Shannon Collier-Tenison
Associate Dean Shannon Collier-Tenison has been named interim dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Collier-Tenison, an associate professor of social work, will replace Ann Bain, who was appointed UA Little Rock’s new executive vice chancellor and provost on Oct. 4.
Collier-Tenison graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hendrix College and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in social work from Washington University in St. Louis.
After beginning her career as a graduate advisor and assistant professor of social work at the University of Texas at Arlington, she joined the UA Little Rock School of Social Work as an assistant professor in 2006 and served as coordinator of the bachelor of social work program from 2010 to 2014. She also served as the restructuring liaison for the College of Social Sciences and Communication and as the interim co-director of the School of Social Work.
In addition, Collier-Tenison is an executive board member and treasurer of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and previously served on the boards of Women and Children First and Kaleidoscope Grief Center.
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