Dorian E. Traube, PhD, an expert on early childhood development, was installed as the Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis during a Feb. 15 ceremony in Brown Hall.
Traube was appointed dean in March 2023 and began her tenure Aug. 1. Previously, Traube was a professor in the Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on early child development, home visitation and telehealth solutions for families with young children.
“I am thrilled that Dorian Traube has joined the university to lead the Brown School,” Chancellor Andrew D. Martin said. “I know she will continue to advance the school’s mission of putting evidence-based research into practice. I also want to thank the Neidorff family and Centene Corporation for investing in the strategic vision of the university.”
Traube spearheaded the creation of Parents as Teachers @ USC Telehealth, a pioneering collaboration between a national home visitation model and a university-based telehealth clinic. This program provided virtual home visits, gaining recognition and awards while scaling up to 600,000 visits and training 12,000 home visitors.
Traube’s research, supported by prestigious organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Parsons Foundation, Queenscare Foundation and the Overdeck Foundation, also earned her a multimillion-dollar award for nationwide accessibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, she has served on the boards of the California Emerging Technology Fund and Child 360.