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Dana Veron, associate provost for faculty development, is responsible for facilitating the ongoing development of programs and policies that increase faculty success as they navigate their careers at UD. She joined the faculty of the School of Marine Science and Policy in 2006, focusing on the impact of changing surface conditions on regional climate.

During her time at UD, she has served in several leadership positions, including the director of the environmental science and management graduate program, director of environmental studies, director of the climate scholars’ program, director of environmental science, director of First State Marine Wind, Director of the Gerald J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub and as associate chair of the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences. A former co-director of UD’s Faculty Achievement Program, Veron has significant experience supporting peer-mentoring in small group settings, creating and implementing faculty professional development workshops focused on work-life synergy, time management, and preparation of dossier materials for evaluation, promotion, and tenure. She has served as member and chair of the Faculty Senate’s Student and Faculty Honors Committee and as a member of the Provost’s Task Force on Equity in Promotion. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from the State University of New York, College at Geneseo, and a doctorate in oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.