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Say Hello to Duke's Newest Faculty!
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We invite you to browse the list of new faculty below and learn more about them, their research and teaching interests. New faculty members contribute to the depth and dynamism of our academic community and enrich our intellectual life. Please take the time to reach out and welcome them to Duke and to the community.
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 programs and initiatives, and our best practices on inclusive teaching, mentoring, promotion and tenure.
Information provided by the Office of Institutional Research includes regular rank faculty with start dates of July 2024 or later, plus off-cycle hires since last year’s list. Some are not new to Duke; their inclusion reflects recent appointment as regular rank faculty, or a return to Duke. Start dates are July 1, 2024 unless otherwise noted.
Divinity School
- Aaron Griffith, Assistant Professor of American Church History (see related article)
- Kevin Hart, Professor, Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor, 6/1/2024 start date (see related article)
Fuqua School of Business
- Angela Passarelli, Associate Professor of the Practice of Business Administration, 1/1/2024 start date
Law School
- Yaron Nili, Professor (see related article)
Nicholas School of the Environment
- Sarah Cooley, Assistant Professor of Planetary Health (see related article)
- Michael Kipp, Assistant Professor in Earth & Climate Sciences, 1/1/2024 start date (see related article)
- Yan Lin, Assistant Research Professor of Environmental Sciences & Policy, 8/1/2024 start date (see related article)
- Joshua Osterberg, Lecturer in Marine Science & Conservation, 8/1/2024 start date
- Tong Qiu, Assistant Professor of Ecology (see related article)
- Anais Roque, John Hope Franklin Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice (see related article)
- Jonathan Ryan, Assistant Professor of Ice & Climate Sciences (see related article)
Pratt School of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
- John Hickey, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date (see related article)
- Philip Romero, Assistant Professor, 8/1/2024 start date
- Ophelia Venturelli, Associate Professor, 8/1/2024
Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Marta Zaniolo, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date (see related article)
Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Julia Darcy, Assistant Research Professor, 1/1/2024 start date
- Emily Edwards, Associate Research Professor, 1/15/2024 start date
- Huanqian Loh, Assistant Professor
- Javier Pastorino, Assistant Professor of the Practice, 1/1/2024 start date
- Afsaneh Rahbar, Assistant Professor of the Practice, 1/1/2024 start date
- Emily Wenger, Assistant Professor (see related article)
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
- Hagen Eckert, Assistant Research Professor, 6/1/2024 start date
- Michela Geri, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date (see related article)
- Bavand Keshavarz, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date (see related article)
- Robert Twiss, Lecturer, 2/1/2024 start date
Sanford School of Public Policy
- Susan Colbourn, Associate Research Professor (see related article)
- Joab Corey, Senior Lecturer (see related article)
- Garry Mitchell, Assistant Professor (see related article)
- Hannah Postel, Assistant Professor (see related article)
- Jonathan Zhang, Assistant Professor (see related article)
School of Medicine
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Monica Agrawal, Assistant Professor (see related article)
- Carly Brantner, Assistant Professor, 8/1/2024 start date
- Nikki Freeman, Assistant Professor, 4/1/2024 start date
- Avi Kenny, Assistant Professor, 2/1/2024 start date (see related article)
Cell Biology
- Amy Gladfelter, Professor
- Akiyoshi Uezu, Assistant Research Professor, 5/1/2024 start date
Integrative Immunology
- Jose Conejo-Garcia, Professor (see related article)
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Li Lan, Associate Professor
- Adrianna San Roman, Assistant Professor, 1/2/2024 start date (see related article)
- Jia Wen, Assistant Research Professor
Neurobiology
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
- Christopher Chidley, Assistant Professor, 9/1/2024 start date
- Alicia Darnell, Assistant Professor, 9/1/2024 start date
- G. Greg Wang, Professor
- Lee Zou, Chair and George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor, 11/1/2023 start date (see related article)
Population Health Sciences
- Katherine Collins, Medical Instructor, 1/2/2024 start date
School of Nursing
- Darina Petrovsky, Assistant Professor, 2/1/2024 start date
- Tonia Poteat, Professor, 4/1/2024 start date
- Hideyo Tsumura, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
African & African American Studies
- Naiima Khahaifa, Assistant Professor
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
- Andrew Griebeler, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date
- Jenny Lion, Assistant Professor of the Practice
- Angelina Lucento, Assistant Professor, 1/1/2024 start date
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
- Kimberly Hassel, Assistant Professor
- Preeti Singh, Assistant Professor
Biology
- Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Assistant Professor
- Emily Ozdowski, Lecturer, 8/1/2024 start date
Computer Science
- Eric Fouh Mbindi, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Economics
- Michael Dinerstein, Associate Professor
- Alessandra Gonzalez, Assistant Research Professor
- Felix Tintelnot, Associate Professor
Evolutionary Anthropology
- Charles Musiba, Professor
History
- Mélanie Lamotte, Assistant Professor of History
- Tamika Nunley, Research Professor
Literature
- Zakiyyah Jackson, Associate Professor
Mathematics
- Yu Tong, Assistant Professor
Physics
- Travis Nicholson, Assistant Professor
- Eve Vavagiakis, Assistant Professor
Political Science
- Shikhar Singh, Assistant Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Dorsa Amir, Assistant Professor
Romance Studies
- Eric Disbro, Assistant Professor
- Katryn Evinson, Assistant Professor
- Angelica Serna Jeri, Assistant Professor
Slavic & Eurasian Studies
- Jennifer Flaherty, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Statistical Science
- Filippo Ascolani, Assistant Professor (see related article)
- Dawn Strickland, Senior Lecturer of Statistical Science
University Institutes, Initiatives & Centers
- Dirk Davis, Assistant Research Professor in the Duke Global Health Institute
- Patricia Garrett-Peters, Associate Research Professor in the Social Science Research Institute
- Aunchalee Loscalzo Palmquist, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Duke Global Health Institute, 1/1/2024 start date
- Christine Markwalter, Assistant Research Professor in the Duke Global Health Institute, 2/1/2024 start date
- Arseniy Yashkin, Associate Research Professor in the Social Science Research Institute
November 19, 2024Program offers introduction to Duke leadership, strategic initiatives...- Loading...June 24, 2024More than 90 senior leaders heard from national experts on the importance of mentorship, professional development and well-being in higher education, and worked in groups to develop action plans to guide progress at their home institutions.
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