Dr. Bryan K. Slinker, executive associate dean and chair of veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacology and physiology, has accepted the position of interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Slinker will serve in that position beginning Nov. 1 and extending until June 30, unless a new dean is in place before then.
“Most of you know Bryan as a thoughtful, objective, and very effective leader. He has done a great job as chair of the department of veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacology and physiology (VCAPP) for the last nine years, and I have no doubt that he will perform at the same level as interim dean,” said Warwick Bayly, provost.
Slinker, a VCAPP professor, received his B.S. in zoology from the College of Idaho in 1976, and his D.V.M. and Ph.D. degrees from WSU in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Cardiovascular Research Institute of the University of California, San Francisco, and then served as an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University of Vermont from 1986-1992, before returning to WSU in 1992. He has served as the chair of the VCAPP since 1999.
Slinker’s research focuses on heart and cardiac muscle function. He has more than 50 publications in books and scientific journals, principally in the American Journal of Physiology, Circulation Research, Cardiovascular Research, and Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.
Terry McElwain will continue as executive associate dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Doug Jasmer will still serve as associate dean for student and academic affairs and Rick DeBowes remains as associate dean for development and external relations. Steve Simasko will serve as the interim chair of VCAPP while Slinker is serving as interim dean.
A search for a new dean will commence as soon as possible.
