Affiliated Faculty

Candice Amich (she/her/hers)

• Assistant Professor of English
• amich@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 423

Joe Bandy (he/him/his)

• Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching
• bandy@vanderbilt.edu
• Peabody 183

Ashley Carse (he/him/his)

• Assistant Professor of Human & Organizational Development
• carse@vanderbilt.edu
• SONY B4078

Daniel Cornfield (he/him/his)

• Professor of Sociology
• b.cornfield@vanderbilt.edu
• Garland 309

Andre Christie-Mizell (he/him/his)

• Centennial Professor of Sociology
• Vice Provost of Graduate Education
• Dean of the Graduate School
• christie-mizell@vanderbilt.edu
• Alumni 117

Kate Daniels (she/her/hers)

• Edwin Mims Professor of English
• daniels@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 320

Colin Dayan (she/her/hers)

• Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities
• dayan@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 322

Marshall Eakin (he/him/his)

• Distinguished Professor of History
• c.eakin@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 100

Edward Fischer (he/him/his)

• Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology
• f.fischer@vanderbilt.edu
• Buttrick 234

Vivien Fryd (she/her/hers)

• Professor Emerita of History of Art & Architecture
• g.fryd@vanderbilt.edu
• Cohen 103

Teresa Goddu (she/her/hers)

• Professor of English
• a.goddu@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 321

Derek Griffith (he/him/his)

• Professor of Health Policy
• Director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health
• griffith@vanderbilt.edu

Aimi Hamraie (they/them/theirs)

• Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
• hamraie@vanderbilt.edu
• Calhoun 327

Charlene Helmuth (she/her/hers)

• Principal Senior Lecturer of Spanish & Portuguese
• helmuth@vanderbilt.edu
• Furman 320

Joni Hersch (she/her/hers)

• Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
• Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics
• hersch@vanderbilt.edu
• Law 284

Sarah Igo (she/her/hers)

• Andrew Jackson Chair in American History
• Dean of Strategic Initiatives for the College of Arts & Science
• igo@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 201

Larry Isaac (he/him/his)

• Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Sociology and Political Economy
• isaac@vanderbilt.edu
• Garland 201AB

Amy Johnson (she/her/hers)

• Professor of the Practice in American Studies
• amy.m.johnson@vanderbilt.edu

Shaul Kelner (he/him/his)

• Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
• Associate Professor of Sociology
• Associate Professor of American Studies
• Associate Professor of German, Russian, and East European Studies
• s.kelner@vanderbilt.edu
• Garland 321-H

Susan Kevra (she/her/hers)

• Principal Senior Lecturer of French & Italian
• kevra@vanderbilt.edu
• Furman 227

Richard Lloyd (he/him/his)

• Associate Professor of Sociology
• d.lloyd@vanderbilt.edu
• Garland 201D

Kenneth MacLeish (he/him/his)

• Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
• macleish@vanderbilt.edu
• Calhoun 325

Jonathan Metzl (he/him/his)

• Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
• Director of Medicine, Health, and Society
• metzl@vanderbilt.edu
• Calhoun 315

Paul Miller (he/him/his)

• Associate Professor of French & Italian
• miller@vanderbilt.edu
• Furman 229

Kelly Oliver (she/her/hers)

• Alton Jones Chair of Philosophy
• oliver@vanderbilt.edu
• Furman 103

Caroline Randall Williams (she/her/hers)

• Writer in Residence for Medicine, Health, and Society
• r.williams@vanderbilt.edu

Sara Safransky (she/her/hers)

• Assistant Professor of Human & Organizational Development
• e.safransky@vanderbilt.edu
• SONY B4080

Laurel Schneider (she/her/hers)

• Professor of Religious Studies
• c.schneider@vanderbilt.edu
• Garland 301

Daniel Sharfstein (he/him/his)

• Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law
• Co-Director of the George Barrett Social Justice Program
• sharfstein@vanderbilt.edu
• Law 242

Phillis Sheppard (she/her/hers)

• Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture
• Director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements
• i.sheppard@vanderbilt.edu
• Divinity 210

Hortense Spillers (she/her/hers)

• Distinguished Research Professor Emerita of English
• Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English
• j.spillers@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 315

Emilie Townes (she/her/hers)

• Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society
• Dean of the Divinity School
• m.townes@vanderbilt.edu

Daniel Usner (he/him/his)

• Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History
• usner@vanderbilt.edu
• Benson 222