Preferred Name

Overview

By default, the name that is used in your Tufts Elements profile and Discovery public profile is the same one that is in PeopleSoft, the Tufts Human Resources system of record. If you’d like to change your display name in the Tufts Elements/Discovery system, this can be done via the Preferred Name feature.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Faculty do not have access to the Preferred Name feature. If you are a faculty member and you want to change your Preferred Name in Elements, please email elements-support@tufts.edu.
  • This will NOT change your name-based search settings for automatic publication claiming.
  • This will NOT change your name as it is listed on publications, grants, etc.
  • This will NOT change your name across outside databases (e.g. PubMed) or internal Tufts systems (e.g. Tufts Directory).