Nivia Fernández Hernández
Nivia Fernández Hernández | |
|---|---|
| President of the University of Puerto Rico | |
Interim | |
| In office February 21, 2017 – May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Celeste Freytes (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Darrel Hillman Barrera (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Emory University University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus |
Nivia Aurora Fernández Hernández is a Puerto Rican dietetics and nutrition professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She was the interim president of the University of Puerto Rico in 2017.
Life
[edit]Fernández Hernández earned a B.Sc. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1975.[1] She completed a M.M.Sc. at Emory University in 1979.[1] She received an Ed.D. with a health sciences curriculum specialization from University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus in 1999.[1] Her dissertation was titled, The Theory of Adult Education: Comparative Analysis of Models and Their Applications in Higher Education in Puerto Rico. César Rosario was her doctoral advisor.[1]
Fernández Hernández was the vice president of academic affairs of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).[2] In this role, she contributed to the development of the 2017 to 2022 strategic plan.[2] On February 21, 2017, she became its interim president, succeeding Celeste Freytes.[2] During her tenure, there was a student strike that kept the school closed for nearly two months.[3] In May 2017, this led the resignation of Fernández Hernández and three members of the board of governors.[3] She was succeeded by interim president Darrel Hillman Barrera.[4] On January 1, 2022, she became the interim dean of academic affairs.[5]
Fernández Hernández is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Nutritionist/Dietitian (LDN), and holds is Certified Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.[6] She is a full professor of dietetics and nutrition at the UPRRP College of Natural Sciences.[7] She is the coordinator of its Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics with Supervised Experiential Learning (MSND-SEL).[6]
Fernández Hernández has two children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fernández Hernández, Nivia Aurora (1999). The Theory of Adult Education: Comparative Analysis of Models and Their Applications in Higher Education in Puerto Rico (Ed.D. thesis). University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. OCLC 44613725.
- ^ a b c "Designan a Nivia Fernández presidenta interina de la UPR". Diálogo UPR (in Spanish). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Puerto Rico university chief resigns ahead of arrest order". NBC News. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Junta de Gobierno de la UPR nombra nuevo Presidente Interino para la institución". Universidad de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Nombramientos Dra. Nivia Fernández como Decana Internia de Asuntos Académicos y Sra. Zulyn Rodríguez como Registradora – Recinto de Río Piedras" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "GRADUATE PROGRAM – Programa Didáctico en Dietética". Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "DIRECTORY – Programa Didáctico en Dietética". Retrieved 2024-08-16.