Past University Research Professors

2021-2022

• Surendranath Suman: Animal and Food Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

• Anne-Frances Miller: Chemistry; College of Arts and Sciences

• Carol Mason: Gender and Women’s Studies; College of Arts and Sciences

• Maria Cahill: School of Information Science; College of Communication and Information

• Xin Ma: Educational, School and Counseling Psychology; College of Education      

• Issam Harik: Civil Engineering; College of Engineering

• Jonathan McFadden: Art and Visual Studies; College of Fine Arts

• Christopher R. Bollinger: Economics; Gatton College of Business and Economics

• Christopher Fry: Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition; College of Health Sciences

• Richard H. Underwood: J. David Rosenberg College of Law

• Thomas E. Curry Jr.: Obstetrics and Gynecology; College of Medicine

• Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; College of Medicine   

• Jill Kolesar: Pharmacy Practice and Science; College of Pharmacy                                                              

• April M. Young: Epidemiology; College of Public Health      

2020-2021

• Seth DeBolt, Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
• Amy Murrell Taylor, History, College of Arts and Sciences
• Renée Fatemi, Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences
• H. Dan O’Hair, Communication, College of Communication and Information
• J. Todd Hastings, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Rae Goodwin, Art and Visual Studies, College of Fine Arts
• Haipeng (Allan) Chen, Marketing, Gatton College of Business and Economics
• Kathryn L. Moore, J. David Rosenberg College of Law
• Susanne Markesbery Arnold, Markey Cancer Center, College of Medicine
• Linda Van Eldik, Sanders Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine           
• Kristin Ashford, College of Nursing
• Steven G. Van Lanen, Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
• Erin Abner, Epidemiology, College of Public Health

2019-2020

• Jason Unrine, Plant & Soil Sciences
• Susan Gardner, Physics & Astronomy
• Mark Peffley, Political Science
• Craig Miller, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
• Anne Filson, Architecture
• Beth Rous, Educational Leadership
• J. Zach Hilt, Chemical & Materials Engineering
• W. Hunter Stamps, Visual Arts
• James Ziliak, Economics
• Phillip Gribble, Athletic Training
• Philip Kern, Endocrinology
• Donna Wilcock, Physiology, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
• Misook Lee Chung, Nursing
• Patricia Rippetoe Freeman, Pharmacy Practice & Science
• Svetla Slavova, Biostatistics
• Julie Cerel, Social Work

2018-2019

• David Van Sanford, Plant & Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food & Environment
• Matthew Zook, Geography, College of Arts & Sciences
• Heide Gluesing-Luerssen, Mathematics, College of Arts & Sciences
• Nancy Grant Harrington, Communication, College of Communication and Information
• Jennifer Wilhelm, STEM Education, College of Education
• Rick Honaker, Mining Engineering, College of Engineering
• Herman Daniel Farrell III, Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts
• Daniel Brass, Management, Gatton College of Business & Economics
• Brian Noehren, Rehabilitation Science, College of Health Sciences
• Richard C. Ausness, College of Law
• Sharon Walsh, Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
• Mark V. Williams, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
• Jon Thorson, Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
• Heather M. Bush, Biostatistics, College of Public Health

2017-2018 

• Ole Wendroth, Plant and Soil Sciences
• Ramesh S. Bhatt, Psychology
• Abigail Firey, History
• J. David Johnson, Communication
• Gregory Luhan, School of Architecture
• Lisa A. Ruble, Educational, School and Counseling Psychology
• I.S. Jawahir, Mechanical Engineering
• Ebony G. Patterson, School of Art and Visual Studies
• David M. Hardesty, Marketing and Supply Chain
• Charlotte A. Peterson, Rehabilitation Sciences
• Melynda J. Price, Law
• Bradley K. Taylor, Physiology
• Matthew S. Gentry, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
• Terry A. Lennie, Nursing
• Jeffery C. Talbert, Pharmacy Practice and Science
• Glen P. Mays, Health Services and Management

2016-2017 

• Arthur Hunt, Plant & Soil Sciences
• Qiang Ye, Mathematics
• Thomas Zentall, Psychology
• Sherali Zeadally, Information Science
• Jeffrey Ebersole, Oral Health Practice
• Gary Rohrbacher, Architecture
• Brent Seales, Computer Science
• Diana Hallman, Music
• Stephen Borgatti, Management
• Esther Dupont-Versteegden, Rehabilitation Science
• Mary Davis, Law
• Eugenia Toma, Martin School of Public Policy & Administration
• Bret Smith, Physiology
• Edward Hall, Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center
• Ellen Hahn, Nursing
• Chang-Guo Zhan, Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Terry Bunn, Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health

2015-2016 

• Lance DeLong, Physics & Astronomy
• Rebecca Dutch, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
• Suzanne Segerstrom, Psychology
• Dong-Sheng Yang, Chemistry

2014-2015

• Richard Charnigo, Biostatistics
• Francie Chassen-Lopez, History
• Debra Moser, Nursing
• Mark Pendergast, Psychology

2013-2014

• Bernard Hennig, Animal & Food Sciences
• Wolfgang Korsch, Physics & Astronomy
• Mark Lovell, Chemistry
• Zhongwei Shen, Mathematics

2012-2013

• Doug Andres, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
• Mark Dignan, Internal Medicine
• Mark Fillmore, Psychology
• Christopher Pool, Anthropology

2011-2012

• Karyn Esser, Physiology
• Brandon Look, Philosophy
• Gregory Smith, Psychology
• Youling Xiong, Animal & Food Science

2010-2011

• Kimberly Anderson, Chemical & Materials Engineering
• Sumit Das, Physics & Astronomy
• Paul Karan, Geography
• Randal Voss, Biology 
• Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart, Biochemistry