Welcome Dean James Hannon

James Hannon, Ph.D., became the new Dean of Kent State University’s College of EHHS on July 1, 2017. Previously, Hannon served as professor and assistant dean of Academic Affairs and Research for the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. 

Hannon succeeds Daniel Mahony, Ph.D., who left in 2015 to become president of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. For the last two years, Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., associate professor of Higher Education Administration, has served as interim dean of the college.