Research Leaves

Connect with your dean's office regarding your unit's procedures regarding research leaves. 

About Research Leave

A University research leave is a one- or two-semester release from teaching and administrative duties during the academic year. During a one-semester leave, a faculty member will receive full contract salary and benefits. During a two-semester leave, a faculty member will receive 80% of his or her contract salary and full benefits. Two-semester leaves will run from the first full faculty meeting in August to commencement in May.  The faculty member may obtain outside funding for the remaining salary differential.  This research leave policy does not apply to the law school, which has its own policy for sponsoring faculty research.

Research leave is funded by the dean of the relevant college or school; thus, the decisions belong to the dean.  The role of the Office of the Provost in this process is 1) to review the dean’s selected awardees prior to their official notification in order to check for any conduct, investigation, or procedural issues that may make it undesirable to award at this time and 2) to post the final awardees (as below) after they are notified and before the start of the academic year in which they will have research leave. 

Process 

Please contact your dean's office for the procedures for research leaves for your unit. Information regarding research leave deadlines is available in Box. 

Current Awardees

College of Arts & Sciences

• Dwight Allman, Spring 2025. 
• Katie Calloway, Fall 2024. 
• Mark Flinn, 2024-2025. 
• Robert Garcia, Fall 2024. 
• Kevin Gardner, 2024-2025. 
• Greg Garrett, Fall 2024. 
• Kenneth Hafertepe, Spring 2025. 
• Paul Hagelstein, Spring 2025. 
• William Hockaday, Spring 2025. 
• Julie Hoggarth, Fall 2024. 
• Julie Holcomb, Fall 2024. 
• Kelly Iverson, Spring 2025. 
• Ron Johnson, Fall 2024. 
• Joseph Kickasola, Fall 2024. 
• Robert C. Kirby, Spring 2025. 
• Bruce W. Longenecker, Spring 2025. 
• Andrei Martínez-Finkelshtein, Fall 2024. 
• Kevin Pinnet, Fall 2024. 
• Anne-Marie Schultz, Fall 2024. 
• Thad Scott, Spring 2025. 
• Elizabeth Vichaya, Spring 2025. 
• Luke Winslow, Spring 2025. 
• Andrew Wisely, 2024-2025. 

Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

• Stephanie Boddie, Spring 2025. 
• Sung Seek Moon, Fall 2024. 

George W. Truett Theological Seminary

• Elizabeth Evans Shively, Fall 2024. 
• Kimlyn J. Bender, Spring 2025. 
• Scott Gibson, Spring 2025. 

Hankamer School of Business

• Laura Burney, Spring 2025. 
• Soku Byoun, Fall 2024. 
• Gabriella Cacciotti, Fall 2024. 
• Min Lee, Fall 2024. 
• Chris Meyer, Fall 2024.
• Cindy Riemenschneider, Spring 2025.
• Marty Stuebs, Fall 2024.
• Betty Xing, Spring 2025.
• Xunyi Wang, Fall 2024.
• Zachary Ward, Spring 2025.
• James West,  Fall 2024.
• Hope Koch, 2024-2025.

Honors College

• Lenore Wright, Fall 2024.
• Phillip Donnelly, Fall 2024.
• Paul Carron, Spring 2025.
• Sam Perry, Spring 2025.
• Eric Martin, Spring 2025.

Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences

• Michelle Law, Spring 2025. 

School of Education

• Kevin Magill, Summer 2024.
• Sarah Mire, Summer 2024.
• Karon LeCompte, Summer 2024.
• Tina Ogodo, Fall 2024.
• Suzanne Nesmith, Spring 2025.

School of Engineering and Computer Science

• Jonathan Hu, Spring 2025. 

School of Music

• Brent Phillips, Spring 2025.