ISU names new associate vice president for health sciences
After a national search, Idaho State University officials selected Dr. Christopher T. Owens as ISU’s new associate vice president for health sciences serving the Pocatello campus.
Owens has held the position on an interim basis since January.
“I am very excited to have been selected for this position and to be able to continue working with the many departments and programs that make up the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences,” Owens said.
Owens assumed his new role on August 28, and his duties include providing leadership and support for all academic programs within the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, managing the Division’s day-to-day operations on the Pocatello campus and promoting faculty development and research.
Owens, who spent eight years in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a hospital corpsman, holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a master’s degree in public health from ISU and a bachelor’s degree in German with a minor in philosophy from Utah State University.
From 2003-08, Owens served as the staff coordinator for the Idaho Drug Utilization Review project, which conducted educational interventions and collected and analyzed drug use data for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
“Dr. Owens brings a tremendous understanding of interdisciplinary practice and teaching as well as knowledge of ISU to this new role. We’re fortunate to have him on board,” said Dr. Rex Force, ISU’s vice president for health science.
