Marie Lynn Miranda

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Marie Lynn Miranda
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Miranda in 2012
10thChancellor of the
University of Illinois Chicago
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 5, 2023
Institutions Duke University
University of Michigan
Rice University
University of Notre Dame
University of Illinois Chicago
Thesis Essays on land management  (1990)
Doctoral advisor C. Peter Timmer

Marie Lynn Miranda (born 1962/1963) is an American economist, data scientist, and academic administrator. She became the tenth chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago and a vice president of the University of Illinois System in July 2023. She previously served as provost and professor of applied computational mathematics and statistics at the University of Notre Dame. A self-taught toxicologist and environmental scientist, Miranda researches children's environmental health and geospatial health informatics.

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Early life and education

Miranda was born in 1962or1963. [1] She is the first member of her family to be born in the United States. [2] In 1961, her parents and three brothers moved to South Bend, Indiana from Goa while her father, Constancio Miranda, was studying civil engineering. [2] He was later a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy. [3] She attended Catholic schools in Detroit. [2] Miranda earned an A.B. in mathematics and economics, summa cum laude , from Duke University in 1985. [4] [3] She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Duke University. [4] While attending Duke University, she worked as a student manager for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball under coach Mike Krzyzewski. [2] Miranda earned an M.A. (1988) and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. [4] [3] Her 1990 dissertation was titled, Essays on Land Management. [5] Peter Timmer, Lawrence Goulder, and Jerry Green served on her doctoral committee. [5]

Career

Miranda joined the faculty at Duke University in 1990. [3] [4] She is a self-taught toxicologist and environmental scientist and joined Duke's integrated toxicology and environmental health program in 1999. [3] [6] Miranda was the founding director of the Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI). [3] For nine years, she was the director of undergraduate programs for the Nicholas School of the Environment. [4] As a data scientist, her research focuses on geospatial health informatics. [7] From 2012 to 2015, Miranda was the Samuel A. Graham dean of the school of natural resources and environment at University of Michigan. [8] [4] With a quantitative methods background, she was a professor of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology at Michigan Medicine. [9] [7]

In 2019, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [4] [10]

Miranda was the Howard R. Hughes Provost and a professor of statistics at Rice University from 2015 to 2019. [3] [6]

From July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021, Miranda was the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost of the University of Notre Dame. [11] She succeeded Thomas G. Burish to become was the first woman and person of color to serve in the position. [2] [12] She was also a professor of applied computational mathematics and statistics at Notre Dame. [13]

In July 2023, Miranda became the tenth chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). [4] In that capacity, she is also a vice president of the University of Illinois System. [1] She also serves as a faculty member in both the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science.

Personal life

Miranda is married to Christopher Geron. [14] They have three children, two English Setters, and roughly 500,000 honeybees. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mabry, Laura (November 11, 2022). "Marie Lynn Miranda named chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago". news.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Fosmoe, Margaret (2021-04-05). "A Wild Ride". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sturdivant, Christina (2015-09-07). "Miranda Specializes in Environmental Advocacy, Safety". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Biography". University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  5. 1 2 Miranda, Marie Lynn (1990). Essays on Land Management (Ph.D. thesis). Harvard University. OCLC   26069580.
  6. 1 2 Petersen, Laura (January 29, 2020). "AAAS Fellow Marie Lynn Miranda Maps What Matters for Children's Environmental Health".
  7. 1 2 "Marie Lynn Miranda named provost of Rice University (via Passle)". Passle. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  8. ↑ "Marie Lynn Miranda Will Be the Next Provost at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana". Women In Academia Report. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  9. ↑ Miranda, Marie Lynn (2018). "Rice University's Curiosity-Driven Provost" (PDF). Association for Women in Science Fall Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  10. ↑ "AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2019 Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". 2022-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  11. ↑ "Marie Lynn Miranda stepping aside as provost". 2021-12-09.
  12. ↑ Crnkovich, Zef (2021-11-18). "Provost Marie Lynn Miranda Reflects on University, Catholic Education". Irish Rover. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  13. ↑ Elbow, Marion (2022-05-05). "Chancellor finalist Marie Lynn Miranda focuses on mental health, promoting equity in Q&A". The Badger Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  14. 1 2 "University of Illinois System welcomes new UIC chancellor and vice president of U of I System". massmail.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
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