Bio
Associate Dean Rebecca Alexander joined the Wake Forest Department of Chemistry in 2000. She earned her Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and pursued postdoctoral research at MIT and The Scripps Research Institute. She teaches biochemistry to undergraduate and graduate students. Her research uses experimental and computational tools to study protein-RNA interactions in protein biosynthesis. She led the establishment of Wake Downtown, which has introduced new undergraduate programs in downtown Winston Salem’s Innovation Quarter, and she continues to serve as Director of Wake Downtown. In her role as Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement, she supports initiatives that develop and enhance academic excellence in research for students and faculty alike and helps the College build and sustain partnerships with key community groups and institutions.
Contact the Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement for information on the following:
- Acts as Vice Dean/Dean’s designate in Dean’s absences for all College business
- Research initiatives in the College/GSAS
- Undergraduate research and scholarship policies/processes including professional development and activities for summer research students
- URECA liaison
- Faculty research policies, grant submission processes including Cayuse, NSF CAREER proposals
- Assists with review of start-up requests
- Work with new VPRSICA and liaison with ORSP, OCCE, GSAS, Medical School
- Dean’s special projects
Primary AD Contact for:
- Engineering
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology