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TRANSITIONS: Cannabis-Hemp Center Leaders

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Professor Cameron Carter and Associate professor Li Tian, newly appointed co-directors of the Cannabis and Hemp Research Center.

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  • Professor Cameron Carter and Associate Professor Li Tian represent medicine and agriculture at the new center
  • New faculty chair and director for EPM: Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management program
  • Hendry Ton named associate vice chancellor of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Professor Dori Borjesson named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University

Professor Cameron Carter of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor Li Tian of the Department of Plant Sciences have been appointed co-directors of the Cannabis and Hemp Research Center.

鈥淚 am thrilled to have two leaders representing our university鈥檚 expertise in agriculture and medicine, which are essential cornerstones of the center鈥檚 research,鈥 Vice Chancellor of Research Prasant Mohapatra said in a Jan. 30 news release in announcing the center鈥檚 first leadership appointments.

嘿嘿视频 established the Cannabis and Hemp Research Center last year based on recommendations from a multidisciplinary work group that identified several research needs that the university was uniquely positioned to address.

鈥満俸偈悠 is filling an important gap in the knowledge related to cannabis and hemp production, policy, use and testing through the center鈥檚 research, and these academic leaders will play a critical role in our global impact,鈥 Mohaptra said.

Read more about Carter and Tian in the Jan. 30 news release.


The Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management, or EPM, program, housed in the John Muir Institute of the Environment and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has a new faculty chair and a new director:

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Lubell
  • Mark Lubell, the new faculty chair, is a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, and director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior. He studies cooperation problems and decision-making in environmental, agricultural and public policy. Field research topics include water management, sustainable agriculture, adaptive decision-making, climate change policy, local government policy, transportation behavior, plant disease management, invasive species, and policy/social network analysis.
  • David Bunn returns to 嘿嘿视频 (he鈥檚 a graduate and former employee) as the EPM director, after having served since 2015 as director of the state Department of Conservation. He holds three 嘿嘿视频 degrees (Bachelor of Science in wildlife biology, Master of Science in international agricultural development and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Group in Ecology). His previous positions at 嘿嘿视频 included associate director of the International Programs Office (now Global Engagement) in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and international project manager at the One Health Institute in the School of Veterinary Medicine.


Hendry Ton, a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has been named 嘿嘿视频 Health鈥檚 associate vice chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, after having served since 2017 as the health system鈥檚 interim associate vice chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion. He reports to Renetta Garrison Tull, vice chancellor of  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and has a dotted-line reporting relationship with David Lubarsky, vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and 嘿嘿视频 Health CEO.

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Ton

In his new role, Ton manages and directs health equity, diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives across 嘿嘿视频 Health, including the School of Medicine, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Medical Center and Practice Management Group, in collaboration with the 嘿嘿视频 Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Office of Campus Community Relations.

Ton is also associate dean for faculty development and diversity in the School of Medicine, and oversees the Center for Reducing Health Disparities, where he is the director of education.

Ton, who presents nationally on cultural competence, education and system change, has authored a training program that teaches health care leaders how to make culturally and linguistically appropriate system changes across their organizations. Actively involved in connecting underserved communities with quality health care, Ton is the founding medical director of the Transcultural Wellness Center of Asian Pacific Community Counseling, a community clinic that serves the mental health needs of Sacramento鈥檚 diverse Asian and Pacific Islander communities.


Dean Michael Lairmore of the School of Veterinary Medicine says Dori Borjesson 鈥渨ill leave a big impact behind鈥 when she departs July 20 to become the new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University.

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Borjesson

鈥淒uring her tenure as chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, she led strategic initiatives to renew faculty ranks, improve administrative policies, and expand research programs in basic sciences and translational medicine,鈥 Lairmore said in a message to the school.

In addition to her roles as a professor and chair, Borjesson works as a clinical pathologist and is actively engaged in clinical service and research. She served as the inaugural director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures from 2015 to 2019 and continues to direct the Clinical Regenerative Medicine Laboratory.鈥

She is a multiple-degree alumna of 嘿嘿视频. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine degrees and completed a residency in clinical pathology at the school and a Ph.D. in comparative pathology at the Center for Comparative Medicine.

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