Seven Princeton faculty members receive 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships

Seven Princeton faculty members have received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships, the largest faculty cohort since 2017. This year’s recipients are Angela Creager, Rebecca Lazier, Jan-Werner Müller, Robert Pringle, Kim Lane Scheppele, Anna M. Shields and Corina Tarnita.

Graduate alumni Jenann Ismael *97, Roy Scranton *16 and Julia Wolfe *12, and undergraduate alumnus Vincent Lloyd, of the Class of 2003, also received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships.

The Princetonians are among 188 scholars to receive fellowships, from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants — "a distinguished and diverse group of culture-creators working across 52 disciplines," according to the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation press statement.

 “The new class of Fellows has followed their calling to enhance all of our lives, to provide greater human knowledge and deeper understanding,” Guggenheim Foundation President Edward Hirsch said in the statement. “We’re lucky to look to them to bring us into the future.”

Faculty recipients

Angela Creager, the Thomas M. Siebel Professor in the History of Science, joined Princeton in 1994 and is the chair of the Department of History. Her scholarship focuses on the history of 20th-century biomedical research. This spring she is teaching the undergraduate course “History of Biology.” She was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of history of science, technology and economics.

Rebecca Lazier, professor of the practice and associate director of the Program in Dance in the Lewis Center for the Arts, joined Princeton in 2003. Lazier is a choreographer and dance director in New York. This spring she is teaching the undergraduate courses "Site: Place in Art, Performance and Dance" and "Building Physical Literacies: Practices in Contemporary Dance." She was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of choreography.

Jan-Werner Müller, the Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, joined Princeton in 2005 and specializes in democratic theory and the history of modern political thought. This spring he is teaching "Politics and Religion," "Media and Democracy: Normative and Empirical Perspectives" and the graduate seminar "Methods and Approaches in Political Theory and the History of Political Thought. He was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of political science.

Robert Pringle, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, joined Princeton in 2012 and specializes in ecology, biodiversity and conservation. He teaches undergraduate courses including "Ecology: Species Interactions, Biodiversity and Society” and “Ecology and Conservation of African Landscapes,” and graduate seminars including "Fundamental Concepts in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior II” and "Colloquium on the Biology of Populations.” He was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of biology.

Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, joined Princeton in 2005 and specializes in ethnographic and archival research on courts and public institutions. This spring she is teaching the undergraduate course "Legal Europe" and the graduate seminar "The Rule of Law." She was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of constitutional studies.

Anna M. Shields, the Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, joined Princeton in 2015 and specializes in classical Chinese literature of the Tang, Five Dynasties and Northern Song eras. This spring, she is teaching the undergraduate course "Women's Writing in Premodern China." She was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of East Asian studies.

Corina Tarnita, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, joined Princeton in 2013 and specializes in the emergence of complex behaviors from simple interactions. She teaches undergraduate courses including "Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Medicine” and graduate seminars including "Fundamental Concepts in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior II” and "Responsible Conduct in Research." She was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of biology.

Alumni recipients

Jenann Ismael, a 1997 graduate alumna, is the William H. Miller III Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Ismael received a Guggenheim in the field of philosophy.

Vincent Lloyd, a 2003 undergraduate alumnus, is an associate professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. Lloyd received a Guggenheim in the field of intellectual and cultural history.

Roy Scranton, a 2016 graduate alumnus, is an associate professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. Scranton received a Guggenheim in the field of literary criticism.

Julia Wolfe, a 2012 graduate alumna, is a composer and professor of music composition at New York University. Wolfe received a Guggenheim in the field of music composition.