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Colleen M. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., is senior vice provost for research and creative activities at Hofstra University. A nationally recognized research executive who has secured millions of dollars in external funding, she previously served as vice president for research and creative activity at North Dakota State University and held senior leadership roles at the National Science Foundation and Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Linguistic Society of America.

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