaces Jenenne Nelson who will retire June 30 after four years as dean and 20 years as a member of the UCCS faculty.
The search committee members included Michael Larson, associate vice chancellor, Academic Affairs, chair; Rebecca Duray, professor, College of Business; Tom Huber, professor, Geography and Environmental Studies; Rita Hug, senior instructor, Kraemer Family Library; Jeff Spicher, assistant professor, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and Stephanie Romero, program assistant, Graduate School.
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