The recently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education, Dr. Blye Frank, visited the Department of Educational Studies on April 19, 2011 to present his recent research into models of masculinity, and to meet EDST faculty and staff. Many EDST members listened to the talk, which focused on masculinity and health, then shared refreshments and conversations with Dr. Frank.
Dr. Blye Frank has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Education at UBC for a five-year term, effective April 1, 2011. Dr. Frank is an experienced educator and administrator who brings a strong commitment to excellence in research, teaching and academic leadership. He has an active research career and is currently conducting research in the areas of men, masculinities, and health. Dr. Frank served as principal investigator in the Exemplary Schools Project, a federally funded study on successful schools in Canada. He has held major research grants from the Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada for research in the area of masculinity and schooling. He has been involved in several international projects in Tanzania, Turkey, Pakistan and currently with a World Bank funded project in medical education reform in Kazakhstan. Frequently invited to present papers and keynote addresses to academic and professional conferences at the local, provincial, national and international level, Dr. Frank has appeared as an expert witness on human rights issues and has served on a number of local and national boards.
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