Faculty Fellows

QuadEx Faculty Fellows are dynamic scholars and teachers with a passion for integrating the Duke academic experience with students’ social and residential lives.

A QuadEx Faculty Fellow is affiliated with (but does not reside in) each of Duke’s seven Quad communities. Through shared meals, conversations, and other special programming, Faculty Fellows partner with students to enhance intellectual life within the quad and to support intellectual growth and exploration beyond the classroom.

Meet our Faculty Fellows

Craven Quad, Shani B. Daily

Meet Shani B. Daily, a QuadEx Levitan Faculty Fellow at Craven Quad and Professor of the Practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. She’s inspired by the sense of community students will embrace during their entire Duke experience through QuadEx.

Crowell Quad, Sophia Santillan

Meet Sophia Santillan, a QuadEx Faculty Fellow at Crowell Quad and Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Santillan is a Duke alum who benefited from making connections across campus, so she looks forward to getting to know students she wouldn’t otherwise meet through her academic work.

Edens Quad, Chauntee’ Schuler Irving

Meet Chauntee’ Schuler Irving, a QuadEx Faculty Fellow at Edens Quad and Assistant Professor of the Practice in Theater Studies. Through the QuadEx model, Irving hopes to support students in discovering meaningful connections within Duke and beyond.

Few Quad, Yue Jiang

Meet Yue Jiang, a QuadEx Faculty Fellow at Few Quad and Assistant Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science. As a Duke alum, he values the community and continuity that the QuadEx model will offer students.

Keohane Quad, Lee Baker

Meet Lee Baker, a QuadEx Faculty Fellow in Keohane Quad and Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Sociology and African and African American Studies. Through the QuadEx model, he values of the integration of campus living and learning.

Kilgo Quad, Greg Samanez-Larkin

Meet Gregory Samanez-Larkin, a QuadEx Levitan Faculty Fellow at Kilgo Quad and Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience. Through the QuadEx model, he looks forward to building relationships with students outside the classroom and helping them identify and pursue their interests.

Wannamaker Quad, Didem Havligolu

Meet Didem Havlioglu, a QuadEx Faculty Fellow at Wannamaker Quad and Associate Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Through the QuadEx model, she looks forward to defining wellness in an academic environment.