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158 faculty · 418 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
Alessandra Von Burg, Associate Professor
Alex Klein, Visiting Assistant Professor
Ananda Mitra, Professor
Betsy Chapman, Part-Time Assistant Professor of Communication, Executive Director of Family Communications
Courses: Introduction to Communication and Rhetoric · Debate and Advocacy · Public Speaking · Relational Communication · Introduction to Critical and Creative Media · Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications +34 more
Alan Townsend, Sabin Center Executive Director and Professor h-index 76
Notable: “Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions” (2008) · 6,986 citations
Susan R. Wente, President Emerita and Distinguished University Professor h-index 58
Notable: “Efficient multiplex biallelic zebrafish genome editing using a CRISPR nuclease system” (2013) · 1,377 citations
Gloria K. Muday, Professor h-index 58
Hormone and redox signaling, flavonols, biochemistry, and molecular biology Research The emphasis of research in the Muday lab is the understanding of hormone and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling. We are using genetic and molecular b
Notable: “Flavonoids Act as Negative Regulators of Auxin Transport in Vivo in Arabidopsis” (2001) · 810 citations
Miles R. Silman, Professor h-index 43
Tropical Forest Ecology, Conservation Biology, Community and Population Ecology Research My primary interests are community composition and dynamics of Andean and Amazonian tree communities in both space and time. The lab’s current re
Notable: “Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents” (2011) · 2,390 citations
Courses: Special Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Microbial Physiology · Metabolic Diseases · Molecular Virology · Biochemistry I: Macromolecules and Metabolism · Advanced Biochemistry Lab +16 more
William Fleeson, Hultquist Family Professor of Psychology h-index 52
Notable: “Toward a structure- and process-integrated view of personality: Traits as density distributions of states.” (2001) · 1,268 citations
R. Michael Furr, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 41
Notable: “Personality and Life Satisfaction: A Facet-Level Analysis” (2004) · 437 citations
Lisa Kiang, Professor h-index 39
Notable: “Activating stereotypes undermines task performance expectations.” (1998) · 210 citations
Christian Waugh, Professor h-index 38
Notable: “What good are positive emotions in crisis? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001.” (2003) · 2,158 citations
Courses: Learning to Learn · Introductory Psychology · Methods in Psychological Research for the Minor · Research Methods I · Research Methods I Lab · Research Methods II +34 more
Fred Chen, Professor h-index 31
Economic Epidemiology, Bioeconomics
Notable: “Genetic and Clinical Features of Hemoglobin H Disease in Chinese Patients” (2000) · 217 citations
Koleman Strumpf, Professor and Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy h-index 19
File Sharing, Predication Markets, and Industrial Organization Personal Webpage Please also see – WFU Teacher Scholar portraits
Notable: “The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis” (2007) · 878 citations
Robert Whaples, Professor h-index 18
American Economic History, Consensus Among Economists, and Political Economy See also WFU Expert File Listing If you have received an
Notable: “ARE DISAGREEMENTS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE ECONOMISTS MARGINAL AT BEST?: A SURVEY OF AEA MEMBERS AND THEIR VIEWS ON ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY” (2013) · 95 citations
Erik Nesson, Associate Professor h-index 17
Health Economics, Law and Economics, and Sports Economics. Erik Nesson Webpage
Notable: “The effects of e-cigarette taxes on e-cigarette prices and tobacco product sales: Evidence from retail panel data” (2022) · 133 citations
Courses: Introduction to Economics · Intermediate Microeconomics · Intermediate Macroeconomics · Applied Econometrics · Intermediate Mathematical Microeconomics · Intermediate Mathematical Macroeconomics +34 more
Peter Siavelis, Professor h-index 22
Latin American Politics; Political Institutions; Election Systems; Candidate Selection; Chilean Politics Peter Siavelis is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Chile/Argentina Study
Notable: “Continuity and Change in the Chilean Party System” (1997) · 103 citations
Neil DeVotta, Professor h-index 18
South Asia Politics Neil DeVotta is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. His research interests include South Asian security and politics, ethnicity and nationalism, ethnic conflict resolution, and d
Notable: “The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Lost Quest for Separatism in Sri Lanka” (2009) · 94 citations
Charles Kennedy, Professor h-index 17
Comparative Public Policy, US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and South Asia, Pakistan Studies Hank Kennedy has been a member of the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University since 1985. He has written about South Asian p
Notable: “Induced Bias in Innovation and the Theory of Distribution” (1964) · 637 citations
John Dinan, Professor and Department Chair h-index 14
Federalism, State Constitutionalism, State Politics, American Political Development John Dinan ’s research focuses on state constitutionalism, federalism, and American political development. He is the author of several books, including Sta
Notable: “Implementing Health Reform: Intergovernmental Bargaining and the Affordable Care Act” (2014) · 42 citations
Courses: American Government and Politics · Comparative Government and Politics · Political Theory · International Politics · America's First Ladies · Political Structures of Present-day Spain +34 more
Catherine Harnois, Professor h-index 22
Notable: “Health care barriers, racism, and intersectionality in Australia” (2017) · 151 citations
Catherine T. Harris, Professor Emerita / Research Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Rethinking standards from green to sustainable” (2004) · 228 citations
Robin W. Simon, Professor Emerita h-index 19
David Yamane, Professor h-index 17
Notable: “Secularization on Trial: In Defense of a Neosecularization Paradigm” (1997) · 252 citations
Courses: Analyzing the Social World · Principles of Sociology · Social Problems · Contemporary Families · Social Deviance · Public Engagement in USA and Other Post-industrial Societies +32 more
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About Wake Forest University. Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC reports an overall acceptance rate of 21.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 35.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1410–1520, a class size of 1,400, and a yield of 37.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Mid-size private in North Carolina. Strong business program. Test-optional since 2008.