About the Dean
Scott Coltrane was appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2008. He comes to the UO from the University of California at Riverside, where he was most recently Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
"Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are among the finest researchers and teachers in the world," said Dean Coltrane. "My goal for the college is to sustain an intellectual environment that promotes new ways to understand the world and applies that knowledge to make the world a better place."
Dean Coltrane is a professor of Sociology whose research focuses on fathers and families. Working with psychologists and other social scientists, he investigates why and when men become involved in housework and child care and how this influences their spouses, their children and their marriages.
He has explored these topics in different historical periods, ethnic groups, family types and policy contexts. He is the author of four books and over fifty scholarly journal articles and chapters and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Coltrane earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from UC Santa Cruz.
Read Dean Coltrane's column in the latest issue of Cascade magazine.