Who is Dooley?
Dooley represents a quirky tradition on campus.
The biology lab skeleton safeguards the official Spirit of Emory.
Acting through students selected to don the Dooley mantle, he maintains a vigorous and unpredictable presence during a week in his honor in the spring. The identity of these students is one of the best-kept secrets on campus.
- Dooley's profile / Emory History site
- Dueling Dooleys: The tale of two Dooleys / Emory Magazine
Multimedia
Who is Dooley? The story of the "Spirit of Emory"
Dooley welcomes artist John August Swanson to campus / March 2009
Curriculum Vitae
Current name: James W. Dooley
Titles: Spirit of Emory, Lord of Misrule
Schools: Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Oxford College
Subject: Biology
Courses taught: Spring Break 101
Office hours: Primarily spring, annually
Personal website: www.emory.edu
Education
- Emory University, MPH, 2007
- Emory University, JD, 2006
- Emory University, BS (Nursing), 2005
- Emory University, PhD (Liberal Arts), 2003
- Emory University, MBA/MDiv, 2002
- Emory University, BA, 1899
Honors and Awards
- Emory Award of Distinction
- Employee of the Semester, every spring
Academic Appointment: President's Cabinet Emeritus
Interests: Resting in peace, shooting squirt guns, dismissing classes
Current projects: Dooley's Week, Dooley's Cup
Research: Higher education, the afterlife
Publications
- Dooley, James W. "Viable perambulation techniques for apparitions," The Emory Wheel, 2006
- Dooley, James W. "Dry bones: Transgressive behavior and gender confusion in mascots of adademe" (PhD thesis), Nature, 2003
- Dooley, William M. "An analysis of the effects of variable construction noise and dust levels on the rest and relaxation of skeletons," Smithsonian, 1999
- Dooley, James T. "An analysis of the optimization of timing the disassembly of organized educational convocations," CASE Currents, 1985
- [Anonymous publication] "Reflections of the Skeleton," The Phoenix, October 1899
Contact information
Administration Building 209
1380 South Oxford Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30322
e-mail: jwdooley@learnlink.emory.edu
telephone: 404.727.1234
fax: 404.727.0646
Editor's note: Any resemblance this biography may have to a real person, living or dead, is accidental, unintended and, we believe, metaphysically impossible. Publications listed may not be able to locate actual copies of any articles.
