Margaret Everett Email & Phone Number

Margaret Everett currently serves as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Roger Williams University where she is responsible for academic programming and planning. Prior to her current position, Everett served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lesley University from 2018 to 2020. From 2012 to 2018, Everett held several administrative roles at Portland State University, including Interim Provost, Vice Provost for International Affairs, and Dean of Graduate Studies. She was also Professor of Sociology at PSU, where she served as Graduate Director. Margaret earned her PhD in Anthropology from Yale University, and a Bachelors of Arts from Smith College. Her areas of interest include health policy, health promotion and cultural dimensions of health and healing. Dr. Everett has conducted community based participatory research with Latino communities in Oregon regarding food access and healthy communities. She has published research about diabetes and the nutrition transition in Oaxaca, Mexico. Current research focuses on gender and health seeking among Pentecostals in Mexico. She is active in professional and community organizations and has served on the Executive Board of the Western Association of Graduate Schools and as Incoming Chair of the World Affairs Council of Oregon. Dr. Everett has served on numerous community boards and committees, including the Healthy Eating Active Living Coalition with the Multnomah County Health Department and the Genetic Research Advisory Committee of Oregon.

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