Vice Chancellor for Research

Lisa Clough, Ph.D., joined N.C. A&T as the Division of Research's vice chancellor after serving as a federal employee since 2013. Her most recent role was the acting director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Ocean Sciences Division.

With a deep background in ocean and environmental science and biology, she has advanced U.S. ocean science nationally and internationally, chairing multiple interagency working groups and serving on several international groups, including the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. 

Prior to her work at NSF headquarters, Dr. Clough served in an interim role for two years as associate vice chancellor for Research at East Carolina University. She also served on the ECU faculty in numerous roles over 20 years, culminating in the rank of full professor of biology.

An accomplished research scientist in her own right, Clough has published more than 30 peer-reviewed studies and technical reports, while also teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Her ecological work included foundational studies of interactions between organisms and their environments, monitoring environments around North Carolina phosphate mines and incorporating indigenous knowledge into her study of ecosystems in Alaska.