Distinguished Professors

Emory students have access to a remarkable asset: Emory faculty. Students learn from dedicated teachers who are also recognized for their distinctive research expertise.
Emory's faculty includes:
- 23 members of the Institute of Medicine
- 5 members of the National Academy of Sciences
- 12 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 30 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and 2 Howard Hughes professors
Notable members of Emory's faculty include:
- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
- CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff
- Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jeffrey Koplan
- Booker Prize-winning novelist Sir Salman Rushdie
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, 19th U.S. Poet Laureate
Recent Recognition
| Name | Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Joan and Stanford Alexander Award in Psychiatry | 2013 | Professor Helen Mayberg, Dorothy C. Fuqua Chair of Psychiatric Neuroimaging and Therapeutics at Emory's School of Medicine, receives the Baylor College of Medicine-based award for contributions in research, education and service for people with mental illness |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 2013 | U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing, is named a member of one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies |
| American Association for Cancer Research | 2013 | Fadlo R. Khuri, Winship Cancer Institute deputy director and Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in translational research at Emory's School of Medicine, receives the Rosenthal Award that recognizes the nation's most outstanding young cancer researcher |
| American College of Cardiology | 2013 | Cardiothoracic surgeon Vinod Thourani receives the W. Proctor Harvey, MD, Young Teacher Award, which recognizes dedication and skill in teaching |
| Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. | 2013 | Associate professor Steffen Lösel and Aquinas Professor of Historical Theology Phillip Reynolds are named Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology for 2013-2014 |
| Consortium of Universities for Global Health | 2013 | Assistant professor Mohammed K. Ali is awarded the Velji Award for Teaching Excellence in Global Health |
| Herschbach Prize in theory | 2013 | Joel Bowman, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry, is recognized among prominent scientists making seminal contributions to the field |
| Honorary Degree, Duke University | 2013 | Immunologist Max Cooper, School of Medicine professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, is recognized by Duke University, which cites his collaboration with its researchers |
| Honorary Degree, University of Lund, Sweden | 2013 | Martha A. Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, is recognized for exemplary work in the study of feminist and family law |
| Library of Congress | 2013-2014 | Natasha Trethewey, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing, serves as the 19th U.S. Poet Laureate; the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, first named to the role in 2012, is appointed to a second year-long term |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 2013 | Law professor Polly Price is selected for the Scholar-in-Residence program in public health law to study the rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis along the southern U.S. border |
| National Academy of Inventors | 2013 | James W. Wagner, president of Emory University, and Raymond I. Schinazi, Frances Winship Walters Professor of Pediatrics at Emory and director of the Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, are named Charter Fellows |
| National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality | 2013 | Leon L. Haley Jr., deputy chief of staff and deputy senior vice president of medical affairs for Grady Health System and associate professor of emergency medicine at Emory, is appointed to Department of Health and Human Services agency panel |
| National League for Nursing | 2013 | Judith L. Wold, Distinguished Professor for Educational Leadership at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, is named an Academy of Nursing Education Fellow for her innovative teaching strategies |
| Newsweek | 2013 | Law professor Michael J. Broyde, a senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, is named one of America's top 50 rabbis |
| Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation | 2013 | Professor Helen Mayberg, Dorothy C. Fuqua Chair of Psychiatric Neuroimaging and Therapeutics at Emory's School of Medicine, receives the 25th Annual Award in Neuropsychiatry Research, along with colleagues at Stanford University |
| American Academy of Nursing | 2012 | Rebecca Gary, associate professor of nursing, and Susan Shapiro, assistant dean for strategic clinical initiatives, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, are inducted as AAN Fellows |
| American Anthropological Association and the Society for Medical Anthropology | 2012 | Anthropology professor Peter Brown receives American Anthropological Association (AAA)/Oxford University Press Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Anthropology and the Society for Medical Anthropology Graduate Student Mentoring Award |
| American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation | 2012 | Nanette K. Wenger, professor of medicine in School of Medicine's division of cardiology, is named an MAACVPR Master |
| American College of Neuropsychopharmacology | 2012 | Larry Young, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disorders division chief at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Center for Translational Social Neuroscience director, receives Daniel H. Efron Research Award |
| American Psychological Association | 2012 | Nadine J. Kaslow, professor and vice-chair in the School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and chief psychologist for the Grady Health System, is elected to serve as APA's president-elect in 2013 and president in 2014; Kaslow also receives the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for mentoring |
| Association for Psychological Science | 2012 | Elaine Walker, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Scott Lilienfeld, Professor of Psychology, receive the 2013 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award for lifetime achievement |
| Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education | 2012 | Judith L. Wold, clinical professor for the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, is named Georgia Professor of the Year |
| Georgia Research Alliance | 2012 | Gary W. Miller, associate dean for research and professor of environmental health at the Rollins School of Public Health, is named Distinguished Investigator |
| Hononary Degree, University of Notre Dame | 2012 | Emory President James W. Wagner, an engineer by training, receives honorary Doctor of Engineering degree |
| International Chemical Biology Society | 2012 | Haian Fu, professor of pharmacology, serves as President of International Chemical Biology Society |
| Library of Congress | 2012 | John Witte Jr., Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Distinguished Professor and director of Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion, is appointed to the Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the John W. Kluge Center |
| National Academy of Sciences | 2012 | Bruce Levin, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor of Biology, is elected to membership |
| Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) | 2012 | Oxford College associate professor of biology Nitya Jacob is named one of 40 Vision and Change Leadership Fellows by PULSE, a joint initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the National Institutes of Health |
| Sloan Foundation Fellowship | 2012 | Eugene Agichtein, assistant professor in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and director of the Emory Intelligent Information Access Lab |
| Society of Interventional Radiology | 2012 | School of Medicine Professor Louis Martin is recognized with the 2012 Society for Interventional Radiology's Gold Medal, the organization's highest honor |
| Society of Nuclear Medicine Committee on Awards | 2012 | Mark Goodman, Endowed Chair in Imaging Science at School of Medicine's Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, is awarded the Paul C. Aebersold Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Science applied to Nuclear Medicine |
| The White House | 2012 | President Barack Obama recognizes William Foege, professor emeritus in the Rollins School of Public Health, with Presidential Medal of Freedom |




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