Distinguished Professorships

Distinguished professorships recognize the outstanding research accomplishments of our faculty.

Atila Adbulkadiroglu
Garonzik Family Professor of Economics
Economics
David Aers
James B. Duke Professor
English
Pankaj Agarwal
RJR Nabisco Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
Susan Alberts
Robert F. Durden Professor
Biology
John Aldrich
Pfizer, Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Professor
Political Science
Edna Andrews
Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Nancy Armstrong
Gilbert, Louis and Edward Lehrman Professor
English
Steffen Bass
Arts and Sciences Professor
Physics
Patrick Bayer
Gilhuly Family Professor
Economics
Matthew Becker
Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor
Chemistry
Sarah Beckwith
Katharine Everett Gilbert Professor
English
Philip Benfey
Paul Kramer Professor of Biology
Biology
David Beratan
R.J. Reynolds Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Emily S. Bernhardt
James B. Duke Professor of Biology
Biology
Tim Bollerslev
Juanita and Clifton Kreps Professor
Economics
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
James B. Duke Professor
Sociology
Marc Brettler
Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Judaic Studies
Religious Studies
Robert Bryant
Philip Griffiths Professor
Mathematics
Craig Burnside
Mary Grace Wilson Professor
Economics
Robert Calderbank
Charles S. Syndor Professor
Computer Science
Avshalom Caspi
Edward M. Arnett Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience
Rey Chow
Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of the Humanities
Literature
Vince Conitzer
Kimberly J. Jenkins University Professor of New Technologies
Computer Science
Stephen Craig
William T. Miller Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Ingrid Daubechies
James B. Duke Professor
Mathematics
Bruce Donald
James B. Duke Professor
Computer Science
Xinnian Dong
Arts and Sciences Professor Biology
Biology
Prasenjit Duara
Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of East Asian Studies
History
David Dunson
Arts and Sciences Professor
Statistical Science
Richard Durrett
James B. Duke Professor
Mathematics
Owen Flanagan
James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Haiyan Gao
Henry Newson Professor
Physics
Mark Hansen
James B. Duke Professor
Literature
Amy Herring
Sara and Charles Ayres Professor
Statistical Science
Joseph Hotz
Arts and Sciences Professor of Economics
Economics
Margaret Humphreys
Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine in the School of Medicine
History
Stephen Jaffe
Mary D. B. T. and James H. Semans Professor
Music
Fredric Jameson
Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor
Literature
Alexander Kiselev
William T. Laprade Professor
Mathematics
Herbert Kitschelt
George V. Allen Professor of International Relations
Political Science
Jack Knight
Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Political Science
Political Science
Sally Kornbluth
Jo Rae Wright University Professor
Biology
Ashutosh Kotwal
Fritz London Professor
Physics
Rachel Kranton
James B. Duke Professor of Economics
Economics
Timur Kuran
The Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies
Economics
Jie Liu
George Barth Geller Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Nathaniel Mackey
Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing
English
Nancy MacLean
William H. Chafe Professor
History
Bruce Maggs
Pelham Wilder Professor
Computer Science
Melanie Manion
Vor Broker Family Professor
Political Science
J. Lorand Matory
Lawrence Richardson Professor
Cultural Anthropology
Jonathan C. Mattingly
James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
Paula McClain
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
Political Science
David McClay
Arthur S. Pearse Professor of Biology
Biology
Mathew McCubbins
Ruth F. DeVarney Professor
Political Science
Neil McWilliam
Walter H. Annenberg Professor
Art and Art History
Walter Mignolo
William H. Wannamaker Professor
Literature
Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Newman Ivey White Professor
Biology
Terrie Moffitt
Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience
Toril Moi
James B. Duke Professor of Literature
Literature
Berndt Mueller
James B. Duke Professor of Physics
Physics
Jennifer Nash
Jean Fox O'Barr Women's Studies Distinguished Professor
Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
Mark Anthony Neal
James B. Duke Professor
African & African American Studies
Frederik Nijhout
John Franklin Crowell Professor
Biology
Wayne Norman
Mike and Ruth Mackowski Professor of Ethics
Philosophy
Andrew Patton
Zelter Family Professor of Financial Economics
Economics
Thomas Pfau
Alice Mary Baldwin Professor
English
Richard Powell
John Spencer Bassett Professor
Art and Art History
Sumathi Ramaswamy
James B. Duke Professor
History
Mark Rausher
John Carlisle Kilgo Professor
Biology
Michael Reed
Arts and Sciences Professor
Mathematics
John Reif
A. Hollis Edens Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
Alexander Rosenberg
R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
David Rubin
Juanita M. Kreps Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience
Martin Ruef
Egan Family Professor
Sociology
Felwine Sarr
Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor
Romance Studies
Christoph Schmidt
Hertha Sponer Professor
Physics
Kate Scholberg
Arts and Sciences Professor
Physics
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Chauncey Stillman Professorship in Practical Ethics
Philosophy
Lynn Smith-Lovin
Robert L. Wilson Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Gopal Sreenivasan
Crown University Professor in Ethics
Philosophy
Kristine Stiles
France Family Professor
Art and Art History
George Tauchen
William Henry Glasson Professor of Economics
Economics
Michael Therien
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor
Chemistry
Duncan Thomas
Norb F. Schaefer Professor of International Studies
Economics
Larry Todd
Arts and Sciences Professor of Music
Music
Michael Tomasello
James F. Bonk Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience
Carlo Tomasi
Iris Einheuser Professor
Computer Science
Georg Vanberg
Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor
Political Science
Priscilla Wald
R. Florence Brinkley Professor
English
Warren Warren
James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Michael West
Arts and Sciences Professor
Statistical Science
Annabel Wharton
William B. Hamilton Professor
Art and Art History
David Wong
Susan Fox Beischer and George D. Beischer Professor
Philosophy
Weitao Yang
Philip Handler Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Anne Yoder
Braxton Craven Professor
Biology

Garonzik Family Professor of Economics

James B. Duke Professor

RJR Nabisco Professor of Computer Science

Robert F. Durden Professor

Pfizer, Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Professor

Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor

Gilbert, Louis and Edward Lehrman Professor

Arts and Sciences Professor

Gilhuly Family Professor

Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor

Katharine Everett Gilbert Professor

Paul Kramer Professor of Biology

R.J. Reynolds Professor of Chemistry

James B. Duke Professor of Biology

Juanita and Clifton Kreps Professor

James B. Duke Professor

Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Judaic Studies

Philip Griffiths Professor

Mary Grace Wilson Professor

Charles S. Syndor Professor

Edward M. Arnett Professor

Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of the Humanities

Kimberly J. Jenkins University Professor of New Technologies

William T. Miller Professor of Chemistry

James B. Duke Professor

James B. Duke Professor

Arts and Sciences Professor Biology

Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of East Asian Studies

Arts and Sciences Professor

James B. Duke Professor

James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy

Henry Newson Professor

James B. Duke Professor

Sara and Charles Ayres Professor

Arts and Sciences Professor of Economics

Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine in the School of Medicine

Mary D. B. T. and James H. Semans Professor

Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor

William T. Laprade Professor

George V. Allen Professor of International Relations

Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Political Science

Jo Rae Wright University Professor

Fritz London Professor

James B. Duke Professor of Economics

The Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies

George Barth Geller Professor of Chemistry

Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing

William H. Chafe Professor

Pelham Wilder Professor

Vor Broker Family Professor

Lawrence Richardson Professor

James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor

Arthur S. Pearse Professor of Biology

Ruth F. DeVarney Professor

Walter H. Annenberg Professor

William H. Wannamaker Professor

Newman Ivey White Professor

Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor

James B. Duke Professor of Literature

James B. Duke Professor of Physics

Jean Fox O'Barr Women's Studies Distinguished Professor

James B. Duke Professor

John Franklin Crowell Professor

Mike and Ruth Mackowski Professor of Ethics

Zelter Family Professor of Financial Economics

Alice Mary Baldwin Professor

John Spencer Bassett Professor

James B. Duke Professor

John Carlisle Kilgo Professor

Arts and Sciences Professor

A. Hollis Edens Professor of Computer Science

R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy

Juanita M. Kreps Professor