Dean's Faculty Fellows
Dean’s Faculty Fellows represent some of the most promising junior faculty in the College of Arts and Science. Through a highly competitive nomination process, fellows are selected for their scholarly accomplishments and the future potential to make an impact in their respective fields. Dean's Faculty Fellows hold the title for two years and receive support for their research, scholarship, and creative expression as they seek tenure.
CURRENT DEAN'S FACULTY FELLOWS
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Steven and Bunny Fayne Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Biological Sciences
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Greg S. Allen Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Philosophy
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Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Political Science
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D Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Studies of the Middle East
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Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Sociology
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Steven and Bunny Fayne Dean's Faculty Fellow
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S Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Race, Racial Justice, and Social Justice
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Sociology
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H Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Racial Justice |
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C Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Grand Challenges: Climate and Society
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean’s Faculty Fellow
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S Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Mental Health |
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Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Communication Studies
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Frank Kelly Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Climate Studies
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Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Sociology
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C Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Economics
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Mellon Foundation Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Religious Studies
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Britton-Perry Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Economic History |
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Britton Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in History
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Britton Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in History |
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Max Kade Foundation Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Contemporary German Studies
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SC Family Dean's Faculty Fellow in Chemistry |
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Asian Studies
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C Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Political Science
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Mellon Foundation Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Classical Studies
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Allison Anoll, Assistant Professor of Political Science
- How social context, connections, and norms affect political participation, especially among racial and ethnic minorities.
Brandon Byrd, Assistant Professor of History
- History of the 19th and 20th century U.S. with specializations in African American History and the African Diaspora.
Emmanuele Costa, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Early modern philosophy and metaphysics, philosophy of religion, political philosophy, Renaissance philosophy
Marcelo Disconzi, Assistant Professor of Math
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Geometric analysis, fluid dynamics, relativistic fluids, and mathematical physics.
Christy Erving, S Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow for the Study of Race, Racial Justice, or Social Justice in Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Medical sociology, mental health, health disparities, population health, and the intersections of race, ethnicity, immigration, and gender.
Diana Heney, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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Objectivity of ethical judgements, the nature of moral judgements, and ethical issues pertaining to mental illness.
Lars Plate, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Networks of protein interactions that drive the function of healthy cells that provide insights into what causes disease.
Raisa Rexer, Assistant Professor of French
- 19th century French literature and the early history of photography.
Tasha Rijke-Epstein, Assistant Professor of History
- Urban history, material culture, built forms, museums and public history, and politics of kinship and belonging.
Larry Rolen, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Number theory, particularly so-called harmonic Maass forms and modular-type functions.
Jessie Runnoe, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- Quasar central engines, long-term variability, and unification; the host-AGN connection; low-frequency gravitational waves, and supermassive black hole binaries.
Akshya Saxena, Assistant Professor of English
- 20th and 21st century Anglophone world literature, film, and media, with a focus on South Asia.
Bradley Smith, Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Studies questions at the intersection of international conflict and international cooperation, specifically military cooperation in the international system.
Stephen Taylor, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
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Gravitational wave astrophysics, multi-messenger astronomy, statistical inference, black holes, neutron stars, and pulsar timing arrays.
Ann Tate, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
- Temporal and evolutionary dynamics of host-microbe, the immune system, and its function.
Steven Townsend, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Human milk science and the synthesis of carbohydrates.
Rebecca VanDiver, Assistant Professor of Art History
- African American art
Guojun Wang, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
- Late imperial Chinese literature.
Meng Zhang, Assistant Professor of History
- Late imperial and modern China, economic and environmental transformation, transnational connections.