Bernard Rousseau joins Texas Christian University as the Marilyn and Morgan Davies
Dean of the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. He brings more than 20 years
of experience in leadership roles at three Top 100, Carnegie R1 institutions – Vanderbilt
University, University of Pittsburgh and Saint Louis University.
Rousseau is a proven leader in increasing research expenditures, recruiting faculty,
appointing leaders, improving rankings, exceeding student retention rates and securing
gifts and pledges. His most recent leadership position was as dean of the Edward and
Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University, one of the largest
colleges at the university. He is a professor of speech, language and hearing sciences.
“Dr. Rousseau possesses an insightful understanding of academic leadership and a strong
commitment to student success,” said Floyd L. Wormley Jr., TCU provost and vice chancellor
for academic affairs. “He is dedicated to collaboration, strategic direction, excellence
in teaching and learning, and supporting faculty and staff. These distinguishing skills
will help Harris College achieve exceptional levels of teaching, learning, scholarship,
research and discovery.”
As dean, Rousseau will build upon Harris College’s renowned nursing and health science
enterprise to lead its next phase of growth and development. He will set priorities
and pathways to enhance and promote research, community-engaged scholarship and excellence
in undergraduate, graduate and professional education. He will advance the scholarly
activities of the faculty with a philosophy of professionalism and care.
“My vision for Harris College is to be a national leader in health sciences education
and student success and retention,” Rousseau said. “We will deliver a world-class,
integrated approach to health sciences education with unparalleled access to interprofessional
research training experiences, enhanced clinical opportunities through partnerships
with health care organizations, expanded community impact through health care initiatives
and talent development to address national workforce shortages. I look forward to
joining the TCU community to lead the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
and support its faculty, staff, learners and alumni.”
About the Dean
Rousseau has served as dean of the Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis
University, associate dean and department chair in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences
at the University of Pittsburgh, associate vice chair for research in the Department
of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Chancellor Faculty
Fellow at Vanderbilt University. He is president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Foundation, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and an associate
fellow of the American Laryngological Association. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s
in communicative disorders from the University of Central Florida, his Ph.D. from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Management in Health Care from the
Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management and a clinical fellowship
in speech-language pathology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He begins at TCU June 30.