Kevin Guskiewicz
12th Chancellor of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Assumed office
February 6, 2019
Acting: February 6, 2019 – December 13, 2019
Preceded byCarol Folt
Personal details
Born (1966-04-08) April 8, 1966
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseAmy Guskiewicz
Children4
EducationWest Chester University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (MS)
University of Virginia (PhD)

Kevin Guskiewicz (born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator who is the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] He gained prominence as a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center,[2] and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center.[3] He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.[4] On January 1, 2016, he became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.[5] On February 6, 2019, he was announced as interim chancellor,[6] and on December 13, 2019, he was named chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors.[7]

Education and career

A Greater Latrobe High School athlete who participated in football and tennis,[8] Guskiewicz graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor's in athletic training in 1989,[9] from University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree, where he worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and from University of Virginia with a Ph.D. in 1995.[10] He was a member of the National Football League’s head, neck and spine committee,[11] and partnered with the NCAA.[12]

Personal life

Guskiewicz was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and four children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Office of the Chancellor - UNC Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. ↑ http://www.iprc.unc.edu/research_sports.shtml
  3. ↑ "In the news". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Guskiewicz - MacArthur Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Guskiewicz named next dean of College of Arts and Sciences". 29 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Guskiewicz appointed interim chancellor | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Guskiewicz voted in as new UNC-CH chancellor". CBS17.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  8. ↑ Skubek, Randy. "Physician, ex-GL player discusses concussions at PSU conference." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Latrobe Bulletin, April 28, 2005, p. A13 (subscription required).
  9. ↑ "WCU Alumni, Kevin Guskiewicz, Receives MacArthur Award - West Chester University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  10. ↑ Megan Walsh (2010-12-06). "UNC's Guskiewicz a leader in concussion research". The Daily Tar Heel.
  11. ↑ "NFL Player Health & Safety".
  12. ↑ NOCSAE awards grants for concussion-related studies, Marta Lawrence, NCAA.org
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