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Deborah Jenson

Professor of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
205 Language Center, Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257
112 Language Center, Box 90257, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Romance Studies · 2009 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2009 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2018 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Research Professor of Global Health · 2013 - 2023 Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Director of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute · 2015 - 2017 John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies of French · 2011 - 2011 Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, 2015-2018
Co-Director, Brain & Society Theme of Bass Connections, 2012-2016
Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2012-2014
Founding Co-Director, Health Humanities Lab, 2016-2020
Co-Director, Haiti Lab, 2010-2013

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Professor of French and Italian · 2002 - 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Director, Center for the Humanities · 2007 - 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison