Rebecca Cameron named Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success
I’m pleased to announce that Rebecca Cameron will be moving into the role of Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success. Dr. Cameron has been serving as Chair of the Psychology Department and brings with her a deep understanding of the administrative operations of our campus, as well as the important role mental and emotional wellness plays in the success of our students, faculty, and staff.
Cameron received a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University, with a clinical internship at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System, followed by an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University. Cameron joined the Psychology faculty at Sacramento State in 2001 after two years on a temporary appointment at the University of San Francisco. She has spent most of her time since 2016 as Department Chair, except for a period of time away from Psychology as Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Support in the College of Business. Cameron’s extensive involvement in institutional service includes Faculty Senate, Senate Executive Committee, University Appointment, Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Committee, Academic Affairs Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee, leadership of the University-wide and Psychology-focused honor societies, Phi Kappa Phi and Psi Chi, as well as collaboration on projects with the PRIDE Center and service on the Transgender Inclusion Task Force.
Dr. Cameron’s scholarship has focused on stress and social support and on improving clinician competence in working with people with disabilities. Recently, she has been partnering with a research team at UC Davis on the American Heart Association-funded PRECISE study (Psychosocial Stressors and Exposomics on CV Health in underserved multi-ethnic populations in Northern California). She has continued to publish on disability issues, including a coauthored chapter on internalized ableism in the 2022 edited book, Clinical interventions for internalized oppression. Cameron has served on 53 thesis committees in her time at Sacramento State, including 20 as committee chair, and has mentored students in both the California Pre-Doctoral Program and the McNair Scholars Program.
Dr. Cameron has also prioritized professional and community service, including efforts to increase access to culturally competent mental health services for Asian American Pacific Islander and LGBTQ communities in Sacramento. She has served the American Psychological Association on the Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Subspecialties in Professional Psychology, and the Western Psychological Association as Co-chair of the 2017 Annual Convention. She has been recognized by SSIS with the Outstanding Community Service Award and the Sustained Excellence Award.
I believe Dr. Cameron’s record of academic distintinction and her ability to take on complex responsibilities with ease will be an enormous benefit to faculty success at this critical time for our campus. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Cameron on her interim appointment.
Carlos Nevarez
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
