Shelly Chabon, Ph.D., is serving as Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Chabon has worked in a university setting for over 35 years. She formerly served as Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Dean of Interdisciplinary General Education, as Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences in the PSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and as Chair and Professor in Speech and Hearing Sciences. As Vice Provost she directed leadership training, served as a liaison with union representatives, and oversaw general education including University Studies and PSU’s Honors College.
Chabon earned a B.A. degree from Brooklyn College, an M.S. in speech-language pathology from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in audiology from Towson State University, a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and completed postdoctoral studies at Howard University. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), recipient of the Dorothy Dreyer award for Volunteerism, and the Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in Higher Education, received the Honors of the Association in 2021, and was the 2012 ASHA President.