ISSN: 2689-8942
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
University of Tennessee
United States of America
Tel: 865-974-3053
Dr. Robert Nobles serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee and has a faculty appointment in the Department of Public Health within theCollege of Education, Health, & Human Sciences. He joined the University of Tennessee in 2013 with the intent of enhancing the research infrastructure to support faculty and students in their scholarly pursuit of research answers. In his current capacity, he leads efforts and oversees research compliance activities related to the responsible conduct of research, research with human subjects and animals, work with biological and radiological hazards, research conflicts of interest, export controls, and research misconduct. Dr. Nobles also serves as the Co-Investigator for the Program for Excellence & Equity in Research (PEER) and chairs the University of Tennessee institutional compliance committee, campus safety committee, and Commission for Blacks. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee, Dr. Nobles served as the Research Compliance Officer and public health faculty member at both Texas A&M University and the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Nobles served as a Public Health Prevention Specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and as a Program Manager for the state of Florida’s Department of Public Health. Dr.Nobles completed his Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston with a triple major that included health policy & management, epidemiology, and health economics and he received his Master degree in Public Health specializing in epidemiology and Bachelor of Science in molecular biology from Florida A&M University. Dr.Nobles is an avid educator and has taught on the collegiate level since 2001 in the areas of environmental biology, anatomy and physiology, public administration, health policy and management, health care finance, ethics, epidemiology and responsible conduct of research.
