The following members were new to the University of Chicago faculty during the year ending January 1, 2017.

Jacques Abramowicz

Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Zeresenay (Zeray) Alemseged

Professor
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the College

Jason Alexander

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine

Annie Amin

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care

Luc Anselin

The Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor
Department of Sociology and the College

Obehi Asemota

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Emily Austin

Assistant Professor
Department of Classics and the College

Jessica Swanston Baker

Assistant Professor
Department of Music and the College

Tessa Balach

Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine

Jean Bao

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery

Erik Barthel

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery

Erez Berg

Associate Professor
Department of Physics and the College

Timothy C. Berkelbach

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and the College

Christopher Blattman

The Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies
Harris Public Policy

Ruth Bloch Rubin

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science and the College

Matthew Boyle

Professor
Department of Philosophy and the College

Gillian Brennan

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Michael Broman

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine

Benjamin Brooks

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and the College

Rebecca A. Brooks

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Juliana Bueno

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology

Leonardo Bursztyn

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and the College

Lisa Marie Cannon

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery

Damiano Caprioli

Assistant Professor
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the College

Timothy J. Carroll

Professor
Department of Radiology

Yousef Casewit

Assistant Professor
Divinity School

Christopher Chapman

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine

Tsao-Hsien Chen

Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and the College

Monica Christmas

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ami Desai

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Manasi Deshpande

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and the College

Berkeley Dietvorst

Assistant Professor
Chicago Booth

Guangbin Dong

Professor
Department of Chemistry and the College

Oeindrila Dube

The Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies
Harris Public Policy

A. Murat Eren

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine

Asim Farooq

Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Alexander Fouirnaies

Assistant Professor
Harris Public Policy

Michael J. Franklin

Professor and Liew Family Chair
Department of Computer Science and the College

Laura Frye

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine