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Dr. Catherine Mateer has been appointed associate vice-president academic planning for a term of five years, effective July 1. Mateer has been in the position in an acting capacity since last July. Her appointment was confirmed in a ratification vote of more than 96 per cent.
“Dr. Mateer has a track record of success as a teacher, a researcher and as an academic administrator. She has an understanding and appreciation of the diverse methods and approaches to education and research across the university, and a commitment to quality in all of the university’s programs,” says vice-president academic Jamie Cassels. “The appointment committee was impressed with her intellectual capacity, breadth of experience, professionalism and commitment to the university.”
Mateer, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and her PhD from the University of Western Ontario.
She joined UVic in 1994 as a professor in the psychology department and the director of clinical training for the graduate program in clinical neuropsychology. Her research interests include cognitive and behavioral rehabilitation, particularly with respect to attention, memory, awareness, and executive functions. She works primarily with adults and children who have sustained traumatic brain injury, individuals with schizophrenia, and cognitive disorders of aging.
Mateer also co-chairs, with associate vice-president academic and student affairs Jim Anglin, the new provost’s advisory council, which coordinates academic and support services for the success and well-being of UVic students.
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