Scott Strobel joined the Yale faculty in 1995 and served as department chair from 2006 to 2009. From 2011 to 2019 he served as Vice President for West Campus Planning & Program Development where he orchestrated the emergence of the West Campus as a research and educational center of the university. In July 2014 he took on additional responsibility as the inaugural Deputy Provost for Teaching & Learning. In this capacity, he oversaw the creation of the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, housed within the York Street wing of Sterling Memorial Library.
January, 2020 - present