Shelley Hooks

Shelley Hooks is the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Kansas, where she leads KU’s research enterprise on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses and oversees research administration. In addition to leading the KU Office of Research, she advocates for research on and off campus, implements research integrity requirements, and through the KU Center for Research (KUCR), oversees the administration of research grants and contracts. Hooks also shares oversight of activities related to technology commercialization and business and industry outreach.

Hooks came to KU in 2024 from the University of Georgia, where she served as associate vice president for research. She was also a professor of pharmaceutical & biomedical sciences in UGA’s College of Pharmacy, where she previously served as interim department head and interim director of the UGA Center for Drug Discovery.