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About Us

Leadership

  • C. André Christie-Mizell, Ph.D.

    C. André Christie-Mizell, Ph.D.

    Vice Provost for Graduate Education
    Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
    Dean of the Graduate School
    Centennial Professor of Sociology

  • Faith Bishop

    Faith Bishop

    Associate Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

    Special Project Director for Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Training

  • Annie Evans

    Annie Evans

    Program and Communications Manager

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Contact Us

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Vanderbilt äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
117 Alumni Hall
2205 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37240

615-343-1990

opa@vanderbilt.edu


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OPA and the National Postdoctoral Association

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OPA Postdoctoral Fellow Advisory Committee

Mission

The Postdoctoral Fellow Advisory Committee serves as an advisory body to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and includes faculty and staff from across Vanderbilt äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ and VUMC. The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association (VPA) Advocacy Co-Chairs sit on the committee as postdoc representatives. The committee meets regularly and works to ensure the postdoctoral community is well supported through OPA.

  • Current Members
    • Faith Bishop, Associate Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs; Special Projects Director for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Training
    • James R. Booth,ÌýPatricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Psychology and Human Development
    • Elizabeth Boyd,ÌýExecutive Director of Operations, Graduate School
    • Tanya Brown,ÌýSr. Director, HR Consulting
    • David Calkins, Vice President for VUMC Research; Vice Chair for Strategy, Vanderbilt Eye Institute; Director, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center; Denis M. O'Day Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    • Walter Chazin, Chancellor's Chair in Medicine; Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry; Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research Education and Training
    • C. André Christie-Mizell,ÌýVice Provost for Graduate Education; Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs; Dean of the Graduate School; Centennial Professor of Sociology
    • Annie Evans,ÌýProgram and Communications Manager, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
    • Annie Hornung,ÌýDeputy Director of Operations, Graduate School
    • John McLean, Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research, College of Arts & Science; Stevenson Professor of Chemistry
    • Jeremy Neal, Co-Director, School of Nursing Postdoctoral Program; Associate Professor of Nursing
    • Jennifer A. Pietenpol,ÌýChief Scientific and Strategy Officer; Executive Vice President for Research, VUMC; Brock Family Directorship in Career Development; Professor of Biochemistry and Otolaryngology
    • Florence Sanchez, Associate Dean for Graduate Education, School of Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Chris Vanags,ÌýDirector of Research Initiatives, Peabody College of Education, Office of the Dean; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    • Julie Wilbers,ÌýDirector, International Student and Scholar Services
    • Richard H. Willis,ÌýSenior Associate Dean for the Faculty, Owen Graduate School of Management; Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr. Chair, Professor of Accounting; Associate Provost for Research and Innovation