Dr. Brian Ellison
YEREVAN—The American University of Armenia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Brian Ellison as the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1.
Dr. Ellison will continue to support the development and implementation of the new strategic process for the University. Professor Ellison has served as both Interim Provost and Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUA.
Previously, Dr. Ellison held academic and administrative positions at the assistant levels, then tenured associate and full professor levels at the University of Idaho, Appalachian State University, the College of Charleston/University of South Carolina, and Missouri State University. Internationally, he has worked as a visiting professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, Liaoning Normal University in China, St. Petersburg State University in Russia, and as an Open Society Institute higher education consultant to Yerevan State University. Professor Ellison was a Fulbright Senior Scholar of Public Administration in Bulgaria, and Fulbright Hayes Scholar in Bulgaria and Turkey. His research focuses on public administration, local government, and economic development and has appeared in numerous journals and edited volumes.