Dean, College of Pharmacy University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island We are pleased to share with you the hire of Kerry LaPlante as Dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island, effective January 2, 2024.A licensed clinical pharmacist, LaPlante is an internationally recognized expert on antibiotic use, antimicrobial resistance, and health policy implementation. Over the course of her clinical and scientific career, she has published more than 140 peer-reviewed research articles. She has received uninterrupted funding from more than 30 successfully awarded research grants—totaling more than $21 million—as principal or co-investigator from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and research divisions in the pharmaceutical industry.LaPlante joined URI in 2004 as an associate professor of pharmacy, rising to full-tenured professor in 2015. LaPlante earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Wayne State University’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, MI, and her bachelor’s degree in biology from Canisius University in Buffalo, NY.The University of Rhode Island’s full announcement of Kerry LaPlante’s appointment can be found here.Amy Segal led this search with Miguel Santiago and Olivia McVicker.
