Dr. Jeannie Chapman was named dean of the College of Science and Technology (CST) in 2019.
She previously served as interim dean of CST starting in July 2018, when USC Upstate split its College of Arts and Sciences and created two separate entities: CST and its College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
CST houses disciplines focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It encompasses three academic units: the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems, the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering. All CST units offer undergraduate research, internship and service opportunities.
Chapman, who earned her Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the Medical University of South Carolina, is responsible for increasing visibility for programming already underway and for growth with the development of innovative cross-disciplinary initiatives. She hopes to create more opportunities STEM students currently enrolled at USC Upstate.
Originally of Newberry, S.C., Chapman joined USC Upstate as an assistant professor in 2005. She became an associate professor in 2011 and was named division chair of the university’s Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering in 2013.
Chapman earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry from the College of Charleston.