Karen A. Holbrook, Ph.D., became the Interim President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on April 18, 2016. She is a higher education consultant and until recently the Senior Advisor to the President at the University of South Florida, where she also served as the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, followed by Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and International Research. Dr. Holbrook served as the President of The Ohio State University from 2002-2007 and was previously the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Georgia; Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida; and Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Biological Structu...