PhD Advisors at Duke University 杜克大学
Research-focused faculty at Duke University, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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A. Craig Burnside
Mary Grace Wilson Distinguished Professor · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Burnside’s fields of specialization include macroeconomics and international finance. His recent research focuses on foreign exchange markets, empirical methods in finance, and the behavior of prices in housing markets.
A. Jonathan Shaw
Professor of Biology · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
My research centers on the evolution and diversity of bryophytes. Current projects in the lab include molecular phylogenetic analyses of familial and ordinal level relationships in the arthrodontous mosses, studies of hybridization using molecular and morphological markers, and i…
Aaron Chatterji
Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor · Fuqua School of Business
Strategy
Aaron Franklin
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Nanomaterials in electronic devices, nanofabrication, printed electronics and internet of things (IoT), biosensing
Aaron Griffith
Assistant Professor of American Church History · Duke Divinity School
American Christianity, evangelicalism, religion and American politics, religion and criminal justice
Aaron Lawson Griffith
Assistant Professor of American Church History · Duke Divinity School
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Aaron M Kyle
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Aaron M. Kyle focuses on enhancing undergraduate education while teaching First Year Design, Senior Design and Bioinstrumentation. Dr. Kyle aspires to create new courses that will provide robust design experiences for undergraduates between their first and final years of study. H…
Aarthi Vadde
E. Blake Byrne Associate Professor · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Abbas Benmamoun
Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Professor in Linguistics · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Abbas Benmamoun is the vice provost for faculty advancement, a position responsible for providing intellectual leadership, guidance and oversight of university-wide strategies and programs to enhance faculty excellence. He oversees faculty and leadership development programs, inc…
Abdeslam E. M. Maghraoui
Associate Professor of the Practice of Political Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Maghraoui is associate professor of the practice of political science. He is core faculty in the Duke Islamic Studies Center and Duke University Middle East Studies Center. His research focuses on the interactions between culture and politics in the context of Arab and Muslim…
Adam C. Pritchard
Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law · University of Michigan Law School
Administrative Law, Corporate and Securities Law, Law and Social Sciences
Adam S. Levine
Associate Professor of Mathematics · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
My research is in low-dimensional topology, the study of the shapes of 3- and 4-dimensional spaces (manifolds) and of curves and surfaces contained therein. Classifying smooth 4-dimensional manifolds, in particular, has been a deep challenge for topologists for many decades; unli…
Adam Wax, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Optical spectroscopy for early cancer detection, novel microscopy and interferometry techniques.
Aditee Narayan, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics · Duke University School of Medicine
Workforce development in child abuse pediatrics, developing a nationally recognized training toolkit to elevate the role of advanced practice providers in the field, leading a national effort to develop a more inclusive child abuse pediatrics workforce.
Adria Shipp Dunbar
Executive In Residence in the Pratt School of Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering • Leadership and Professional Development • Communication • Program Design and Strategy • Innovation Ecosystems
Adrian Bejan, Ph.D.
J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
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Adrian Felipe Hernandez
Duke Health Cardiology Professor · Duke University
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Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS
Vice Dean and Executive Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute · Duke University School of Medicine
Adrian Hernandez, MD, was named Vice Dean of the Duke School of Medicine and Executive Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute in 2020. In this role, he oversees the scientific, operational, and financial health of DCRI and ensures it advances its mission to develop, sha…
Adriane D. Lentz-Smith
Associate Professor of History · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Adrianna Katrina San Roman
Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · Duke University School of Medicine
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Adriano A. Rampini
Douglas and Josie Breeden Professor of Financial Economics · Fuqua School of Business
Financial Economics, Macroeconomics
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Thin-film deposition, MAPLE, hybrid perovskites, hybrid nanocomposites, organic thin films
Afsaneh Rahbar
Graduate Alumni · Pratt School of Engineering
Compilers, High-Performance Computing, Compute Clusters, Distributed Systems, Data Center Networks
Akankshi Munjal
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology · Duke University School of Medicine
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Akhil Sharma
Adele Schiff Professor of the Practice of English · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Albert M. Chang
Professor of Physics · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Alberto Bartesaghi
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Bartesaghi is an Associate Professor in the departments of Computer Science, Biochemistry and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. The Bartesaghi Lab focuses on the development of machine learning approaches to determine the structure of macromolecular comp…
Alec Gallimore
Alfred J. Hooks E '68 Distinguished Professor · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alejandro Ochoa
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · Duke University School of Medicine
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Alejandro Sarria
· Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Alessandro Arlotto
Associate Professor · Fuqua School of Business
Applied probability, Stochastic modeling, Stochastic dynamic programming, Combinatorial optimization, Applications to management sciences and economics
Alessio Brini, Ph.D.
Executive In Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alex Barrera
Bioinformatician, Senior · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alex Sanchez
Senior Multimedia Producer · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alexander A. Kiselev
William T. Laprade Distinguished Professor of Mathematics · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
My current research interests focus on mathematical fluid mechanics and mathematical biology. In the past, I have also worked on reaction-diffusion equations and spectral theory of Schredinger operators.
Alexander J. Hartemink
Professor of Computer Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Computational biology, machine learning, Bayesian statistics, transcriptional regulation, genomics and epigenomics, graphical models, Bayesian networks, hidden Markov models, systems biology, computational neurobiology, classification, feature selection
Alexander Kirshner
Professor of Political Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
My research cuts across democratic theory and comparative politics. My first book investigated the paradoxical ethical dilemmas raised by antidemocratic opposition to democratic government (A Theory of Militant Democracy, Yale University Press, 2014). My second book explores the …
Alexander Pfaff
Alexander Pfaff | Scholars@Duke Profile · Duke University
Alex Pfaff is a Professor of Public Policy, Economics and Environment at Duke University. He studies how economic development affects and is affected by natural resources and the environment. His focus is on the impacts of conservation policies (such as protected areas, ecoservic…
Alexander Rosenberg
R. Taylor Cole Distinguished Professor of Philosophy · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Alexander Volfovsky
Associate Professor of Statistical Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
I am interested in theory and methodology for network analysis, causal inference and statistical/computational tradeoffs and in applications in the social sciences. Modern data streams frequently do not follow the traditional paradigms of n independent observations on p quantitie…
Alexandra Badea
Associate Professor in Radiology · Pratt School of Engineering
Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Imaging, MRI, Connectivity, Multivariate Biomarkers, Image Analysis, Neurological Conditions.
Alexandra Emmanuelle Zagbayou
Hart Associate Professor of the Practice · Sanford School of Public Policy
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Alexandre Belloni
Westgate Distinguished Professor of Decision Sciences · Fuqua School of Business
machine learning and statistics, mechanism design (e.g. contracts/auctions), optimization and on their applications
Ali Stocks
Research Engineer, First-Year Design Program · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alicia Darnell
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology · Duke University School of Medicine
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Alicia Jiménez
Associate Professor in Classical Studies · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Pronouns: she/her
Alicia Jiménez is associate professor in the Department of Classical Studies in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. She has wide-ranging interests in postcolonial theory, ancient Roman imperialism and the material traces of violence in …
Alicia Nicki Washington
Cue Family Professor of the Practice of Computer Science · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Alika Bourgette
Assistant Professor of History · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Alisha Brice
Executive In Residence in the Pratt School of Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alisha Brice
Executive In Residence in the Pratt School of Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
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Alison Hagy
Lecturing Fellow in Economics · Sanford School of Public Policy
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Alison Jones
9th Street Managing Editor, Journals and Publications · Sanford School of Public Policy
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Alissa Rivero
Associate In Research · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Allan Collard-Wexler
Professor of Economics · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Allan Douglas Kirk
David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Professor of Surgery; Professor in Pediatrics; Professor in Integrative Immunobiology; Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · Duke University School of Medicine
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Allan Friedman
Lecturing Fellow of Music · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Allan Friedman directs the Duke Chorale in addition to serving as the Director of Music at Judea Reform Congregation, as well as the Director for SONAM (Singers of New and Ancient Music). He is a proud alumnus of Duke University (T ’99) with a Music Major, including studies i…
Allan Howard Friedman
Guy L. Odom Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery, in the School of Medicine; Professor of Neurosurgery; Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · Duke University School of Medicine
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Allegra Jordan
Executive in Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs · Pratt School of Engineering
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Allen Nelson
Senior Lecturing Fellow · Duke University School of Law
Allen W. Nelson has spent the last 20 years working as an in-house lawyer with two international/global companies. He most recently spent 11 years as the General Counsel of Crawford & Company, a NYSE-listed, global claims administration firm. In that role, Mr. Nelson was resp…
Allen W Song
Professor in Radiology · Pratt School of Engineering
The research in our lab is concerned with advancing structural and functional MRI methodologies (e.g. fast and high-resolution imaging techniques) for human brain imaging. We also aim to improve our understanding of functional brain signals, including spatiotemporal characterizat…
Allison Elizabeth Ashley-Koch
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · Duke University School of Medicine
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Allison Gilbert
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · Duke University
Research interests include mental health and substance abuse services and policy; links between mental illness, substance abuse and criminal justice involvement; effectiv
Allison McIntyre
Communication Consultant, Career and Communication · Pratt School of Engineering
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Allison P Anoll
Associate Professor of Political Science · Duke University
Dr. Allison Anoll's research and teaching focus on how everyday people navigate the political world: why people (sometimes) participate in politics, how Americans form their political attitudes, and when social movements or the criminal justice system shape political behavior. He…
Allison Stafford
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing · Duke University
promoting mental health equity among Latino/a/e young people through elucidating biopsychosocial correlates of depression and designing interventions to address inequities in access to mental health services
Alma Tinoco Ruiz
Royce and Jane Reynolds Assistant Professor of the Practice of Homiletics and Evangelism, Director of the Hispanic House of Studies, and Foundation For Evangelism Fellow · Duke Divinity School
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Alon Brav
Bratton Family Distinguished Professor · Fuqua School of Business
Investments, Empirical Asset Pricing, Empirical Corporate Finance
Amanda Randles
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Amelia Gregory
· Pratt School of Engineering
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Amelia Thorn
Senior Lecturing Fellow · Duke University School of Law
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Amin Ahmad
Lecturing Fellow of English · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Amy Bejsovec
Associate Professor of Biology · Duke University School of Medicine
My laboratory has explored the molecular mechanisms of pattern formation in developing embryos. We focused on the Wingless(Wg)/Wnt class of secreted growth factor: these molecules promote cell-cell communication leading to important cell fate decisions during the development of b…
Amy H Herring
Sara and Charles Ayres Distinguished Professor · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Interests include Bayesian methods, complex data structures (correlated data, multivariate data recorded over time, data on different measurement scales), dimension reduction methods, and applications in health and medicine. <br/><br/>Recently I was honored to present work in pro…
Amy K. Schmid
Professor of Biology · Duke University School of Medicine
Research in my lab seeks to elucidate how cells make decisions in response to environmental cues. My particular focus is on how networks of molecules interact within free-living microbial cells. These networks govern the decision to grow when conditions are optimal or deploy dama…
Amy Laura Hall
Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies · Duke Divinity School
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Amy Lynn McNulty
Ewing Lamont Research Professor · Pratt School of Engineering
The McNulty Lab is working to develop strategies to prevent osteoarthritis and to promote tissue repair and regeneration following joint injury. In order to accomplish this, we are working in three main areas. 1) We are working to understand the pathways that are activated by nor…
Amy Richardson
Senior Lecturing Fellow · Duke University School of Law
Amy Richardson is a partner with Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, where she serves as co-chair of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice group and focuses her practice on legal ethics and malpractice, complex civil litigation and government enforcement actions. She practices in Washing…
Amy Schmid
Associate Professor · Duke University
How microbes survive in extreme environments; hypersaline adapted organisms; systems biology; molecular networks; DNA repair; extremophiles; outreach in science education.
Amy Susanne Gladfelter
Lamont Research Professor · Pratt School of Engineering
Cell biology, biomolecular condensates, septins, fungal cell biology, RNA localization, cytoskeleton dynamics
Ana Fernandez
Lecturing Fellow of Romance Studies · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Anathea Portier-Young
Professor of Old Testament · Duke Divinity School
biblical prophetic literature, early Jewish apocalyptic literature and novellas, historiographic literature of the late second temple period, practical application of scripture for social justice and preaching, embodiment, embodied cognition, religious experience, materiality, af…
Andrea E. Woods Valdés
PhD Student · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
In my work, I use dance as contemporary folklore. Everyone has a story to tell. The presence of Black women in America offers a rich and valuable landscape to explore. As a former dancer with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, my creative process is strongly linked to identi…
Andrea Gail Nackley
Associate Professor in Anesthesiology · Duke University School of Medicine
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Andrea Nicole Lane
Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute · University Institutes and Centers
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Andrew Bradley West
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology · Duke University
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Andrew Bragg
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Physics and modeling of turbulence and turbulent transport; theoretical and computational fluid dynamics; applied mathematics.
Andrew Coates
Director for Engineering Innovation · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Andrew T. Coates is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University and managing editor of Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art, and Belief. Coates is a scholar of religion and material culture in the United States. His research focuses on technolog…
Andrew Crowell Nurkin
Hart Associate Professor of the Practice of Public Policy · Sanford School of Public Policy
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Andrew Douglas Hilton
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Pratt School of Engineering
Computer architecture, specifically architectural support for security and energy-efficient performance
Andrew Griebeler
Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Andrew J. Patton
Zelter Family Distinguished Professor · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Patton’s research interests lie in financial econometrics, with an emphasis on forecasting volatility and dependence, forecast evaluation methods, high frequency financial data, and the analysis of hedge funds and mutual funds. His research has appeared in a variety of academic j…
Andrew Janiak
Professor of Philosophy · Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Andrew John Armstrong
Professor of Medicine · Duke University
I am a clinical and translational investigator focused on precision therapies and biomarkers in advanced prostate and other GU cancers. I oversee a large research team of clinical and lab based investigators focused on improving patient outcomes, preventing metastatic disease, a…
Andrew Scott Allen
Professor of Surgery,Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · Duke University School of Medicine
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Andrew Sherwood
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Duke University
My ongoing research focus is on the biological, behavioral, and sociocultural factors involved in the etiology and management of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure. The role of stress, depression, sedentary lifestyles, and inadequate sleep in dise…
Angel Luis Harris
Professor in the Department of Sociology · Sanford School of Public Policy
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Angel V Peterchev
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Duke University
development, modeling, and application of devices and paradigms for transcranial brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetogenetics, power electronics, computational electromagnetics, multi-scale computational models, electromagnetic fields, single neuron…
Angela Brockelsby, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Strategic Communications & Marketing · Pratt School of Engineering
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Angela Passarelli
Associate Professor of the Practice · Fuqua School of Business
Dr. Angela Passarelli is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Management at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She serves as Academic Director for the school’s co-curricular academic mission related to leadership, leader development, teamwork, and team development.
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Angelica Blanks
Career Coach, Career and Communication · Pratt School of Engineering
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