Kimberly Horn, EdD

A career-long academic leader and scholar, Dr. Horn has worked at major universities for almost 20 years.

• West Virginia University and Virginia Tech, both public land grant institutions focused on serving the people of central Appalachia, and The George Washington University, a private university one mile from the White House.

• Diverse institutions and settings lend a range of experiences in research and education across the public and private sectors, and also foster a diverse, broad network of colleagues.

• Her roles have ranged from professor to Associate Vice President giving her a sound grasp of the many facets of the academy.

Collaboration Successes
Central to her successes as an academic leader is Dr. Horn’s ability to apply collaborative innovation models to drive change in research culture and capacity, and to transform institutional policy and procedure.

• Dr. Horn’s collaboration approaches have resulted the joining of multiple institutions and public-private sectors to form regional research consortia, including major healthcare systems, local and state health organizations, notably in the health sciences.

• These collaborations spurred new lasting partnerships and productivity across researchers, clinicians, students, C-suite executives, and community members.

• Her collaboration expertise also has been applied to bringing together a range of academic and public-private stakeholders to set up new ways of administering academic research, such as infrastructure for rapid research, shared recruitment, shared training and staffing, and joint funding opportunities.

Dr. Horn is also a successful scientist and is Principle Investigator on 50+ funded research projects, spanning nearly 20 years of continuous federal funding, and over 120 peer-reviewed articles. Academic-private sector research collaborations have resulted in nationally recognized, signature health innovations. One of those innovations has helped thousands of teens and young adults around the world stop smoking cigarettes. Dr. Horn has received numerous awards of distinction and recognition for her research and leadership, including a top innovator award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Education
Dr. Horn received a Doctorate in Educational Psychology (EdD) from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

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