List of University of California, Davis faculty

This page lists notable faculty (past and present) of the University of California, Davis.

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Arts and music

• Robert Arneson, professor emeritus of art, known for ceramics, artist of the Eggheads sculptures scattered through the UC Davis campus ^[1]
• Larry Austin, professor of music, composer, and later taught at University of South Florida and University of North Texas ^[2]
• Ross Bauer, professor emeritus of music ^[3]
• Anna Maria Busse Berger, chair of music department
• Ruby Cohn, professor of comparative drama (late)
• Roy De Forest, professor emeritus of art, painter, and sculptor ^[4]
• Jesse Drew, professor in cinema and technocultural studies
• Lynn Hershman Leeson, filmmaker, professor of technocultural studies
• Ruth Horsting, professor emerita of art (taught from 1959–1971), known for sculpture ^[5]
• Theodore Cyrus Karp, professor of music (moved to Northwestern before retirement)
• Manuel Neri, professor emeritus of art, taught 1965–1990
• Bob Ostertag, professor of technocultural studies
• Richard Swift, professor emeritus, founder of Department of Music
• Wayne Thiebaud, professor emeritus of art, awarded the National Medal of Arts
• Richard Aaker Trythall, professor of music, Guggenheim Fellow (1967)
• William T. Wiley, former art professor ^[6]

Biological sciences

• Daniel I. Axelrod, professor of botany (late)
• Richard M. Bohart, professor of entomology (late)
• George Delahunty, professor of biology
• Theodosius Dobzhansky, professor emeritus of evolutionary biology, 1971–1975
• Jonathan Eisen, professor of evolution and ecology
• Stanley Barron Freeborn, UC Davis chancellor and entomologist, namesake of Freeborn Hall and the mosquito species Anopheles freeborni
• Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology
• Paul Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy
• Robert Laben, professor of animal sciences (late)
• Johanna Schmitt, botanist and professor of evolution and ecology
• Arthur Shapiro, professor of entomology, evolution and ecology
• Tracy I. Storer, professor emeritus, founder of Department of Zoology
• Charles W. Woodworth, professor emeritus of entomology (1891–1930), founder of UCB Entomology Division, credited with founding the Dept. of Entomology at the Agricultural Experiment Station
• Pamela Ronald, distinguished professor of plant pathology

Chemistry

• R. David Britt, professor of chemistry
• Edwin G. Krebs, founding chairman and professor of the department of biological chemistry 1968–1977, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
• Julie A. Leary, professor of chemistry
• Philip Power, professor of chemistry, Royal Society

Communications and media

• Charles Berger, professor of communication

Earth sciences

• Gerard Bond, professor of geology
• Alan Hastings, professor of ecology
• Louise H. Kellogg, professor of earth and planetary sciences
• Isabel P. Montañez, professor of earth and planetary sciences
• Eldridge M. Moores, professor emeritus of geology, now the earth and planetary sciences
• Donald L. Turcotte, professor emeritus of earth and planetary sciences
• Geerat J. Vermeij, professor of geology, MacArthur Fellowship

Economics

• Colin Carter, professor of agricultural economics
• Gregory Clark, professor of economics
• Alan M. Taylor, professor of economics and finance

Engineering

• Kandiah Arulanandan, professor of civil engineering (late)
• Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, professor of bioengineering
• Jeannie Darby, professor of civil and environmental engineering
• Richard C. Dorf, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Andrew A. Frank, professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering
• M. Saif Islam, professor of electrical and computer engineering ^[7]
• Linda P.B. Katehi, professor of electrical and computer engineering; UC Davis chancellor (2009–2016)
• Brian Launder, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (now at the University of Manchester)
• Neville C. Luhmann Jr., professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Paul Moller, professor emeritus of mechanical and aeronautical engineering
• Stanton R. Morrison, professor emeritus of agricultural engineering; Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• John D. Owens, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Jinyi Qi professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering
• George Tchobanoglous, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering

English

• Joshua Clover, associate professor of English
• Lucy Corin, professor of English
• Lynn Freed, professor of English
• Sandra Gilbert, professor emerita of English, former president of the Modern Language Association
• Sandra McPherson, professor emerita of English
• Karl Shapiro, professor, English Department, Pulitzer Prize for poetry, 1945
• Gary Snyder, professor emeritus of English; Bolligen Prize, Pulitzer Prize
• Joe Wenderoth, associate professor of English

Food sciences

• William Vere Cruess, professor of food science (late)
• M. R. C. Greenwood, professor emerita of nutrition, president of the University of Hawaii
• Gordie C. Hanna, professor of agronomy (late)
• Lucille Shapson Hurley, (1922–1988), former professor of nutrition
• Emil M. Mrak, professor of food science; UC Davis chancellor (1959–1969)
• Ann C. Noble, professor of food science, inventor of the "Aroma Wheel"
• Harold Olmo, professor of viticulture

History

• David Brody, professor emeritus of history
• William W. Hagen, professor of history
• Barbara D. Metcalf, professor emerita of history
• Andrés Reséndez, historian
• Simon Sadler, professor of art history

Law and government

• Diane Marie Amann, professor of law (now at Georgia Tech)
• Vikram Amar, associate dean for academic affairs (School of Law), constitutional law scholar
• Edgar Bodenheimer, professor of law (late)
• Alan Brownstein, professor of law; Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality
• Joel Dobris, professor of law
• Robert W. Hillman, professor of law
• Edward Imwinkelried, professor of law (co-author, Scientific Evidence)
• Kevin Johnson, dean, School of Law
• Miguel Méndez, professor of law
• Rex R. Perschbacher, professor of law
• Cruz Reynoso, professor of law; associate justice, California Supreme Court (1982–1987); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2000)
• Martha West, professor emerita of law

Mathematics

• Dmitry Fuchs, professor of mathematics
• Greg Kuperberg, professor of mathematics
• Washek Pfeffer, emeritus professor of mathematics
• Albert Schwarz, professor of mathematics
• Joseph Teran, professor of applied mathematics
• William Thurston, professor of mathematics, later moved to Cornell University, Fields Medalist award
• Craig Tracy, professor of mathematics, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Pólya Prize, Norbert Wiener Prize
• Jessica Utts, professor of statistics, later moved to University of California, Irvine
• Roger J.-B. Wets, professor emeritus of mathematics

Medicine

• David Amaral, professor of psychiatry
• Richard Coss, emeritus professor of psychology
• Gregory M. Herek, professor of psychology
• Leah Krubitzer, professor of psychology
• Peter Robert Marler, professor emeritus of neurobiology
• Jonna Mazet, professor of epidemiology, director of the UC Davis One Health Institute
• A. Hari Reddi, distinguished professor of orthopedic surgery
• Marc B. Schenker, professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Ivan R. Schwab, professor of ophthalmology
• Robert Sommer, professor emeritus of psychology
• Christian Sandrock, professor of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine
• G. Ledyard Stebbins, professor emeritus of genetics, National Medal of Science
• Ross Thompson, distinguished professor of psychology
• Larry N. Vanderhoef, professor, College of Biological Sciences; UC Davis chancellor (2004–2009)
• Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Rachel Whitmer, professor of epidemiology

Physics

• Steve Carlip, professor of physics
• Veronika Hubeny, professor of physics

Social sciences, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies

• Nicole W. Biggart, professor of management and sociology
• Fred L. Block, professor of sociology
• Angie Chabram-Dernersesian, professor of Chicana/o studies and cultural studies
• Darrell Hamamoto, professor of Asian American studies
• Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, professor emerita of anthropology
• Lynne Isbell, primatologist, professor of anthropology
• Suad Joseph, professor of anthropology and women and gender studies
• Smadar Lavie, professor of anthropology
• John Lofland, professor emeritus of sociology
• Henry McHenry, professor of anthropology; UC Davis Prize; elected fellow, California Academy of Sciences
• Zoila S. Mendoza, professor and chair of Native American studies ^[8]
• Jacob K. Olupona, professor of African and African American studies, later at Harvard University
• Rhacel Parrenas, professor of sociology, later at Brown University
• Robyn Rodriguez, professor in Asian American studies
• Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, assistant professor of Native American studies and director of the C.N. Gorman Museum
• Aram Yengoyan, professor of anthropology

• William B. Lacy, Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology and Vice Provost Emeritus for University Outreach and International Programs

Other

• Francisco X. Alarcón, lecturer in Spanish
• Berni Alder, professor emeritus of applied science, National Medal of Science recipient
• Marc Blanchard, professor of critical theory and comparative literature
• Andy Bloom, Olympic shot putter
• Carol Cartwright, former vice chancellor for academic affairs
• Steven C. Currall, dean of graduate school of management
• Gerald Dworkin, professor of philosophy
• John Freeman, visiting professor of international relations, 1985–1990
• James R. Griesemer, professor of philosophy
• Andrew Hargadon, professor of technology management
• Irva Hertz-Picciotto, professor of environmental and occupational health
• Ralph Hexter, professor of classics and provost
• Theodore L. Hullar, former chancellor
• Lincoln Hurst, professor of religious studies (late)
• Amy Block Joy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Emeritus
• Amina Mama, professor and director of women and gender studies
• Zeev Maoz, distinguished professor of political science, director of the Correlates of War Project, and international relations expert
• Norman Matloff, professor of computer science
• Prasant Mohapatra, distinguished Professor in Computer Science and Vice Chancellor for Research
• Phillip Rogaway, professor of computer science (RSA Award 2003)
• Robert Torrance, professor of comparative literature
• Keith David Watenpaugh, professor of human rights studies

See also

• List of University of California, Davis alumni

References

1. Hagen, Charles (November 5, 1992). "Robert C. Arneson Is Dead at 62; Sculptor of Whimsical Portraits". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 29, 2021.
2. "Larry Austin". MacDowell. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
3. Richard Swift (2001). "Bauer, Ross". Grove Music Online . Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47309.
4. Smith, Roberta (May 23, 2007). "Roy De Forest, 77, Painter of Colorful, Comic Scenes, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 29, 2021.
5. Redfern, Cathy (December 1, 2000). "Founder of Mount Madonna Center, Ruth Johnson Horsting, dies at 81" . Newspapers.com. Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 10. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
6. Solomon, Deborah (May 5, 2021). "William T. Wiley, 'Funk Artist' Who Spurned Convention, Dies at 83". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 29, 2021.
7. "Prof. Saif Islam". University of California, Davis. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
8. "Zoila S. Mendoza". UC Davis Critical Theory. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

External links

• UC Davis Faculty on the Davis Wiki