Christine Kaunas, EdD, MPH is the Assistant Vice President for Interprofessional Practice, Education, & Research (IPER) at the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Health Science Center (now TAMU Health). She collaborates with the TAMU colleges of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine, the school of public health, the athletic training program, and the counseling psychology and nutrition departments to provide institutional leadership for interprofessional education (IPE). Since 2016, her work has been centered on building infrastructure for and removing barriers to IPE, providing IPE faculty development, and designing, implementing, and supporting interprofessional student learning. Dr. Kaunas’ research has focused on the relationship between institutional characteristics and IPE implementation. She is one of five founding members of the Texas Interprofessional Education Consortium, a Community of Practice engaged in elevating IPE across the state. Dr. Kaunas is also a faculty member in the Department of Medical Education in the TAMU School of Medicine.
Dr. Kaunas received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from DePaul University in Chicago, her master’s degree in public health (epidemiology) from San Diego State University, and her doctoral degree in higher education administration from Texas Tech University.
