

Our people are extraordinary.
Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.
select honors from our faculty



search for faculty:


Jeremy Goldbach

Ursula Goodenough
Andrew Gott

Kasey Grady

Seth Graebner

Dominique Green

Robert Green

Leonard Green

Meg Gregory

R. Marie Griffith

Michael L. Gross

Richard W. Gross

Philipp Grübener

James Gulledge

Bret Gustafson

Kathy Hafer

Kathryn Haklin

Sandra Hale

Julie Hamdi

Kate Hanes

Elinor Harrison

Matthew Hayes

Sophia E. Hayes
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Taylor Carlson, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Social Science Research Council Social Data Research Fellowship to study the extent to which user-generated content (i.e. comments) on social media platforms distorts information reported by mainstream news outlets. The fellowship comes with a $50,000 award.
See what our faculty are working on now
More from The Ampersand
A unified theory of the mind
A WashU researcher says “criticality” is the key to understanding how the brain works — and how to keep it free from Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

How can we find happiness?
“Happiness isn’t one-size-fits-all,” said Joshua Jackson, a WashU researcher and co-author of a new study that explores the many sources of a happy life — from without and within.