CHHS dean Catrine Tudor-Locke departing Charlotte; Yvette Huet named interim dean

Catrine Tudor-Locke, dean of the College of Health and Human Services, will leave her position effective June 30. Yvette Huet, professor in the college’s Department of Applied Physiology, Health and Clinical Sciences, will become interim dean.

Tudor-Locke has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Texas Woman’s University where she will be responsible for leading programs at three separate campuses. 

Since joining UNC Charlotte in 2019, Tudor-Locke started the accreditation process for the college’s recognition as a School of Public Health; led the development of its five-year strategic plan; partnered with the School of Data Science to establish a certificate and now undergraduate degree in sports analytics; and re-directed and built out existing research infrastructure to include a Research Council, Biostatistics Core, Research Enhancement Funds and Summer Faculty Fellows.

Huet, who is currently serving as interim chair of CHHS’s Epidemiology and Community Health Department, will begin her duties as interim dean July 1. A national search is planned for next academic year for a permanent successor.

During her University tenure, Huet has held several leadership roles, including executive director of the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success; interim co-vice chancellor for the Office of Research and Economic Development; director of the Health Services Research Doctoral Program; interim chair of the Applied Physiology, Health and Clinical Sciences Department; and manager of the UNC Charlotte Vivarium.