Garnett S. Stokes, PhD

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Garnett S. Stokes has been provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at The Florida State University since 2011. The provost is chief academic officer and the second-highest ranking official after the president.

Stokes also holds an appointment as a professor in psychology at FSU. Her research focuses on personnel selection and promotion, and areas of individual differences such as life history, personality and values. She is a widely published scholar in the field of industrial and organizational psychology and one of the most respected psychologists in her field.

Prior to joining Florida State, Stokes was dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.

She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She earned two degrees from the University of Georgia: a doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology and a Master of Science. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson-Newman College.

As provost, Stokes oversees the overall academic mission of the university. She directs the allocation of academic resources; leads the development and enhancement of scholarship and research; evaluates the quality of academic activity; reviews all faculty appointments; and collaborates with the deans, faculty and officers of the university to promote academic excellence at all levels of the institution.

The deans of Florida State's 16 colleges, along with the Graduate School and the Division of Undergraduate Studies, and the dean of the Faculties report to Stokes. She also oversees the offices of Admissions, Records and Financial Aid; International Programs; the Learning Systems Institute; and Information Technology Services.