Research Institute Fellows
Since its establishment in 2018, the SLU Research Institute has sought to build and nurture an ambitious culture of discovery and innovation at Saint Louis University. The Research Institute Fellows program recognizes, celebrates and supports our researchers whose scholarly accomplishments embody the research eminence that SLU is dedicated to growing and promoting.
The Research Institute Fellows Program was launched in 2022 to honor faculty who contribute significantly to SLU’s research eminence.
Process
The criteria and process for appointing fellows were developed and refined with input from SLU’s research councils (Scholarship; Health; Science and Engineering; School of Medicine Research Planning Committee), deans, and the provost prior to the program’s launch.
Candidates are identified through databases that provide benchmarking tools for measuring and comparing research productivity and through internal peer review. SLU’s main database for benchmarking research productivity is Academic Analytics, which provides the most comprehensive data for comparing SLU faculty with their peers at other universities with a Carnegie R1 classification ("very high research activity"). Academic Analytics' Scholarly Research Index (SRI) weighs a faculty member’s articles and/or monographs, federal grants secured, presentations, awards, and journal citations in relation to the specific field of research as part of this assessment. Candidates who are considered for election as fellows have SRI scores that are at least one standard deviation above the mean of peers at R1 universities, based on the most recent data (currently 2021).
Candidate lists for each college or school are sent to their respective deans for review, and deans are also invited to nominate additional faculty based on their college or school’s specific metrics and other indicators for assessing research excellence. Once the deans return their reviewed lists of faculty fellow nominations, the director of the Research Institute makes a recommendation to the provost, who makes the final determination. Using these methods, the provost, advised by the director of the Research Institute, chooses fellows annually in recognition of both their scholarly accomplishments at the very highest levels of their fields and their embodiment of the University’s Jesuit research mission to innovate and serve. The group comprises outstanding researchers who reflect the breadth of the University’s research enterprise and exemplify SLU’s aspirations of rigor and impact.
Programming
The fellows program is rooted in SLU’s commitment to build an interdisciplinary community of dedicated scholars and promote a culture of rigorous intellectual exchange and collaboration across the University. Fellows receive unique opportunities to convene with colleagues across departments and disciplines to expand their understanding of different fields of inquiry, and also to discover spaces where their research questions intersect.
Fellows have access to a variety of collaborative forums, events, and training opportunities sponsored by the Research Institute throughout the academic year. These offerings are designed to stimulate discussions and collaborations among Fellows, providing extra time and space to explore innovative ideas in the streams of their research.
The first cohort of Research Institute Fellows was named in August 2022.
- Cameron Anglum, Ph.D.
Education
School of Education - Edwin Antony, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
School of Medicine - Jeffery Bishop, M.D., Ph.D,
Health Care Ethics
College of Arts and Sciences - Bidisha Chakrabarty, Ph.D.
Finance
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D.
Nursing
Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing - Benjamin de Foy, Ph.D.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
School of Science and Engineering - Alexei Demchenko, Ph.D.
Chemistry
School of Science and Engineering - Enrico Di Cera, M.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
School of Medicine - Richard Di Paolo, Ph.D.
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine - Mark Dykewicz, M.D.
Internal Medicine
School of Medicine - James Edwards, Ph.D.
Chemistry
School of Science and Engineering - Flavio Esposito, Ph.D.
Computer Science
School of Science and Engineering - Ruth Evans, Ph.D.
English
College of Arts and Sciences - Chad Flanders, Ph.D., J.D.
Law
School of Law - David Ford, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
School of Medicine - Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D.
Biology
College of Arts and Sciences - Koyal Garg, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering - Lorri Glover, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering - Richard Grucza, Ph.D.
Family and Community Medicine
School of Medicine - Dan Haybron, Ph.D.
Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences - Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D.
Nursing
Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing - Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine
School of Medicine - Jin Huang, Ph.D.
School of Social Work - Christa Jackson, Ph.D.
Education
School of Education - Devin Johnston, Ph.D.
English
College of Arts and Sciences - Grant Kaplan, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
College of Arts and Sciences - Istvan Kiss, Ph.D.
Chemistry
School of Science and Engineering - Jason Knouft, Ph.D.
Biology
College of Arts and Sciences - Helen Lach, Ph.D.
Nursing
Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing - Atria Larson, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
College of Arts and Sciences - Krista Lentine, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine
School of Medicine - Yi Li, Ph.D.
Nutrition and Dietetics
Doisy College of Health Sciences - Thomas Madden, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Peter Martens, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
College of Arts and Sciences - Marvin Meyers, Ph.D.
Chemistry
School of Science and Engineering - Allison Miller, Ph.D.
Biology
College of Arts and Sciences - Adriana Montaño, Ph.D.
Pediatrics
School of Medicine - Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
Education
School of Education - Marcus Painter, Ph.D.
Finance
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Hal Parker, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Ranjit Ray, Ph.D.
Internal Medicine
School of Medicine - Ratna Ray, Ph.D.
Pathology
School of Medicine - James Redfield, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
College of Arts and Sciences - Gary Ritter, Ph.D.
Education
School of Education - Mark Ruff, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Vasit Sagan, Ph.D.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
School of Science and Engineering - Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Pharmacology and Physiology
School of Medicine - Ness Sandoval, Ph.D.
Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences - Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D.
English
College of Arts and Sciences - Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D.
Family and Community Medicine
School of Medicine - Scott Sell, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering - Enbal Shacham, Ph.D.
Behavioral Science and Health Education
College for Public Health and Social Justice - Silvana Siddali, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Nitish Singh, Ph.D.
International Business
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Damien Smith, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Eleonore Stump, Ph.D.
Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences - Abby Stylianou, Ph.D.
Computer Science
School of Science and Engineering - Jintong Tang, Ph.D.
Management
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - John Tavis, Ph.D.
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine - Jeffrey Teckman, M.D.
Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
School of Medicine - Warren Treadgold, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Michael Vaughn, Ph.D.
School of Social Work - Jeremiah Weinstock, Ph.D.
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences - Lupei Zhu, Ph.D.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
School of Science and Engineering
The second cohort of Research Institute Fellows was named in November 2023.
- Bradley Bailey, Ph.D.
Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Michael D. Barber, S.J., Ph.D.
Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences - Julie Birkenmaier, Ph.D.
Social Work
School of Social Work - Brad D. Carlson, Ph.D.
Marketing
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Michael C. Duff, J.D.
Law
School of Law - Monica Eppinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Law
School of Law - Annie Garner, Ph.D.
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences - Claire Gilbert, Ph.D.
History
College of Arts and Sciences - Kelly Gillespie, J.D., Ph.D.
Law
School of Law - Ajay Kumar Jain, M.D.
Pediatrics; Pharmacology and Physiology
School of Medicine - Brandy R. Maynard, Ph.D.
Social Work
School of Social Work - Leslie McClure, Ph.D.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
College for Public Health and Social Justice - Marcia McCormick, J.D.
Law
School of Law - Matthew Nanes, Ph.D.
Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences - Steven Rogers, Ph.D.
Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences - Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
College of Arts and Sciences - Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D.
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Doisy College of Health Sciences - Nil Santiáñez, Ph.D.
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences - Rachel Greenwald Smith, Ph.D.
English
College of Arts and Sciences - Anne Stiles, Ph.D.
English
College of Arts and Sciences - Cynthia Stollhans, Ph.D.
Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Yan Sun, Ph.D.
Accounting
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Brent A. Tetri, M.D.
Internal Medicine
School of Medicine - Gregory Edward Triplett Jr., Ph.D.
Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering - Phyllis Weliver, D. Phil.
English
College of Arts and Sciences