Warm congratulations to our Duke faculty who have been promoted or appointed to the rank of full professor. This milestone is the culmination of a rigorous and thorough review by the faculty’s peers inside and outside Duke and by the academic leaders at the department/division, school and campus levels. The review process looks for distinction, leadership and impact in research, teaching, and engagement and for prominence in the faculty’s area of expertise nationally and internationally. These faculty colleagues represent all the facets of academic excellence that are essential to fulfilling Duke’s core mission of discovery, education and engagement.

- Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Information provided by the Office of Institutional Research includes recently promoted faculty at the professor rank with appointment dates of November 2021 to October 2022. Appointment dates are July 1, 2022 unless otherwise noted.

Law School

• Christopher Buccafusco, Edward & Ellen Schwarzman Professor (see related article)
• Benjamin Grunwald, Professor
• Veronica Martinez, Professor
• Timothy Meyer, Professor
• Jedediah Purdy, Professor

Nicholas School of the Environment

• David Johnston, Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology
• Megan Mullin, Professor of Environmental Politics

Pratt School of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

• Sharon Gerecht, Paul M. Gross Distinguished Professor, 1/1/2022 appointment date (see related article)
• Aaron Kyle, Professor of the Practice (see related article)

Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Michael Gehm, Professor, 4/1/2022 appointment date
• Christ Richmond, Professor, 1/1/2022 appointment date (see related article)

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

• Christine Payne, Yoh Family Professor, 1/1/2022 appointment date
• Michael Zavlanos, Yoh Family Professor, 3/1/2022 appointment date

Sanford School of Public Policy

• Nicholas Carnes, Professor
• Anna Gassman-Pines, Professor

School of Medicine

Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

• David Yanez, Professor, 7/28/2022 appointment date

Cell Biology

• Michel Bagnat, Professor, 3/1/2022 appointment date
• Cagla Eroglu, Professor

Immunology

• Carolyn Coyne, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor, 3/1/2022 appointment date (see related article)

School of Nursing

• Michael Relf, Professor, 12/1/2021 appointment date

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

African & African American Studies

• Jasmine Cobb, Professor, 3/1/2022 appointment date

Biology

• Paul Magwene, Professor

Computer Science

• Debmalya Panigrahi, Professor

Cultural Anthropology

• Rebecca Stein, Professor

Economics

• David Berger, Professor
• Jeffrey DeSimone, Professor of the Practice
• Cosmin Ilut, Professor
• Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Professor

Evolutionary Anthropology

• Herman Pontzer, Professor
• Jenny Tung, Professor

German Studies

• Jakob Norberg, Professor, 1/1/2022 appointment date

Mathematics

• Jessica Fintzen, Professor, 1/1/2022 appointment date
• Hau-Tieng Wu, Professor

Music

• Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, Professor of the Practice

Philosophy

• Ásta, Professor

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Bridgette Hard, Professor of the Practice

Romance Studies

• Esther Gabara, Professor

Sociology

• Hedwig Lee, Professor (see related article)

Statistical Science

• Surya Tokdar, Professor

Learn More

• See a list of new faculty and read about this year's New Faculty Orientation.
• Register for a workshop on advancement and promotion (non-tenure track).
• Read about recently tenured associate professors.
• Explore resources and upcoming events.

By Maggie Elliott