Frances Champagne was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University in New York City in 2006. Upon tenure-review, Frances was promoted to Associate Profession, a position she remained until 2017. From 2016-2017, Dr. Champagne also served as the Vice Chair in the Department of Psychology.[8] In 2017, she began her current tenure at University of Texas at Austin as a full professor in the Department of Psychology.