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 (if we’ve missed anyone, please let us know) and learn more about their backgrounds and areas of expertise.

Law School

• Crystal Grant, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)
• Jesse McCoy, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date
• Thomas Wilson Williams, Clinical Professor, 7/1/21 start date

Nicholas School of the Environment

• Brian McAdoo, Associate Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences, 7/1/21 start date (see related article)

Pratt School of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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

Sanford School of Public Policy

• Stephen Buckley, Professor of the Practice, 5/13/21 start date (see related article)
• Alexandra Zagbayou, Associate Professor of the Practice, 1/1/22 start date (see related article)

School of Medicine

• Deng Madut, M.D., Assist Professor of Medicine, 07/01/21 start date (see related article)

Cell Biology

• Chantell Evans, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, 9/1/21 start date

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

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)

Education

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

Philosophy

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

Political Science

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

Theater Studies

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

 

Please see the full list of new faculty here.