Kimberly Andrews Espy

Kimberly Andrews Espy
Espy in 2023
13th President of Wayne State University
In office
August 1, 2023 – September 17, 2025
Preceded byM. Roy Wilson
Succeeded byRichard Bierschbach (interim)
Personal details
Alma materRice University (BA)
University of Houston (MA, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Institutions
ThesisNeurobehavioral development in preterm infants prenatally exposed to cocaine (1994)

Kimberly Andrews Espy is an American neuropsychologist and former academic administrator. She was the first woman to serve as President of Wayne State University during her tenure from August 2023 to September 2025, when she resigned following criticism from Wayne State faculty and students (see § Controversy and Wayne State resignation).