{"690230":{"#nid":"690230","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Aaron Levine Named Interim Chair of Carter School of Public Policy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aaron-levine\u0022\u003EAaron Levine\u003C\/a\u003E will serve as interim chair for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, effective June 1. A search for the next chair of the Carter School will launch in fall 2026.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAaron is a trusted colleague and leader who will guide the Carter School expertly as we navigate this transition,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELevine led and implemented many transformational, high-impact efforts as the Ivan Allen College\u2019s associate dean for research and outreach. He supported interdisciplinary research during record-breaking years, expanded research support programs and excellence awards, communicated the impact of research to external and internal stakeholders, established connections with early-career faculty, and co-created a mid-career academy for associate professors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELevine will continue to serve as the interim executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/civicleadership.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership\u003C\/a\u003E and participate in the Faculty Executive Leadership Academy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELevine\u2019s research addresses the intersection of public policy and biomedical innovation, particularly in the context of stem cells, cell therapy, and assisted reproduction. He has a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from Princeton University, a M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and a B.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELevine will step down as Ivan Allen College\u2019s associate dean for research and outreach on May 31. Effective June 1, the senior associate dean for strategic initiatives position will expand to include college-wide outreach and strategic partnership efforts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn expedited internal search for the next associate dean for research will launch in summer 2026. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/richard-utz\u0022\u003ERichard Utz\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean for strategic initiatives, will temporarily oversee the College\u2019s research portfolio.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aaron-levine\u0022\u003EAaron Levine\u003C\/a\u003E will serve as interim chair for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, effective June 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Aaron Levine will serve as interim chair for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, effective June 1. "}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2026-05-11 18:36:50","changed_gmt":"2026-05-11 19:11:39","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680257":{"id":"680257","type":"image","title":"Aaron-Levine-preferred.jpg","body":null,"created":"1778526686","gmt_created":"2026-05-11 19:11:26","changed":"1778526686","gmt_changed":"2026-05-11 19:11:26","alt":"Aaron Levine","file":{"fid":"264501","name":"Aaron-Levine-preferred.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/11\/Aaron-Levine-preferred.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/11\/Aaron-Levine-preferred.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1167836,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/05\/11\/Aaron-Levine-preferred.jpg?itok=_Ei58hbF"}}},"media_ids":["680257"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMegan McRainey\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emegan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}