Biography and expertise

Dr. M. Gary Sayed became dean of the College of Health Professions in August 2023. He holds a master’s degree in radiochemical synthesis from the University of Iowa. He earned a Ph.D. in radiological science from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo and an Ed.D. in higher education management from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Texas State University, he served as dean of health, human service and nursing at California State University Dominguez Hills; Dean and Chief Academic Officer at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles; and Chairman of the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Education

Doctorate Degree

EDD in Higher Education Management

University of Pennsylvania, 2008

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

University of Toledo, 1996

Master's Degree

MS in Chemistry

University of Iowa, 1991

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Nuclear Medicine Science

Univ of the Incarnate Word, 1988