Denton, Texas -- Texas Woman’s has selected a veteran administrator, global leader in research and seasoned faculty member to serve as the university’s next dean of the College of Health Sciences.
Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD, begins her new role on July 1, 2025.
Tudor-Locke comes to TWU just as the university is poised for major growth. This fall, the university will open a new health sciences center, which will be a hub for collaborative health-related activities, including research, instruction, clinical services and community outreach. Additionally, the university has expanded its physical therapy and occupational therapy programs to the Denton campus.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke ¯ an internationally recognized scientist and accomplished academic administrator ¯ to our leadership team at Texas Woman’s University,” said Angela Bauer, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “Her experience leading a successful college at an R1 institution, particularly in advancing research infrastructure and enhancing student outcomes, will strengthen our growing impact in the health sciences across all three of our TWU campuses.”
Tudor-Locke’s research in physical activity assessment and promotion is recognized worldwide, and she has established a renowned research program on the promotion of walking throughout the lifespan and the development of objective measures of physical activity using wearable technology.
Over the last decade, Tudor-Locke has served as dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2019-2025); associate dean for research and administration at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017-2019); and kinesiology department chair, also at UM (2015-2017).
For the previous 17 years, Tudor-Locke held academic positions including adjunct faculty, research professor and visiting scholar at several institutions, among them Pennington Biomedical Research Center, University of Western Ontario, University of South Carolina, Arizona State University and University of Waterloo.
She earned a PhD in health studies and gerontology from the University of Waterloo; a master’s degree in kinesiology from Dalhousie University; and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from University of Lethbridge.
