Robert Kaufman Named Associate Dean in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Robert Kaufman, professor of Sociology, has been named Associate Dean in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Professor Kaufman has been a faculty member at Ohio State since 1985, rising through the ranks here from assistant professor to professor. He served Sociology as its Chair from 2002 to 2006 and its Director of Graduate Studies from 1989 to 1992. He has received five grants from the National Science Foundation, including a current grant to increase the diversity of PhD students in SBS. He has won awards for his research and his teaching and mentoring.