Meet Duke’s New Faculty

New faculty members contribute to the depth and dynamism of our academic community. Please join us in welcoming these new faculty who have chosen to make Duke their academic home. Browse the list of new faculty below and learn more about their backgrounds and areas of expertise.

The Office for Faculty Advancement is committed to serving all Duke faculty and providing them with the resources and support needed to succeed and thrive, and we invite you to take advantage of the resources and programs our office provides. These include our Faculty Advancement and Success (FAS) workshop series, our anti-racism programs and initiatives, and our best practices on inclusive teaching, mentoring, promotion and tenure, and wellness.

Divinity School

• Daniel Castelo, Professor, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Polly Ha, Associate Professor, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Zebulon Highben, Associate Professor of the Practice, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Ronald Rittgers, Professor, 6/1/21 start date (see related article)

Fuqua School of Business

• Nuno Clara, Assistant Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Kevin White, Professor of the Practice, 9/1/21 start date

Law School

• Emilie Aguirre, Associate Professor, 6/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Crystal Grant, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Melissa Hanson, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Nicole Ligon, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Jesse McCoy, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Sarah Bloom Raskin, Professor of the Practice, 8/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Shitong Qiao, Professor, 8/15/21 start date
• Thomas Wilson Williams, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Xiaomeng Zhang, Research Professor, 7/1/21 start date

Nicholas School of the Environment

• Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences & Policy, 1/1/22 start date (see related article)
• Shineng Hu, Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography, 5/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Nishad Jayasundara, Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Health, 1/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Brian McAdoo, Associate Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Pratt School of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

• Timothy Dunn, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, 7/1/21 start date
• Paul Fearis, Associate Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering, 7/1/21 start date
• Bryan Howell, Assistant Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering, 7/1/21 start date
• Cameron McIntyre, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Civil & Environmental Engineering

• Akhenaton-Andrew Jones, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, 7/1/21 start date

Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Tingjun Chen, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 8/1/21 start date
• Brian Hawkins, Associate Research Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 7/1/21 start date
• Alexander Kozhanov, Associate Research Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 9/1/20 start date
• Christopher Monroe, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 1/1/21 start date (see related article)

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

• Xiaoyue Ni, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, 11/1/20 start date (see related article)

Sanford School of Public Policy

• Stephen Buckley, Professor of the Practice, 5/13/21 start date (see related article)
• Frank Bruni, Professor of the Practice, 5/13/21 start date (see related article)
• Andrew Nurkin, Associate Professor of the Practice, 7/1/21 start date
• Jennifer Siegel, Professor, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Christopher Sims, Associate Professor of the Practice, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Alexandra Zagbayou, Associate Professor of the Practice, 1/1/22 start date (see related article)

School of Medicine

Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

• Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Associate Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 10/1/20 start date (see related article)
• Matthew Engelhard, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 1/1/21 start date
• Chuan Hong, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 8/1/21 start date
• Gina-Maria Pomann, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 8/1/21 start date
• Lisa Wruck, Associate Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 8/1/21 start date
• Anru Zhang, Instructor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, 9/1/20 start date

Cell Biology

• Chantell Evans, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, 9/1/21 start date
• Aleksandra Tata, Assistant Research Professor, Cell Biology, 11/1/20 start date

Immunology

• Edward Miao, Professor, Immunology, 5/1/21 start date

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

• Carolyn Coyne, Instructor, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, 4/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Han Kyu Lee, Assistant Research Professor, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, 1/1/21 start date
• Lihua Ye, Assistant Research Professor, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, 5/1/21 start date

Neurobiology

• Josh Huang, Professor, Neurobiology, 3/1/21 start date (see related article)

Population Health Sciences

• Eric Perakslis, Professor, Population Health Sciences, 7/1/21 start date

School of Nursing

• Jamison Lord, Consulting Associate
• Desi Newberry, Instructor, 9/1/21 start date
• Julee Waldrop, Instructor, 6/1/21 start date (see related article)

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Art, Art History & Visual Studies

• Franklin Cason, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, 1/1/21 start date
• Stephen Hayes, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, 7/1/21 start date

Chemistry

• Kathryn Haas, Associate Professor of the Practice, Chemistry, 8/1/21 start date
• James Parise, Associate Professor of the Practice, Chemistry, 1/1/22 start date

Computer Science

• Bhuwan Dhingra, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, 9/1/21 start date
• Matthew Lentz, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, 1/1/21 start date
• Michael Reiter, Professor, Computer Science, 1/1/21 start date
• Samuel Wiseman, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, 7/1/21 start date
• Fan Zhang, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, 7/1/21 start date

Dance

• Iyun Ashani Harrison, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Dance, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Economics

• Bocar Abdoulaye Ba, Assistant Professor, Economics, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Jason Baron, Assistant Research Professor, Economics, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Pengpeng Xiao, Assistant Research Professor, Economics 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Education

• Kisha Daniels, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Education, 7/1/21 start date

Evolutionary Anthropology

• Angel Zeininger, Assistant Research Professor, Evolutionary Anthropology, 7/1/21 start date

Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies

• Anna Storti, Assistant Professor, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

German Studies

• April Henry, Lecturer, German Studies, 7/1/21 start date

History

• Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Assistant Research Professor, History, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Music

• Sophia Enriquez, Assistant Professor, Music, 7/1/21 start date

Philosophy

• Kevin Richardson, Associate Professor, Philosophy, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Physics

• Marko Cetina, Assistant Professor, Physics, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Political Science

• Eric Mvukiyehe, Assistant Professor, Political Science, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Richard Salsman, Assistant Research Professor, Political Science, 7/1/21 start date
• Candis Watts Smith, Associate Professor, Political Science, 7/1/21 start date

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Tamar Kushnir, Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Cristina Salvador, Assistant Research Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience, 9/1/21 start date

Romance Studies

• Annette Joseph-Gabriel, Associate Professor, Romance Studies, 1/1/22 start date
• Sarah Quesada, Assistant Professor, Romance Studies, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Gabriel Richard, Associate Research Professor, Romance Studies, 1/12/21 start date (see related article)

Statistical Science

• Yuansi Chen, Assistant Professor, Statistical Science, 3/5/21 start date
• Alexander Fisher, Assistant Professor, Statistical Science, 8/1/21 start date
• Eric Laber, Professor, Statistical Science, 1/1/21 start date (see related article)

Theater Studies

• Douglas Jones, Associate Professor, Theater Studies, 1/1/22 start date

University Institutes & Centers

• Mercedes Bravo, Assistant Research Professor, Duke Global Health Institute, 9/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Patty Van Cappellen, Assistant Research Professor, Social Science Research Institute, 7/1/21 start date