About CBCS
Dean's Office
Julie Serovich, PhD
Dr. Julie Serovich assumed leadership as dean of the College of Behavioral and Community
Sciences (CBCS) at the ±«Óãtv (±«Óãtv) in July 2012. Prior to coming
to ±«Óãtv, she was chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Science at
The Ohio State University (OSU).
At ±«Óãtv, Serovich assumed leadership of a college that was created in 2008 to prepare
students, scholars, human service providers, policymakers, and others involved in
quality of life issues for work that affects many diverse populations. CBCS currently
enrolls nearly 3,100 students and generates upward of $29 million in research contracts
and grants each year.
CBCS is one of 14 colleges and schools at ±«Óãtv. Its collaborative units and academic
strength position faculty, students, and staff to lead ±«Óãtv's ascension to prominence
as a research university with notable state, national, and international impact. The
college incorporates one of the largest behavioral health research and training institutes
in the country, focused on multidisciplinary collaborations and a strong research
continuum.
Her work began more than two decades ago at Texas Tech University, where, after receiving
her doctorate from the University of Georgia, she was named an assistant professor
of marriage and family therapy in 1991. Also a graduate of Loyola College, Baltimore,
she joined the OSU faculty in 1995 and was named the inaugural director of the Couples
and Family Therapy