Paul LennardProfessor, Retired

Dr. Lennard served as the Director of the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB) Program from its inception at Emory in 1997 until 2024. Under his leadership, NBB became a nationally recognized destination for some of the brightest students interested in behavior and neuroscience. 

Dr. Lennard previously served as the Assistant Director for the Neuroethics Program, the Associate Director of the Emory University Graduate Program in Neuroscience, and Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, a National Science Foundation Science Technology Center. He also traveled to India as a Sager Foundation Fellow to teach neuroscience to Tibetan Monks.

Dr. Lennard’s research interests include: the neural control of locomotion; sensorimotor integration; and vertebrate myogenesis. He is a recipient of the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award for Natural Sciences. He has helped create and taught a number of NBB “signature classes” including: Perspectives in Neuroscience & Behavior; The Musical Brain; Roots of Modern Neuroscience; Neuroethics; Clinical Neurology Study; and Clinical Research Practicum.

Dr. Lennard retired from Emory in 2025.