Joan-Emma Shea

Associate Dean & Faculty Equity Advisor  
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 

UC Santa Barbara

Dr. Joan-Emma Shea received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from McGill University, Quebec in 1992 and her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT in 1997. She pursued her postdoctoral studies at the Scripps Research Institute. Dr. Shea joined the faculty at UCSB in 2001 and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and in the Department of Physics. She is the Editor in Chief of the ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry and her research focuses on developing and applying the techniques of statistical and computational physics to the study of biological problems. Dr. Shea serves as Associate Dean and Faculty Equity Advisor at UCSB, and has a strong commitment to implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies to build a vibrant and diverse student body and faculty.