April 12, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees appointed University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Health Professions faculty member Stephen N. Collier, Ph.D., professor emeritus at its April 8 meeting.
Collier received his doctorate in political science from Georgia State University and first joined the faculty at UAB in 1980 as associate dean and professor in the School of Community and Allied Health, now known as the School of Health Professions. He left UAB in 1985, going on to serve as president of the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, dean of the College of Health Professions, professor of Health Science and director of the Center for Health Policy and Workforce Research at Towson University.
Collier also served in the United States Navy for 24 years as an intelligence officer with a top security clearance, retiring at the rank of commander. He fostered international cooperation in higher education and the health profession by establishing linkages and faculty student exchanges with institutions in other countries. He has served the State of Kuwait as the evaluator of that country's public health graduate program.
Collier returned to UAB in 2003 and established the Office of Health Professions Education and Workforce Development in the School of Health Professions to address health workforce issues through research, publications, presentations and associated activities, achieving national acclaim for his expertise. He has served the school in numerous capacities, including chairing the Global Task Force for International Outreach.
About the UAB School of Health Professions
The UAB School of Health Professions is one of the nation's largest schools of health professions, with more than 1,500 students enrolled in 21 academic programs. Several graduate programs are nationally ranked, and the school is ranked No. 1 among all allied health schools for National Institutes of Health funding. The school offers degree programs in clinical and diagnostic sciences, health services administration, nutrition sciences, occupational therapy and physical therapy.