Associate Dean
Areas of Responsibility
- ADA compliance
- CLAS IT
- CLAS Media & Communications
- CLAS Shared Services
- CLAS Representative to Historic Preservation Committee
- CLAS Representative to Compensation & Equity Committee
- CLAS Representative to the Land Use & Facilities Planning Committee
- CLAS Representative to the Parking & Transportation Committee
- College Compliance Officer
- College Grade coordinator
- Coordinate departmental computer networking activities
- Effort Certification Coordinator
- Foreign Gift and Contract Reports
- Institutional Effectiveness Report
- Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) major
- SACSCOC Accreditation
- Space and Facilities – renovations, new construction, and room scheduling and assignments
- TEAMS (non-faculty) grievances, sexual harassment, mentorship program, and general oversight
- Undergraduate Dean’s Office Scholarships
- Workshops and non-degree programs
Brief Biography
Margaret Fields joined the CLAS dean’s office in 2004. She earned her specialist in education degree in 2000 and a PhD in higher education administration in 2002 from College of Education. (opens in new tab)
Previously, Fields served as the coordinator of administrative services for UF’s zoology department (opens in new tab) and served as vice president of operations for a research institute after her stint with AT&T Information Systems Headquarters in New Jersey.
She is a former chair of the Board of Directors for the Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, (opens in new tab) North Central Florida American Red Cross and the chair-elect of the Board of Directors for Association of Psychological Type International, (opens in new tab) which is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The group is an international professional membership organization which promotes the practical application and ethical use of psychological type through continuous learning and research.
Fields’ research has focused on academic integrity and influencing factors such as gender, self-esteem and psychological type. Her most recent research concerns the relationship of standardized test scores and young students’ preferences for taking in information. She has recently published several articles and has authored a chapter in a book “Leadership & Type” (opens in new tab) and co-authored a book “Shape Up Your Program.” (opens in new tab)