Claire E. Sterk | |
|---|---|
| 20th President of Emory University | |
| In office September 1, 2016 – August 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | James W. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Gregory L. Fenves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claire Elizabeth Sterk 1957 (age 66–67) Netherlands |
| Residence(s) | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Education | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Erasmus University (PhD) University of Utrecht (DRS) |
| Profession | Academic administrator |
| Website | https://web.gs.emory.edu/vulnerability/faculty/bios/sterk-claire.html |
Claire Elizabeth Sterk is a Dutch scientist and Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health at Emory University.[1] Sterk held faculty positions in anthropology, sociology, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Emory.[2] From 2016 to 2020 she served as president of Emory University.[3]
Research
Sterk has been Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health at Emory since 2000. Sterk is a leading figure in both public health and anthropology studying addiction, mental health, and HIV/AIDS. She was the first person to identify the risk of HIV infection due to unprotected sex among crack cocaine users.
Sterk received a PhD in sociology from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and her doctorandus degree in medical anthropology from the University of Utrecht.[4] Her undergraduate degree is from the Free University in Amsterdam.[2]
Sterk is the author of two books—Fast Lives: Women Who Use Crack Cocaine and Tricking and Tripping: Prostitution in the Era of AIDS.[5] She has since written another book.[6] She has also published more than 100 articles and book chapters.[6]
She became President of Emory on September 1, 2016.[2] Prior to that time, she had served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.[4] She held the position of president in the Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco section of the American Sociological Association.[6] Sterk is the principal investigator of Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health, which is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.[2]
In November 2019, Sterk announced that she would resign as Emory president at the end of the 2019–2020 school year and return to teaching in the Rollins School of Public Health.[7]
Sterk speaks four languages.[2]
Honors and awards
She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2018 [8] and elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.[9]
References
- ↑ "Claire E. Sterk, University Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs". Emory University. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Claire E. Sterk". whsc.emory.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Emory President Claire E. Sterk announces retirement, effective August 2020". news.emory.edu. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- 1 2 "Internationally acclaimed public health researcher and academic leader Claire E. Sterk named Emory University's next president". news.emory.edu. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ Books : "Claire Sterk", at Amazon
- 1 2 3 "Claire E. Sterk, PhD | Emory University | Atlanta GA". web.gs.emory.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ Downey, Maureen (April 7, 2020). "Reports: President of University of Texas at Austin coming to Atlanta to lead Emory". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 85 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02.