Sharon A. Bentley has been selected to serve as the 9th dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
We are pleased to announce that after a successful international search, Sharon A. Bentley has been selected to serve as the new dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science. Professor Bentley is currently professor of optometry, deputy dean of the Faculty of Health and director of the Centre for Vision and Eye Research at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. She will join the UC Berkeley community on February 3, 2025.
To learn more about Dr. Bentley, please use the links below to read the official campus announcement, as well as a short Q&A where the new dean talks about her early influencers, research interests, leadership style, proudest achievement, what she does for fun when she’s not working, and more.