The Penn Fellows Program provides leadership development to select Penn faculty in mid-career.
Begun in 2009, it includes opportunities to build alliances across the university, meet distinguished academic leaders, think strategically about university governance, and consult with Penn’s senior administrators.
2011 Penn Fellows
Vijay Balasubramanian, Merriam Term Associate Professor of Physics in the School of Arts and Sciences, a theoretical physicist who specializes in string theory, black holes, quantum gravity, and applications of neuroscience.
Karen Beckman, Jaffe Professor of Cinema Studies and Art History in the School of Arts and Sciences, a scholar of interdisciplinary visual culture, focusing on the connections among film, photography, and modern art.
Gerard Cachon, Sullivan Professor and Chair of Operations and Information Management in the Wharton School, an expert in supply chain management, especially the impact of new technologies on competitiveness.
Marwan Kraidy, Associate Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication, a scholar of global communication, primarily in Arab media, including reality television, music videos, and the structure of the television industry.
John Lapinski, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences, a scholar of Congressional lawmaking and a senior election analyst for NBC News.
Erle Robertson, Professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine and Director of the Tumor Virology Program at the Abramson Cancer Center, a molecular biologist and virologist whose research centers on Epstein-Barr and Kaposi’s sarcoma viruses.
2010 Penn Fellows
Lisa Bellini, Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Resident and Faculty Affairs in the Perelman School of Medicine, an expert on medical education, especially the effects of fatigue and sleep deprivation on patients, residents, and faculty.
Camille Charles, Edmund J. and Louis W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, an expert on race in America, especially in universities and urban environments.
Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine, an expert on cancer prevention, especially among minority and other underserved populations.
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, Associate Professor of Pathology in the School of Dental Medicine, an expert on interdisciplinary approaches to the function and dysfunction of neurons, especially in HIV infection.
Randall Mason, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and Chair of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation in the School of Design, an expert on urban planning and the historic preservation of American cities.
Peter Struck, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Classical Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program, an expert on the intellectual history of ancient Greece.
2009 Penn Fellows
Eric Bradlow, K.P. Chao Professor and Professor of Marketing and Statistics at the Wharton School, an expert on applying statistical models to mathematical problems and real-world topics, such as hit songs, Internet search engines, grocery store coupons, and baseball statistics.
Charles Branas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Perelman School of Medicine, an expert on improvements to public health, especially reducing gun violence and advocating for better emergency and trauma care.
Robert Carpick, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Penn Director of the Nanotechnology Institute, an expert on the nature and origins of tribology (friction) at the atomic or molecular scale.
Marybeth Gasman, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education, an expert on issues of leadership, fundraising, and philanthropy at historically African-American colleges.
John Jackson, Jr., Richard Perry University Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts and Sciences and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, an expert on racial identity, especially in Harlem and Brooklyn and among Black Jews.
Joshua Metlay, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine, an expert on respiratory tract infections and treatments, especially antibiotic resistance, risks, and optimal practices.
Sharon Thompson-Schill, Professor of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences, an expert on the neurological basis of memory and language, including both normal cognition and cognition in those suffering from stroke, degenerative diseases, and congenital blindness.
Sarah Tishkoff, David and Lyn Silfen University Associate Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, an expert on human genetics, especially in Africa.