excellence in teaching and learning and supporting faculty and staff. These distinguishing skills will help Harris College achieve exceptional levels of teaching, learning, scholarship, research and discovery,” said Floyd L. Wormley Jr, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.

As dean, Rousseau will build upon Harris College’s renowned nursing and health science enterprise to lead its next phase of growth and development. He will set priorities and pathways to enhance and promote research, community engaged scholarship and excellence in undergraduate, graduate and professional education. He will advance the scholarly activities of the faculty with a philosophy of professionalism and care.

“My vision for Harris College is to be a national leader in health sciences education and student success and retention. We will deliver a world-class integrated approach to health sciences education with unparalleled access to interprofessional research training experiences, enhanced clinical opportunities through partnerships with health care organizations, expanded community impact through health care initiatives and talent development to address national workforce shortages. I look forward to joining the TCU community to lead the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences and support its faculty, staff, learners and alumni,” Rousseau said.

Rousseau has served as dean of the Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University, associate dean and department chair in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, associate vice chair for research in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Chancellor Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University. He is president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and associate fellow of the American Laryngological Association. He earned his B.S. and M.A. in Communicative Disorders from the University of Central Florida, his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Master of Management in Health Care from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management and Clinical Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

About Harris College of Nursing and Heath Sciences at TCU
TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences is the original nursing school of Fort Worth, training the next generation of health care professionals since 1946. Today, with more than 2,000 students enrolled, the areas of study include applied health sciences, communication sciences and disorders, kinesiology, nursing, nurse anesthesia, occupational therapy, social work and the future area of study, physician associate (PA) studies. Harris College aims to transform global health through equitable, accessible and inclusive education, scholarship and innovation. To learn more, please visit Harris College’s website.

About Texas Christian University
Founded in 1873, TCU is a world-class, values-centered private university based in Fort Worth, Texas. The university comprises nine schools and colleges offering 117 areas of undergraduate study, 62 master’s level programs and 37 areas of doctoral study. Total enrollment stands at 12,980, including 11,152 undergraduates and 1,828 graduate students. The student/faculty ratio is 13.2:1, and 88% of TCU’s 776 full-time faculty members hold the highest degree in their discipline. TCU consistently ranks among the top universities and colleges in the nation, and the Horned Frog family consists of more than 100,000 living alumni. For more information, please visit TCU’s website.