About Penny

Vice Chancellor for Research & W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill

Appointments

  • 2024-Present: W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2023: Vice Chancellor for Research; Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2022-2023: Interim Vice Chancellor for Research; Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2021-Present: Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2018-2022: Associate Dean for Research; Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2013-2021: Professor; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2016-2018: Associate Chair for Research; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2008-2013: Associate Professor with Tenure; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2002-2008: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2000-2002: Research Assistant Professor, non-Tenure Track; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 1998-2000: Postdoctoral Scientist, Dannon Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Nutrition Science; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 1996-1998: Academic and Administrative Coordinator; University of Pennsylvania, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Program to Link Intellectual Resources and Community Needs, Center for Community Partnerships, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1996-1998: Associate Director; University of Pennsylvania, Turner Nutrition Awareness Project, Center for Community Partnerships, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1995-1998: Instructor; University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology, Division of Human Biology, Philadelphia, PA