Deb Privott

Deb Privott

Assistant Dean for Public Engagement, Director of UAlbany in the High School and Part-Time Lecturer
College of Arts and Sciences
UAlbany in the High School
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
School of Criminal Justice
Debernee Privott
About

Committed to public engagement, Dr. Privott currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Public Engagement with the College of Arts & Sciences and as the Director of the UAlbany in the High School Program at the University at Albany. She also serves as a lecturer with the Rockefeller College’s School of Criminal Justice, where she earned her MA and PhD.

Dr. Privott graduated from Spelman College with her BA in Psychology. Passionate about action research, she was previously employed at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy at Clark Atlanta University, where she also worked with the Army Environmental Policy Institute. Dr. Privott has completed research related to youth justice with the Continual Improvement Project, now known as Service Outcomes Action Research, at the University at Albany. She has worked with several community initiatives; and she currently leads the Girls Inc. Eureka! Program partnership with UAlbany's College of Arts & Sciences, encouraging girls to be "strong, smart, and bold!"

Dr. Privott is a member of the first class of the Leadership Academy of the State University of New York Research Foundation, a recipient of the Girls Inc. Lifetime of Inspiration Award, University at Albany’s Initiatives For Women President’s Award, President's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, Faculty Advisor of the Year (UAlbany Fraternity & Sorority Life) Award, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Nu Tau Chapter) Women of Color Award. She is pleased to currently serve as Board Chair with the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, Board Member with Girls Inc., Academic Co-Chair with UAlbany's Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities. Understanding her "why," Dr. Privott is committed to completing her assignments here on earth, making the world a better place with every step.