Morris Foster currently serves as President of the School for Advanced Research, a position held since July 2024. Previously, Morris Foster was a Professor of Community and Environmental Health and Vice President for Research at Old Dominion University from 2014 to June 2024. Prior to that, Morris Foster held the roles of Associate Vice President for Research and Strategic Planning and Special Assistant to the President at the University of Oklahoma from 2009 to 2014. Morris Foster earned a PhD in Anthropology from Yale University, completing studies between 1981 and 1988.