RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University has appointed Gail Hackett as provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Hackett also will serve as a professor of psychology in the university’s College of Humanities and Sciences. Her appointment is effective March 1.

Hackett has served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, since 2008.

Virginia Commonwealth President Michael Rao announced Hackett’s appointment on Monday in a news release.