Arizona State University: New Regents Professor Is A Player-Coach Who Knows How To Win

Press release from Arizona State University:

February 15, 2022

Dave MacKinnon’s body has endured several injuries from years of playing hockey: a concussion, a separated shoulder, broken teeth and stitches in strange places.

“At 17, I thought it was cool to say I had stitches in my tongue,” MacKinnon said.

Decades later, he can brag about more substantial things. Like the fact that he is now considered one of Arizona State University’s top scholars.

MacKinnon was recently inaugurated as one of four Regents Professors for 2022, and news of the elite designation came as both a surprise and an honor.

“Given the people I know who are Regents Professors, I’m humbled to be in that group,” said MacKinnon, who is a Foundation Professor in the Department of Psychology in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “I’m very proud this comes from Arizona State University, which has been my home for 32 years now.”

This press release was produced by Arizona State University. The views expressed here are the author’s own.