Karen Klomparens has served as Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Graduate Education at Michigan State University since 1997 . She is a Professor of Plant Biology and is on leave as Director of MSU ’ s Center for Advanced Microscopy . With her graduate students , Dr . Klomparens published 60 peer-reviewed articles and 3 books on the topic of ultrastructural development of sporulating structures in fungi . Prior to becoming Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Welfare in 1994 , Dr . Klomparens was on a Fulbright-supported sabbatical at Cambridge University . Dr . Klomparens ’ passions as a Graduate Dean focus on completion issues for doctoral students , interdisciplinary graduate education , and inclusive excellence .
Klomparens and her colleagues developed a FIPSE ( U . S . Department of Education ) and Hewlett Foundation-supported program on “ Setting Expectations and Resolving Conflicts between Graduate Students and Faculty .” The program uses interest-based approaches to resolving conflicts and has been used in a variety of settings inside and outside of academe for the past 9 years . Klomparens served a 2-year term as the Chair of the Big Ten ( CIC ) graduate deans group and is currently serving on the CGS Board of Directors and Executive Committee , the AGS Executive Committee , and the GRE Board of Directors . Read More .
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Karen L . Klomparens , Michigan State University
Karen Klomparens has served as Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Graduate Education at Michigan State University since 1997 . She is a Professor of Plant Biology and is on leave as Director of MSU ’ s Center for Advanced Microscopy . With her graduate students , Dr . Klomparens published 60 peer-reviewed articles and 3 books on the topic of ultrastructural development of sporulating structures in fungi . Prior to becoming Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Welfare in 1994 , Dr . Klomparens was on a Fulbright-supported sabbatical at Cambridge University . Dr . Klomparens ’ passions as a Graduate Dean focus on completion issues for doctoral students , interdisciplinary graduate education , and inclusive excellence .
Klomparens and her colleagues developed a FIPSE ( U . S . Department of Education ) and Hewlett Foundation-supported program on “ Setting Expectations and Resolving Conflicts between Graduate Students and Faculty .” The program uses interest-based approaches to resolving conflicts and has been used in a variety of settings inside and outside of academe for the past 9 years . Klomparens served a 2-year term as the Chair of the Big Ten ( CIC ) graduate deans group and is currently serving on the CGS Board of Directors and Executive Committee , the AGS Executive Committee , and the GRE Board of Directors . Read More .