Faculty Affairs

Office of the Provost

Commonwealth and University Professorships

The Commonwealth and University Professorships recognize a demonstrated disciplinary prominence and superior achievement in the areas of scholarship or teaching over time and consistent with the university’s strategic plan. Examples of prominence and national/international distinction include, but are not limited to, major accomplishments such as high impact research and scholarly activity (e.g., large external grants, high profile and impact journal publications and/or books from major presses) over time; creative works such as performances in highly recognized or juried venues and major invited exhibits; record of nationally impactful community engagement work; major external awards/honors, society fellowships, national academy memberships; and/or excellence in teaching, such as scholarship in the area of teaching and learning, innovation in the classroom, and experiential learning.

Commonwealth Professor

Candidates being nominated for commonwealth professor must have an established prominence through extraordinary scholarly attainment, educational advancement, or leadership in an academic discipline or field of study, with national or international distinction.

University Professor

Candidates being nominated for university professor must either teach or conduct research that crosses discipline boundaries. These individuals must have an established prominence in multiple fields of study, with national or international recognition in at least one field of study.

2027 Commonwealth Professors

School of Business

  • Victoria Yoon, Professor, Department of Information Systems

School of Dentistry

  • Anthony Faber, Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology

School of Education

  • Kevin Sutherland, Professor, Counseling and Special Education

College of Engineering

  • P. Worth Longest, Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

College of Humanities and Sciences

  • Carolyn Eastman, Professor, Department of History
  • Nicholas Frankel, Professor, Department of English
  • Jason Reed, Professor, Department of Physics
  • Gregory Smithers, Professor, Department of History

School of Medicine

  • Ananda Amstadter, Professor, Department of Psychiatry
  • Jason Carlyon, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Richard Marconi, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Huiping Zhou, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

School of Pharmacy

  • Dave Dixon, Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science

School of Public Health

  • Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Professor, Department of Biostatistics
  • Samar El Khoudary, Professor, Department of Epidemiology

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

  • Jay Albanese, Professor, Criminal Justice
  • Susan Gooden, Professor, Public Administration