Capitalize and spell out formal titles such as professor, dean, president, chancellor, professor emeritus, and chair when they precede a name: Chancellor John Doe, Professor Jane Doe, Dean John Smith; but John Doe, chancellor; John Smith, dean; or Jane Doe, professor.
Lowercase modifiers that do not constitute a full academic title: physics professor Jane Doe; department chair Jane Doe; or Jane Doe, physics professor.
Capitalize full academic titles when they precede a name: Professor of Physics Jane Smith; but Jane Smith, professor of physics. If the academic title is long, such as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, it’s preferable to introduce the title after the name for better readability: Jane Smith, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy analysis.
Capitalize formal titles of named professorships on all references: Jane Doe has been named the Bascom Professor of Art; Jane Doe, Bascom Professor of Art, received the award; Jane Doe, Bascom Professor Emerita of Art, gave the lecture. Named/endowed professorships, deanships, and the like should be listed before other titles in signature lines and biographies. See also titles of people.