Isiaah Crawford

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Isiaah Crawford
14th President of the University of Puget Sound
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
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Born Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Education St. Louis University (BA)
DePaul University (MA, PhD)

Isiaah Crawford is an American academic administrator and psychologist working as the 14th president of University of Puget Sound. [1]

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Education

Crawford earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University and master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from DePaul University. [2]

Career

Crawford completed his pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and worked as a specialist at Charter Barclay Hospital and DePaul University Community Mental Health Center. He operated his own private clinical practice from 1987 to 2008. [1]

Crawford previously served as provost and chief academic officer of Seattle University from 2008 to 2016 and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago from 2004 to 2008. [3] [4]

In 2016, Crawford was announced as the 14th president of the University of Puget Sound. [5]

Personal life

Crawford is openly gay and lives in Tacoma, WA with his spouse, Kent Korneisel, O.D. [6]

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References

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  2. "New UPS president: 'It's hard to listen your way into trouble'". The Seattle Times. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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  6. "Isiaah Crawford, Provost of Seattle University, Named President-Elect". www.pugetsound.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-10.