Biography
Vojislava “Voki” Pophristic, Ph.D., is provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Rowan University, where she oversees academics, student life, enrollment, research and faculty affairs.
Appointed July 1, 2025, she was previously dean of the College of Science & Mathematics and the School of Earth & Environment. Under her leadership, the college and school introduced new degree programs, expanded research activities and facilities, and achieved substantial growth in research funding—all while maintaining strong enrollment increases, particularly at the graduate level.
Before joining Rowan in 2021, Pophristic served as interim dean of the Misher College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, where she was also a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. A prolific researcher, she has earned major funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and industry partners, and co-authored 40 publications.
She holds a B.S. in physical chemistry from the University of Belgrade and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania.
