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Chancellor Faculty Fellows

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø is committed to supporting and retaining outstanding faculty who have recently received tenure. The granting of tenure indicates the university’s long-term commitment to these individuals. In many ways, these scholars represent the future of our institution. They offer energy and innovation for new basic discoveries, path-breaking scholarship, and creative expression. As these faculty assume more senior status, it is important that Vanderbilt renew its commitment to them so as to ensure continued success in their careers that will lead to even greater national and international visibility. By investing in a select group of younger scholars from across the campus, we will not only advance their careers at a critical time, but we will also provide a forum for them to share their academic interests with others on campus that build and enrich our One ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø community.

Program

The Office of the Provost will award select tenured associate professors (or of the equivalent rank in the Law School) the title of Chancellor Faculty Fellow. The designation will include funding of $80K over a multi-year period. Other resources available to the Fellow will remain in place and be budgeted separately. The funds are designed to support the professional development of the awardee. Each college will provide its own guidelines on what is and is not appropriate uses of this funding. There is one prohibition: these funds cannot be used to supplement existing contracted salary. If a college allows faculty to use this money for course buyouts, there is a cap for the amount that can be charged. That cap will be negotiated each year between each dean and the provost’s office prior to the awarding of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. If promotion to full professor occurs during the fellowship, the award will continue for its approved period. However, if an endowed chair or professorship is awarded to the Fellow that contains funds for research, that chair will replace the support provided through Chancellor Faculty Fellows Program. Candidates may be re-nominated for a second award period on a competitive basis and with a new nomination package.

As part of this award, the Chancellor Faculty Fellows will have the opportunity to meet regularly to exchange ideas, consider career and leadership development strategies, and foster trans-institutional collaboration. ÌýChancellor Faculty Fellows will be invited to attend various academic leadership events throughout the year.

Eligibility

All faculty promoted to Associate Professor (tenured) within the past five years (or have their tenure effective at the start of the upcoming academic year) in all the schools/colleges (or the equivalent rank in the Law School), who do not hold an endowed chair or professorship, and who devote the majority of their effort to excellence in fundamental research, scholarship, and/or creative work are eligible for nomination.

Preference will be given to faculty who have not had an infusion of research funding through being recently hired or having been recently retained.

Process

Only deans Ìýor dean’s designees can nominate candidates for consideration by the provost and chancellor.ÌýCandidates may not nominate themselvesÌý AÌýfaculty committee Ìýco-chaired by Tracey George, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Jennifer Pietenpol, Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer, VUMC, will review all nominations and make recommendations to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Final selection will be confirmed by the Chancellor.

Nominations must be submitted viaÌý by Monday, March 3, 2023. Questions about the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program, including the nomination process, may be directed to Tracey George, Ìý(tracey.george@vanderbilt.edu), or Jennifer Pietenpol, Ìý(j.pietenpol@vumc.org).

Questions? Please contact the Office of Faculty Development atÌýfacultydevelopment@vanderbilt.eduÌý.

Chancellor Faculty Fellows

  • 2025 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

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    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of political science
    • , associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, earth and environmental sciences, and mechanical engineering
    • , associate professor of biochemistry
    • , associate professor of accounting
    • , associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering
    • , associate professor of computer science, ophthalmology and visual sciences, and biomedical, electrical and computer engineering
    • , associate professor of chemistry and biological sciences, and pathology, microbiology and immunology
    • , associate professor of pediatrics
    • , assistant professor of physics and astronomy
    • , associate professor in dermatology and biomedical informatics, and biomedical, electrical and computer engineering
  • 2024 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

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    • , associate professor of health policy
    • , associate professor of flute
    • , associate professor of mathematics
    • , associate professor of pharmacology
    • , associate professor of computer science
    • , associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of computer science
    • , assistant professor of English
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , associate professor of biomedical informatics
  • 2023 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

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    • , associate professor of biochemistry
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of mathematics
    • Lisa Fazio, associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery
    • Aimi Hamraie, associate professor of medicine, health and society
    • , associate professor of biological sciencesÌýÌý
    • Jonathan Lane, associate professor of psychology and human developmentÌý
    • , associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
    • , associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
    • , associate professor of the history of art
    • , associate professor of history
  • 2022 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    2022 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of history
    • , associate professor of pediatrics
    • , associate professor of nursing
    • , associate professor of percussion
    • , associate professor of special education
    • , associate professor of Spanish
    • , associate professor of philosophy
    • , associate professor of earth and environmental sciences
    • Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science
    • , associate professor of biomedical informatics
    • , associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
    • , associate professor of hearing and speech sciences
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , associate professor of mechanical engineering
  • 2021 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

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    • , associate professor of history
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of biological sciences
    • , associate professor of pediatrics
    • Gavin Price, associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of musicology
    • , associate professor of mathematics
    • , associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
  • 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of special education
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology
    • , associate professor of marketing
    • , associate professor of pharmacology
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of black homiletics and liturgics
    • , associate professor of Asian studies and English
    • Jennifer Trueblood, associate professor of psychology
  • 2019 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of nursing
    • Sun-Joo Cho, associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of theatre
    • , associate professor of biomedical engineering
    • , associate professor of pediatrics
    • , associate professor of Jewish studies and European studies
    • , associate professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science
    • , associate professor of the history of Christianity
    • , associate professor of sociology
    • , professor of law

  • 2018 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

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    • , associate professor of biological sciences
    • , associate professor of biomedical engineering
    • , associate professor of biomedical engineering
    • , associate professor of public policy and education
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics
    • , associate professor of teaching and learning
    • Vesna Pavlović, associate professor of art
    • , associate professor of Jewish studies
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of mechanical engineering
    • , associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
    • , associate professor of pharmacology

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  • 2017 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of Jewish studies
    • , associate professor of health policy
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of biomedical engineering
    • , associate professor of mathematics
    • Renã A. S. Robinson, associate professor of chemistry
    • , associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences
    • Sonya Sterba, associate professor of psychology and human development
    • , associate professor of anthropology
    • Geoffrey Woodman, associate professor of psychology
    • , associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering

    Full Biographies

  • 2016 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics
    • , associate professor of medicine, health, and society
    • , associate professor of management
    • , associate professor of biological sciences
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , associate professor of public policy and higher education
    • , associate professor of biomedical informatics
    • , associate professor of history
    • , associate professor of medicine
    • , associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
    • , associate professor of history of art
    • , associate professor of mechanical engineering
    • , associate professor of anthropology
    • , associate professor of medicine

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  • 2015 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    or click on a fellow below to learn more.

    • , associate professor of health policy
    • , associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
    • , associate professor of physics and astronomy
    • , associate professor of bassoon
    • , associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
    • , associate professor of chemistry
    • , associate professor of psychology
    • , associate professor of cell and developmental biology
    • , associate professor of quantitative methods
    • , associate professor of otolaryngology
    • , professor of law
    • , professor of law
    • , associate professor of English
    • , associate professor of electrical engineering

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