The Ohio State University College of Public Health

Dr. Fairchild will join Ohio State from the Texas A & M University, where she serves as associate vice president for faculty and academic affairs in the Health Science Center and formerly served as associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Public Health. She is also a professor in the university’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

Dr. Fairchild’s research and professional service have focused on public health ethics, including issues related to privacy, paternalism, panic and disease control.