Sonya Forte Duhé has been named associate vice president in USC's Office of Research and Health Sciences. She will be responsible for fostering faculty research and creative and scholarly activity across all disciplines.
Duhé will maintain relations with faculty and be a visible link to the Office of the Vice President for Research; serve as a liaison to relevant academic institutes and centers working with USC's Sponsored Awards Management Team; facilitate enhancements to the Office of Undergraduate Research; and provide strategic direction for and coordination of media, marketing research, and economic development opportunities for both internal and external research-related communications with particular emphasis on USC's national image.
"Dr. Duhé's leadership abilities, faculty perspective, and expertise in communications make her appointment to my office a key step in the continued growth of the University's research program, research campus enterprise, and leading role in the development of South Carolina's economy," said Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences. "I am confident that her high energy level and collaborative approach will be valued by the University's internal and external constituents."
In the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Duhé will continue to conduct research in applied broadcast and risk and crisis communications and continue to teach in "Senior Semester," a daily live television news program that she helped create. She also was instrumental in developing the minor for the School of the Environment (SOE) and was director of the minor program from 1996 to 2000. She serves on the SOE Dean's Advisory Board.
Duhé completed a yearlong American Council on Education (ACE) fellowship, working with the chancellor of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. After returning to USC, she served as special assistant to the provost for strategic directions and initiatives.
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