Quick answer: University of Rochester in the US has 622 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 59 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (59)
Professors at University of Rochester with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Amanda Larracuente
Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology; Professor of Biology; Associate Chair · School of Arts & Sciences
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What do transposable elements, satellite DNAs and meiotic drive systems have in common? They are all selfish DNAs and can spread in genomes and populations without offering any benefit, and many times even causing harm, to their hosts. Our lab integrates genomic, cytological and …
Dean’s Professor, Professor of Biology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Now accepting: PhD students. Please email with inquiries. Undergraduate researchers. Please email with inquiries.
Molecular and cell biology; Tumor suppressor mechanisms in log-lived rodents the Naked Mole-Rat and Eastern Grey Squirrel; Mammalian Sirt proteins in regulation of stress response during aging; Anti-cancer mechanisms in whales
⭐ Now accepting: PhD students (Please email with inquiries.), Undergraduate researchers (Please email with inquiries.)
Synthetic biology, 3D printing of bacteria, Engineering of bacteria to produce biomaterials, Survival strategies of bacteria, Organization of bacterial DNA
Assistant Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Le will not be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Professor Le's research focuses on how emotions and motivation shape well-being in interpersonal relationships. In particular, she examines how and when the regulation of emotions, the perception of emotions, and the motivation to care for others predict well-being for better or …
Assistant Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Hecht will be reviewing applications for the master of science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Hecht will be accepting applications for graduate students entering during the 2026-2027 academic year.
My research seeks to identify psychological processes that contribute to societal problems, develop theory-based interventions that target these processes, and identify the features of contexts that enable these interventions to be effective. I draw on theories of identity, motiv…
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Shenk will be recruiting students to join his lab, The Innovation Lab for Pediatric Trauma and Behavioral Health Research. Professor Shenk will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
There are three central, interrelated aims to Dr. Shenk's program of research: Improve the Estimation of Transdiagnostic Outcomes in Observational Child Maltreatment Research; Identify Targets Promoting Risk and Resilience to Psychopathology following Trauma; Optimize New and Exi…
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Niemiec will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Niemiec is interested in human motivation, emotion, and personality in social contexts. His research uses self-determination theory to examine the nature and functional significance of autonomy in a variety of life's domains.
My research focuses on human motivation, em…
Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology; Professor of Biology · School of Arts & Sciences
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We study the evolution & consequences of selfish genetic elements. Recurrent invasion & innovation by selfish genetic elements and suppression & counter-innovation by hosts are major, if still unappreciated, drivers of genome evolution. Our lab combines classical, molecular, and …
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Dodell-Feder will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Dodell-Feder will not be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Social cognition and social functioning in psychopathology
⭐ Now accepting: PhD students. Please email with inquiries.
Genetics of development and behavior in C. elegans; Neural cell fate specification; Sex differences in neural circuit function; Sexual dimorphism in developmental patterning
⭐ Now accepting: PhD students. Please email with inquiries.
The overarching goal of the Sterne Lab is to understand the neural circuit mechanisms that generate and shape complex feeding behaviors. To survive, animals must successfully derive energy from their environments. Moment to moment control of feeding requires the synthesis of dive…
Tracy Hyde Harris Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Physics; LLE Senior Scientist; LLE Associate Director for Academics, Science and Technology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ We are accepting new students in several projects in extreme materials, fundamental science of inertial fusion, and the microphysics of planets and stars.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Physics · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Future Members
We are a theory group (zilch experiments). New members are added based on funding availability.
- Post-doctoral scholars who are interested in joining our group should have a Ph.D. in topics related to our research (e.g., condensed matter physics, spintronics, transition-metal dich…
Assistant Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Kramer will be reviewing applications for the master of science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Kramer will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
I am broadly interested in how children and adults figure out what other people are thinking and feeling. In this work, I take context seriously: That is, not only how social structures shape people's reasoning, but also how children and adults incorporate contextual features int…
Dean’s Professor in Arts & Sciences; Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Reis will not be considering applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Professor Reis' research interests involve social interaction and close relationships. Professor Reis studies the factors that influence the quantity and closeness of social interaction, and the consequences of different patterns of socializing for health and psychological well-b…
Assistant Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Heck will be reviewing applications for the master of science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Heck will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
My research focuses on how young children come to represent and think about societal hierarchies, political systems, and social group-based inequities. This research embraces the perspective that how children see societal structures offers a lens into how society first becomes re…
⭐ Now accepting: PhD students (Please email with inquiries.) Undergraduate researchers (Please email with inquiries.)
The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes
Assistant Professor of History · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ I am accepting new graduate student advisees for our MA and PhD programs.
I am an interdisciplinary historian of race, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality with a focus on Native American and Chicanx history in the American West and U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Dr. Jamieson will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Dr. Jamieson will not be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The primary focus of Dr. Jamieson's work seeks to understand how experiences of stress impact decisions, emotions, and performance, and how stress responses can be optimized to promote resilience in the face of stressors. He is particularly interested in studying stress regulatio…
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Professor of Physics and Astronomy; LLE Distinguished Scientist; Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences and Engineering · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Opportunities are available for graduate students interested in multidisciplinary laboratory and field research with the Paleomagnetic Research Group (see www.ees.rochester.edu/pmag/). We have projects studying large-scale plate and mantle motions in the Pacific, Africa and High Arctic. Our archeoma…
experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
⭐ Research in my laboratory focuses on oceanic methane isotope biogeochemistry investigations. Our projects are heavily rooted in analytical chemistry, while also being very multidisciplinary drawing from the fields of chemistry, geology, biology, physics, mathematics, and engineering. I am always int…
Chemical Oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Analytical chemistry
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Smetana is not accepting graduate student applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Professor Smetana's research examines adolescent-parent relationships and development in cultural contexts; children's moral and social reasoning; and development of parenting beliefs. My current research focuses on three areas: (a) adolescent-parent relationships and adolescent …
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We are broadly interested in the genetic basis of evolutionary change and specifically interested in the role of changes in gene regulation. We combine analysis of gene expression with population genetic and molecular evolution models to understand when changes in cis-regulatory …
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Gene regulation, hormonal signalling, molecular and cellular determinants of aging and lifespan; Mechanisms and evolution of plasticity; Arthropod genomics; Video games
⭐ Professor Rosengren will be reviewing applications for the master of science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Rosengren will not be accepting graduate student applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The focus of my work is on change: How children think about changes in the world surrounding them and how children and adults adapt to changes in their local environment in order to act safely and effectively. These topics divide into three lines of research:
- Children's Reason…
⭐ Professor Starr will not be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Dr. Starr's research centers on the origins and consequences of depression and anxiety disorders in adolescence and adulthood. These interests have developed along several interrelated pathways.
First, her work examines interpersonal and other environmental variables (e.g., stre…
Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Handley will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle. Professor Handley will not be accepting applications for Ph.D students this fall for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The overarching goal of Dr. Handley’s research is to advance understanding of the impact of family adversity on development for individuals and families. Her research aims to identify the outcomes, mechanisms, and moderators associated with exposure to family adversity, such as c…
⭐ I am not accepting new graduate student advisees for our MA and PhD programs.
Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Assistant Professor of History · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ I am accepting new graduate student advisees for our MA and PhD programs.
Melanie Chambliss is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Rochester. Her primary research focuses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American history and culture, as well as education.
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Sturge-Apple will not be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
My research broadly focuses on family processes, parental functioning, and child development. My work is guided by theoretical conceptualizations derived from developmental psychopathology, self-regulation frameworks, evolutionary developmental theories, and parenting process mod…
⭐ I am accepting new graduate student advisees for our MA and PhD programs.
Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History
⭐ Now accepting: Undergraduate researchers. There may be openings for the spring and summer of 2026. Please e-mail with inquiries.
Cell and developmental biology; Intracellular trafficking of proteins, RNAs, and organelles; Regulation of motor-driven transport; Cell biology of lipid droplets; Lipid droplets in protein sequestration and innate immunity
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Zuckerman has retired and will no longer be accepting applications for graduate students.
Professor Zuckerman works on topics related to psychology of religion and social cognition. However, he is open to interesting ideas and potential work in just about any domain of psychological research. Regarding the psychology of religion, Professor Zuckerman focuses on the con…
⭐ Professor Tulagan will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Tulagan will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Professor Tulagan's (he/him/his) primary research examines how parents and other social figures (siblings, teachers, peers, etc.) contribute to the development of achievement motivation and social identities of ethno-racially minoritized adolescents and emerging adults in the Uni…
⭐ Professor Davies will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle.
Professor Davies will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year. To maximize equal access to information for potential …
My broad area of interest lies in children's socioemotional adaptation and maladaptation within the context of close interpersonal relationships especially in family contexts. My three primary research aims are as follows:
(1) I am interested in understanding how and why childre…
Professor of Psychology · School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Professor Rogge will be reviewing applications for the Master of Science (MS) in psychological science for the March 2026 application cycle. Professor Rogge will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Ron Rogge is a clinical faculty member whose research focuses on understanding dynamics within romantic relationships and families. His basic research studies examine how individual factors (e.g., neuroticism, anger, aggressiveness, depression, anxiety, alcohol use, and axis II p…
⭐ Now accepting: Undergraduate researchers. Please email with inquiries.
Epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic gene expression
Structural and functional domains of the genome
Chromatin boundary elements
Gene silencing
DNA damage repair and tolerance
Ying Xue's research aims to develop empirical evidence to guide national policies to optimize the nursing workforce and to improve health care delivery and outcomes, especially among vulnerable populations. Her research has examined the pivotal role of nurses in health care deliv…
Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies
Islamic History and Civilization
Islamic Thought
African and African Diaspora Islamic Intellectual Traditions
Arabic and Ajami Literature of Africa
Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; Professor of Physics and Astronomy; LLE Distinguished Scientist · School of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor of Physics; Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) Senior Scientist · School of Arts & Sciences
Inertial confinement fusion; magneto-inertial fusion; high energy density physics; laser-plasma interaction; computational physics; magnetohydrodynamics; particle-in-cell simulations
Assistant Professor of Anthropology · School of Arts & Sciences
Knowledge production and circulation; Drug warfare and organized crime; Political authority; US imperialism in Latin America; Affect and performative politics; Militarization; Feminism in the Global South; Mexico
Assistant Professor of Art History · School of Arts & Sciences
Native American and Indigenous studies
Histories and materialities of the book, printing, writing, and mark-making
Storytelling, performance, and ethnohistory
Mesoamerican art and cultural studies
The sensorium and phenomenology
Museum studies and critique
Professor of Mathematics · School of Arts & Sciences
Classical Analysis and Fourier Integral Operators
Geometric Combinatorics and Geometric Measure Theory
Additive and Analytic Number Theory
Convex Geometry and Probability Theory
Associate Professor of Instruction · School of Arts & Sciences
Alexis Stein is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Biology at the University of Rochester. Her academic profile is affiliated with the university's School of Arts & Sciences, where she is also recognized as a faculty member in the biology department.
Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching · Eastman School of Music
Alison d’Amato is an Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. As a pianist and teacher, she is actively engaged across the full spectrum of collaborative musical genres, with particular expertise in song and text-based repert…
Studio production that incorporates found materials and a variety of processes to explore nostalgia and memory in technologies of domesticity and convenience.
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Systems and Synthetic Biology, Computational Biology, Engineered Microbial Communities, Metabolic Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, Horizontal Gene transfer, Antibiotic Resistance
Associate Professor of Instruction · School of Arts & Sciences
Amanda Tucker is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Rochester, where she also serves as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics. Her research interests are in number theory, including topics such as multi…
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Orthopaedic bio-mechanics, cornea mechanics, cartilage mechanics, medical image- based finite element modeling, knee biomechanics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing · School of Nursing
Amy Vierhile, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Child Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Her research and clinical interests…
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Co-Chair Educational Leadership · Warner School of Education & Human Development
Andrea Barrett, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor (Clinical) and Co-Chair of Educational Leadership at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education. A proud alumna of the university, she began her career in higher education at the University of Maryland before returnin…
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Materials Science; Assistant Professor, Institute of Optics; Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Nanoscale heat transfer; Luminescence nanothermometry; Single-nanoparticle and super-resolution imaging and spectroscopy; High-temperature thermal metrology; Electrothermal measurements
Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano · Eastman School of Music
Andrew Harley is an Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. His work centers on collaborative piano, including piano accompanying and chamber music, and he serves as a mentor and guide for graduate students pursuing adv…
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss, at both the molecular and systems levels
Associate Professor of Flute & Piccolo · Eastman School of Music
Anne Harrow is an Associate Professor of Flute and Piccolo at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. She earned her BM, Performer's Certificate, and MM at Eastman, where she has been a faculty member since 1995. Her research and teaching interests focus on flute an…
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Computational social choice, Democracy and computer science, Economics and computation, Artificial intelligence, Theoretical computer science, Algorithmic game theory
Quantum electrodynamics in the presence of strong background electromagnetic; Properties of the quantum vacuum; Classical and quantum radiation reaction; Laser-matter interaction at high laser intensities; Quantum electrodynamics at finite temperature; Quantum electrodynamics in …
Assistant Professor of Anthropology · School of Arts & Sciences
Medical anthropology, Psychological anthropology, Madness and mental illness, Gendered and sexual violence, Ethics, morality, and subjectivity, Family intimacy, South Asia
Associate Professor of Psychiatry · School of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Sheftall's research focuses on the developmental mechanisms in early to middle childhood that confer vulnerability to future suicidal behavior. Additionally, Dr. Sheftall studies the racial disparities present in suicidal behavior among youth. It is her goal to frame targets …
Avery Haviv's research is based on the empirical application of structural models and natural experiments to optimize strategic advertising investments, consumer search and spillovers, and spans the consumer packaged goods and video game industries, as well as healthcare. His res…
Assistant Professor of Music Theory · Eastman School of Music
Ben Baker’s research focuses on cross-pollinations between jazz and popular music, with a broader interest in forging links between models of musical structure and interpretive issues related to intertextuality, improvisation, agency, and affordance.
Professor · University of Rochester Medical Center
Research in the Miller group focuses on two fundamental areas: the control of biomolecular interactions through the synthesis of new small-molecule probes, and the observation of biomolecular interactions through the development of novel optical sensing technologies. In the area …
Director for Engineering Innovation · School of Arts & Sciences
My research program aims to use virtual reality (VR), multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and machine learning to elucidate the psychological and neural signatures of PTSD and anxiety disorders. Particularly, to delineate the contextual aspects of threat and reward learn…
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing · School of Nursing
Beth Anson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, where she has over two decades of experience. Her research interests focus on maternal and child health, including exploring mothers' perceptions and concerns related …
Professor of Conducting & Ensembles · Eastman School of Music
Brad Lubman is a Professor of Conducting and Ensembles at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. He is the founding Co-Artistic Director and Conductor of the New York-based contemporary music ensemble Signal, and he is recognized for his distinguished record of pe…
Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching · Eastman School of Music
Brock Tjosvold is an Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. A pianist in demand as both an instrumental and vocal collaborator, he has performed throughout the United States with emerging musicians and established ensembles…
Assistant Professor of Linguistics & Data Science · School of Arts & Sciences
Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Low-Resource NLP, Language Documentation/Revitalization, Morphology, North American Languages
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing · School of Nursing
Carolanne Bianchi is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Her research interests include validating measurement tools for health promotion, such as a scale to assess barriers to promoting walking.
Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone · Eastman School of Music
Charles Pillow is an Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. He leads a saxophone studio within the jazz department, where his teaching and mentorship are central to his role. His primary focus is on jazz saxophone performanc…
Assistant Professor of Timpani · Eastman School of Music
Charles Ross is an Assistant Professor of Timpani at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. He is also an active performer, having appeared as a soloist with the Eastman Wind Ensemble.
The role of accounting information in capital markets which encompasses: the rational pricing of firm-level earnings, components; the information content of aggregate earnings for macroeconomic measures such as aggregate market returns and GDP; measuring real activity management;…
Regulation of gene expression during development of Drosophila; Transcription, chromatin structure, and mechanisms of developmental chromatin structure remodeling
Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching · Eastman School of Music
Chelsea Whitaker is an Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. Prior to her appointment there, she served on the faculty at New England Conservatory, where she taught and coached in the voice and opera departments.
Professor of Computer Science · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Locality theory and optimization; Compilers and run-time systems to improve locality and parallelism; Memory management; Parallel programming; High-performance computing
Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music · Eastman School of Music
Chiao-Wen Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Her academic profile highlights her role in these departments, along with her prior experience as a graduate assistant collaborative pianis…
Chien-Kwan Lin is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, where he also serves as director of the Eastman Saxophone Project. A classical saxophonist and teacher, he holds a BM and MM from the New England Conservatory and a DMA and Performe…
Assistant Professor of Conducting & Ensembles · Eastman School of Music
Christel Thielmann is an Assistant Professor of Conducting and Ensembles at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, where she also co-directs the Eastman Collegium Musicum. Her work centers on early music performance, with the Collegium Musicum specializing in repe…
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media · Eastman School of Music
Christine Jensen is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Her work is situated within the context of the school’s distinguished faculty, which includes Guggenheim Fellows and Grammy and ASCAP Award …
Assistant Professor of Health Humanities and Bioethics · School of Arts & Sciences
The medical humanities
Visual culture of plastic and reconstructive surgery
Medical photography and photographic anonymity
Cartoons and visual humor
Ethics and emotions in medical visual culture
The body and the museum
Professor of Art History · School of Arts & Sciences
Early Modern art and theory, the history of art history, replicative technologies, art and prehistory, environmental aesthetics, disaster studies, performance, the American civil rights movement
Scott P. Bruder | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · School of Arts & Sciences
Psycho- and neurolinguistics, speech perception/production, word recognition (both visual and spoken), word learning, evolution of human cognition, second language acquisition
Assistant Professor of Musicology · Eastman School of Music
African American popular music, Black gospel music, spiritual realness, voice studies, media studies, ritual theory, religious studies, gender and sexuality studies, performance studies
Professor of Music Leadership · Institute for Music Leadership
Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle is a Professor of Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where she also serves as Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion and Director of The George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music. Her work centers on e…
As a nurse-scientist with expertise across the translational continuum from biomedical science to community-based research, Danielle Alcéna-Stiner integrates basic science, health literacy, and nursing into interventions to promote adolescent health and wellness through active co…
Assistant Professor of Instruction in Modern Hebrew · School of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Shenhar's research investigates the power dynamics embedded in Jewish literature, particularly as they emerge when canonical or hegemonic texts are read in the classroom. She focuses on how heritage students respond to these texts, and how these responses reflect broader nego…
Professor of Chemical Engineering · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Darren Lipomi is Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester, where he is affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering and the Materials Science graduate program. His research interests span chemistry and chemical engine…
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media · Eastman School of Music
Dave Rivello is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, where he directs the award-winning New Jazz Ensemble. A composer, arranger, bandleader, and music copyist, he apprenticed with Rayburn Wright an…
Professor of Chemical Engineering (instructional) · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Principles of Transport Phenomena; Classic Chemical Engineering as well as Biomedical Engineering Research; Creation of Nanoparticle Coatings for Enhanced Capture of Flowing Cells in Microtubes; Capture Cancer Cells in Blood Flow; Creating State of the Art Videos for Curricular P…
His research interests are in the areas of law and economics as interrelated disciplines, and in particular how the legal environment affects comparative advantage.
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics; Professor of Chemical Engineering (secondary appointment) · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Cryogenic Properties of Solid Deuterium and Tritium; Thin-Film Deposition; Microfluidic Processes
Professor of Music Theory · Eastman School of Music
David Temperley is a Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. His primary research interests include music cognition, melody, and music psychology, with published work on topics such as musical structures and scales in popular music.
Associate Professor of Chemistry · School of Arts & Sciences
Our lab is developing new ultrafast vibrational techniques to study the nuclear geometry changes during ultrafast photochemical and photobiological reactions and the vibrational coupling that allows energy flow in small molecules. Our primary tool for these studies is a laser spe…
Associate Professor of Music and Technology · Eastman School of Music
Dennis DeSantis is an Associate Professor of Music and Technology at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from Eastman, as well as degrees from Yale and Western Michigan University. His work focuses on music…
Kevin J. Parker Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Diagnostic ultrasound imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, applications of ultrasound for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, physical acoustics, biological effects of ultrasound
Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Chair, Brain and Cognitive Sciences · School of Arts & Sciences
Animal cognition
Collective behavior
Collective decision-making
Navigation and spatial learning
Tool use
Social learning
Animal culture
Strategic intelligence
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Fluid dynamics of the brain’s waste removal system
Mixing in the inner ear
Liquid metal batteries and grid-scale energy storage
Mixing in metals casting
Coherent structures in reactive mixing
Douglas Humpherys is a Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where he previously served for twenty years as Chair of the Piano Department. He holds graduate degrees from the Juilliard School (MM) and the Eastman School of Music (DMA). An Amer…
How many professors at University of Rochester are hiring PhD students in 2026?
As of 2026-10-19, 59 professors at University of Rochester, a US university, show active PhD hiring signals in phd-match's faculty database.
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phd-match lists 622 faculty profiles at University of Rochester, each with research interests, department, and a link to the professor's homepage.
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