Elizabeth (Liz) Dennison

Associate Dean, University of Alaska Anchorage

Elizabeth (Liz) Dennison, Ph.D., has served in University of Alaska Anchorage’s College of Arts and Sciences dean’s office as an associate dean since 2019. She heads the college’s efforts in student recruitment and retention through scholarship campaigns. Career readiness initiatives, especially promoting internships, is a top priority. Dennison spearheads the CAS Summer Camps.  As a professor of history, she teaches a wide range of courses, specializing in Russian culture and society. Dennison received her B.A. and M.A. in history at the University of Colorado Boulder and a Ph.D. in history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She has been at UAA since 1992.