Marie Lynn Miranda (born 1962/1963) is an American economist, data scientist, and academic administrator serving as the tenth chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago and a vice president of the University of Illinois System since 2023. She was previously the provost and a 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.
Marie Lynn Miranda | |
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.jpg) Miranda in 2012 | |
| 10th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Assumed office July 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Javier Reyes (interim) Michael Amiridis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962/1963 (age 60–61) United States |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| 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 |
Life and career
editMiranda was born in 1962 or 1963.[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 a A.B. in mathematics and economics, summa cum laude, from Duke University in 1985.[4][3] She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.[4] While attending Duke University, she worked as a student manager of the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball under coach Mike Krzyzewski.[2] Miranda earned a M.A. (1988) and 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]
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.[3] For nine years, she was the director of undergraduate programs for the Nicholas School of the Environment.[4] She is researches geospatial health informatics.[7] From 2012 to 2015, Miranda was 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 the Michigan Medicine.[9][7]
Miranda was the Howard R. Hughes Provost and professor of statistics at Rice University from 2015 to 2019.[3][6] In 2019, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4][10] From July 1, 2020, to 2023, Miranda was the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost of the University of Notre Dame and a professor of applied computational mathematics and statistics.[11][12] She succeeded Thomas G. Burish to become was the first woman and person of color to serve in the position.[2][12] In July 2023, Miranda became the tenth chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago.[4] She is also a vice president of the University of Illinois System.[1]
Miranda is married to Christopher Geron.[13] They have three children.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mabry, Laura (November 11, 2022). "Marie Lynn Miranda named chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago". news.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e Fosmoe, Margaret (2021-04-05). "A Wild Ride". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sturdivant, Christina (2015-09-07). "Miranda Specializes in Environmental Advocacy, Safety". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b Miranda, Marie Lynn (1990). Essays on Land Management (Ph.D. thesis). Harvard University. OCLC 26069580.
- ^ a b Petersen, Laura (January 29, 2020). "AAAS Fellow Marie Lynn Miranda Maps What Matters for Children's Environmental Health".
- ^ a b "Marie Lynn Miranda named provost of Rice University (via Passle)". Passle. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Miranda, Marie Lynn (2018). "Rice University's Curiosity-Driven Provost" (PDF). Association for Women in Science Fall Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Crnkovich, Zef (2021-11-18). "Provost Marie Lynn Miranda Reflects on University, Catholic Education". Irish Rover. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b "University of Illinois System welcomes new UIC chancellor and vice president of U of I System". massmail.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.