Kristin Esterberg
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Kristin G. Esterberg | |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Boston University Cornell University |
| Known for | President of the SUNY Potsdam (2014–present) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociologist, University President |
Kristin G. Esterberg is an American sociologist and administrator who has been serving as the sixteenth president of the State University of New York at Potsdam since June 30, 2014.[1][2][3]
Biography
Esterberg was educated at Boston University where she received a bachelor's degree (B.A.) in philosophy and political science, magna cum laude (1982). She went on to earn a master's degree (M.A.) in 1988 and a Ph.D. in 1991 in sociology from Cornell University.
She started her career as a lecture of sociology at Cornell from 1990–1991 and was on faculty of the University of Missouri–Kansas City from 1991–1997. Between 1997 and 2008, she was an assistant professor, then an associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. While at UMass Lowell, she served as chair of sociology department from 2002–2004, associate provost from 2004–2007 and deputy provost 2007. From 2009 to 2014, she was provost and academic vice president at Salem State University. She was selected as the president of the State University of New York at Potsdam in 2014.
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