Associate Director, Science and Security
Dustin L. Yocum, MBA
Dustin Yocum serves as the Associate Director for Science & Security at UNC, where he leads strategic initiatives that strengthen research security, fosters compliance, and supports the university’s scientific enterprise. With a background in research operations and risk management, he works across departments to implement policies that protect institutional integrity while enabling innovation.
Prior to working in Science & Security, Dustin spent a decade working in human subjects research compliance. He holds an MA in Gerontology from Eastern Illinois University and an MBA from the University of Illinois.