Rick Gill has been dean of undergraduate education since July 1, 2022. He works with students on research and outreach projects related to environmental sustainability and indigenous knowledge in Utah, Samoa, New Zealand and Hawaii. He is a passionate advocate for undergraduate students and has been instrumental in developing the UNIV 101: BYU Foundations for Student Success course.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from BYU and a Ph.D. in ecology from Colorado State University. He conducted postdoctoral research at Duke University before he began his first faculty position at Washington State University. He served a Samoan-speaking mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Auckland, New Zealand.
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