Tamara L. Brown, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington, is the University’s chief academic officer. She is also a professor of psychology in the College of Science. In her role as provost, she oversees the University’s nine colleges and schools along with key operational units such as the Division of Student Success, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, and more. Prior to joining UTA in 2022 and becoming its first Black female provost, Dr. Brown held executive dean, dean, and interim dean positions at the University of North Texas and Prairie View A&M University, where she also served as executive director of the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center. A trained clinical psychologist, Brown started her career as faculty at Medical University of South Carolina and later served as an associate professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky. She earned her doctoral and master’s degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Longwood College. She also has a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary.