Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg | |
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| Born | October 29, 1961 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, academic leader |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | 11th president of the University of Tampa |
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg (born October 29, 1961) is an American engineer and academic leader who currently holds the position of the 11th president at The University of Tampa.
Early life and education
Born into a Lebanese American family, Dahlberg grew up in the vicinity of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. She obtained her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. While employed at IBM, she pursued advanced studies at North Carolina State University, earning both a master's and a doctoral degree in computer engineering by 1993. Her doctoral research concentrated on assessing the reliability of extensive systems.
Academic career
Dahlberg’s academic journey began with a visiting assistant professorship at Winthrop University during 1994–1995. She then served as associate dean at the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1995 until 2013, focusing her research on wireless networking and computer science education.
In 2013, she assumed the deanship of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union, advancing to chief academic officer in 2014. Her leadership period overlapped with the Cooper Union financial crisis and tuition protests, which sparked debates regarding academic programming and institutional governance. Due to criticism from faculty and alumni alongside an investigation by the New York State Attorney General, she stepped down in 2015.
Between 2015 and 2019, Dahlberg was dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, where she also held a professorship in electrical engineering and computer science. On March 1, 2019, she took on the role of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University.
In December 2023, Dahlberg was appointed as the 11th president of University of Tampa, officially succeeding Ronald L. Vaughn effective June 1, 2024.