.
She is the Archaeological Research Manager at Monticello’s Department of
Archaeology.
Joshua Daniel Botts
Joshua Botts earned his B.A. and M.A from the University of
Florida, and is currently working on his dissertation toward a Ph.D. in
history at the University of Virginia (U.Va.) where he is the recipient
of the President’s Fellowship from 2002 to 2005. His research interest
includes neoconservatism and United States foreign policy from
1968-1993. Botts has published in the journal Diplomatic
History, delivered several conference presentations, and taught
history courses at U.Va.
David Brandenberger
David Brandenberger received his Ph. D. in Russian, Soviet, and East
European history and his M.A. in history, both from Harvard University.
He has taught at Harvard, Yale, and currently is assistant professor at
the University of Richmond. The recipient of numerous awards and
fellowships including a Fulbright research fellowship, he has authored
several academic publications including the books Political Humor
Under Stalin: An Anthology of Unofficial Jokes and Anecdotes, National
Bolshevism: Stalinist Mass Culture, and The Formation of Modern
Russian National Identity 1931-1956.
Edward Brickell
Edward Brickell holds his doctorate in education from the College of
William and Mary, and his M.A. in English language and literature from
the University of Chicago. From 1988 to 2000 he served as
president of the Eastern Virginia Medical School, and superintendent of
the Virginia Beach public schools from 1966 to 1987. He has published on
education, and has taught at the College of William and Mary, Virginia
Wesleyan, and George Washington University.
Erin Ann Brown
Erin Brown received her B.A. from Carleton College, and her
M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Virginia where she
taught undergraduate fiction workshops. She spent two years in West
Africa with the Peace Corps as a health volunteer, and is currently on
the fiction board of the Virginia Quarterly Review. Her work has
appeared in Open City, the Virginia Quarterly Review, and the
Northwest Review.
Mary Beth Cancienne-Acgtblu
Mary Cancienne-Acgtblu earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and
instruction from the University of Virginia, her B.A. in English and
M.Ed. in English education from Louisiana State University. Her major
fields of concentration are teacher preparation, curriculum theory, and
English education. In addition to the University of Virginia,
Cancienne-Acgtblu has taught at Lesley University in Boston, Texas Tech
University, and Piedmont Virginia Community College.
John T. Casteen, IV
John Casteen, IV received his B.A. in English with a
concentration in creative writing from the University of Virginia, and
M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. In addition to literary criticism,
poetry, and fiction, he has written policy pieces on transportation and
urban planning, gun control, and water allocation. He has published in
Ploughshares, The Georgia Review, Shenandoah, The Believer, Electronic
Poetry Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Chronicle of
Higher Education, The Washington Post, among others. He is an
editorial board member of The Virginia Quarterly Review.
Joseph Chapman
Joseph Chapman completed his M.F.A. in creative writing
at the University of Virginia (U.Va.) in 2008, and his
B.A. in English and creative writing at the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2005. He has taught
film, poetry writing, and young writers’ workshop at
U.Va. He won the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2007
and the Ann Williams Burrus Prize in Poetry in 2005.
Maria W. Chee
Maria W. Chee holds a Ph. D. in sociocultural anthropology from
the University of California, Riverside (UCR). She has taught at UCLA,
UCR, other state and private universities as well as a community
college. Her research interest lies in business, international
migration, political economy, globalization and transnationalism. The
recipient of various grants and fellowships including a Fulbright grant
to Taiwan, she has authored several publications including the book
Taiwanese American Transnational Families: Women and Kin Work
(Routledge, 2005).
Scott Colley
Scott Colley completed his Ph. D. and M.A. at the
University of Chicago. He served as President of Berry
College in Georgia from 1998 to 2006, Provost at
Hampden-Sydney College from 1988 to 1998, as well as
Associate Dean and professor of English from 1968 to
1988 at Vanderbilt University where he received the
Madison Sarratt Award for Excellence in Teaching. He
specializes in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, and
has published books on John Marston as well as
Shakespeare’s Richard III.
Stephanie Scheer Conley
Stephanie Conley received both her B.A. in humanities and M.Ed.
in education at the University of Louisville, and her Ph.D. in
curriculum and instruction at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. She currently serves as Assistant Director of Instructional
Technology in Computing Support Services, Information Technology and
Communication at the University of Virginia.
David Michael Corlett
David Corlett earned his B.A. in history and his M.A. in
American history from the College of William and Mary,
where he is a doctoral candidate in American history and
teaches as an adjunct instructor. Corlett has also
taught courses in American history at Thomas Nelson
Community College in Hampton, Virginia. His interest in
history ranges from U.S. Military from 1860 to the
present as well as the non-military aspects of Indian
wars.
John G. Corlett
John Corlett holds a Ph.D. in organization development from the
Union Institute and University, and M.A in history from the University
of California, Los Angeles. He has over twenty years of experience
consulting to executives and senior managers on developing more
effective organizations. Besides teaching in the BIS Program, he is an
adjunct faculty member at the Saybrook Graduate Institute and Research
Center, and at the Federal Executive Institute. His teaching interests
include organizational change, leadership and management, organizational
behavior, and organizational consulting. He is the co-author of
Mapping the Organizational Psyche published in 2003.
Francis Leo Daugherty
Francis Daugherty is professor emeritus of literature and
linguistics at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He
received his Ph.D. in American literature from Texas A&M University, and
participated in postdoctoral studies in linguistics at Harvard
University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a life
member of the Modern Language Association and a member of the
Shakespeare Association of America. Daugherty’s areas of interest in
teaching and research include Shakespeare, literary and social theory,
and fiction writing.
Deborah DiCroce
Deborah DiCroce earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in
English from Old Dominion University and her doctorate in higher
education from the College of William and Mary. She began her career as
an English teacher at Tidewater Community College (TCC) in 1976, and
later taught as adjunct faculty at the University of Virginia, the
College of William and Mary, and Old Dominion University. She assumed
the presidency of TCC in 1998 after nine years as president of Piedmont
Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Evelyn Edson
Evelyn Edson received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in history
from the University of Chicago. The recipient of several
grants, fellowships, teaching awards, and the project
director of two grants from the National Endowment for
the Humanities, Edson has authored numerous publications
including two books and many articles on the history of
medieval cartography, her primary field of research. She
has been professor of history and humanities at Piedmont
Virginia Community College since 1972.
Monica Erbacher
Monica Erbacher is currently a graduate student in quantitative
psychology at the University of Virginia. She has been a teaching
assistant for undergraduate psychology courses, including Psychology of
Aging, and twice for Research Methods and Data Analysis II. Monica has
been conducting research in the psychological correlates of chronic pain
and the quality of several measures commonly used in chronic pain
research.
Karen Farber
Karen Farber obtained her M.B.A. from the University of Maryland
and her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Virginia (U.Va.). She
brings extensive executive, management, and operational experience in
the areas of business affairs, human resources/personnel administration,
and labor relations. Farber has served as Associate Vice Chancellor for
the University of Maryland system and Director of Statewide University
Personnel Programs for California State University. Currently, she is
Director of the University Internship Program at the Weldon Cooper
Center for Public Service, U.Va.
Rachel Farr
Rachel Farr is a doctoral student in psychology at the
University of Virginia (U.Va.). She received her M.A. in
education and B.S. in animal science from Cornell
University, and is the recipient of several honors and
awards at Cornell and U.Va. She has served as teaching
assistant and co-instructor at university level, and
taught science and biology in public schools.
Richard Floyd
Richard Floyd received his Ph. D. from Washington University in 2005 and
B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1998, both in history. He
is the author of the book Church, Chapel and Party: Religious Dissent
and Political Modernization in 19th-Century England
published in 2008, among others. He has taught several history courses.
Mark C. Fowler
Mark Fowler earned his B.A. and M.A. in philosophy from
California Sate University, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton
University. He specializes in ethics, social and political philosophy,
environmental ethics, and human rights. He recently retired from
the College of William and Mary after more than twenty five years of
teaching in philosophy, and for the past several years in environmental
studies and policy.
Aja Gabel
Aja Gabel holds her B.A. in English from Wesleyan
University, and M.F.A. in creative writing from the
University of Virginia where she served as instructor in
composition as well as creative writing from 2007 to
2009. She has edited fiction and non-fiction, and
authored short stories in addition to book reviews.
Gabel is the recipient of an Outstanding Service Award
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Clifford W. Haury
Clifford Haury received his B.A. in history from King’s College
in Pennsylvania, and his M.A. as well as Ph. D. from the University of
Virginia (U.Va.). He currently serves as the Dean of Humanities, Fine
Arts and Social Sciences Division at Piedmont Virginia Community
College, and as an advisory board member for the Bachelor of
Interdisciplinary Studies program at U.Va.
Robert "Ran" Randolph Henry
Robert "Ran" Henry holds an M.F.A. in creative writing
from Florida International University. Since the 1970s
he has written for magazines and newspapers including
major ones in Florida, and more recently the Waynesboro
News – Virginian and Media General. He has taught
English and advance writing in Florida and at Virginia
Commonwealth University, and creative writing in the
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program at the
University of Virginia. He is working on a book entitled
Keeping Score: The Gospel According to Steve Spurrier.
Richard Holway
Richard Holway completed his Ph.D. in political theory in 1990 and his
M.A in political science in 1971, both at the University of California,
Berkeley. He has been the history and social science editor at the
University of Virginia Press since 1992. He held various lecturer
positions from 1970 to 1990, and published the article “Achilles,
Socrates, and Democracy” in Political Theory in 1994.
John W. Hulburt
John Hulburt earned his M.S. in organizational dynamics from the
University of Pennsylvania and B.S in management accounting from
Syracuse University. He served for three decades as a corporate manager,
director, and CFO, and later taught finance/accounting and management
information systems for several years. He now teaches financial
management for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program at the
University of Virginia. He owns and operates a bed and breakfast inn
that was voted one of the top ten B&Bs in America.
Allison Jack
Allison Jack holds a B.A. in psychology and English from the
College of William and Mary and is currently pursuing her M.A. in
psychology at the University of Virginia. She is the recipient of
several honors, awards, as well as teaching assistantships. Her research
interest includes language development in children with autism, sign
language intervention for children with low functional communicational
skills, peer relations, and ADHD.
Douglas Jerolimov
Douglas Jerolimov completed his Ph. D. in history of technology
at the University of Delaware, M.A. in history at California State
University, Hayward and B.S. in mechanical engineering at University of
California, Berkeley. The recipient of several fellowships, he has
taught at the University of Virginia since 2006 as well as made many
professional and public presentations of his research.
Andrew D. Kaufman
Andrew Kaufman received his M.A. in Russian and his Ph.D. in
Slavic languages and literatures from Stanford Graduate School of
Humanities and Sciences. His areas of specialization include
nineteenth-century prose, Russian novel, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and
Chekhov. He has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in
Russian studies at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
University of Virginia.
William Kehoe
William Kehoe holds a doctorate in business administration from
the University of Kentucky. He is the William F. O’Dell Professor of
Commerce at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce
where he has served as an associate dean. His teaching interests include
global business and marketing, marketing strategy, and business ethics.
Kehoe has held management positions in Centrex Corporation, Mercantile
Stores, and Philips Petroleum Company. He has consulted with businesses
and banking industry regarding global business strategy and business
ethics, and served as an expert witness in antitrust litigation.
Glenn Kessler
Glenn Kessler received his Ph.D. in logic from Princeton
University. His professional experience spans higher education,
information technology, and business management. As an assistant
professor of philosophy and assistant dean at the University of
Virginia, his exceptional commitment to teaching and the University
community were recognized through the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
Robert Kolker
Robert Kolker received his Ph. D. in English literature from
Columbia University and M.A. from Syracuse University. He has taught
film and digital studies at the University of Maryland where he is an
emeritus professor. He recently served as Chair of the School of
Literature, Communication, and Culture at the Georgia Institute of
Technology. He has authored numerous publications including A Cinema
of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, and Altman
(3rd ed), and The altering Eye: Contemporary International
Cinema. He is the editor of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho: A Casebook
and
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey: New Essays.
Charles Kromkowski
Charles Kromkowski earned his Ph.D. from the University of
Virginia where he serves as a lecturer in the Department of Politics. He
has taught as a visiting assistant professor at the Williams School of
Commerce at Washington and Lee University, and as a teaching fellow at
the Center on Religion and Democracy, University of Virginia. He is the
author of Recreating the American Republic: Rules of Apportionment,
Constitutional Change, and American Political Development, 1700-1870.
Darryl Leiter
Darryl Leiter obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from
Brandeis University and has taught at Boston College, University of
Windsor, Central Michigan University, and George Mason University. He
was a Senior Research Associate at NASA and the Goddard Flight Center,
and has published more than 50 research papers in elementary particle
theory, relativity and gravitational theory, and quantum physics, among
others. After more than 25 years as a physicist and electronic engineer
in the Federal Government, he retired from the U.S. Army National Ground
Intelligence Center in 2006. He is currently a member of an
astrophysical research team at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics toward the development of a new theory of quasar structure.
Sharon L. Leiter
Sharon Leiter received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Slavic languages
and literature from the University of Michigan. She has served as
assistant professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures at the University of Virginia, and has taught various levels
of Russian studies from introductory Russian to 20th century Russian
poetry at the graduate level. She is the author of Emily
Dickenson: A Critical Companion,
as well as The Dream of Leaving which is a volume of original
poetry.
Stephen L. Levine
Stephen Levine holds a doctorate in history from Kent State
University with specialization in U.S. cultural history. He is
associate professor of history at the University of Maine at Farmington
where he also directs its Living History Experience Program. He is
currently a Scholar in Residence in the Corcoran Department of History
at the University of Virginia. Levine teaches 19th and 20th century U.S.
history and art history. He is the author of several articles, and a
forthcoming book titled Theodore Roosevelt and the Nationalist
Aesthetic: Race, Culture, and Art in Progressive Era America.
Mary E. Lyons
Mary Lyons received her B. S. in elementary education with a
concentration in social studies, and her M.S. in reading education from
Appalachian State University. Lyons is a former reading specialist and
school librarian with 23 years of experience at all grade levels. In
1988 she began sharing with young people the lost stories of
southerners, women, and African Americans. Now a full time writer and
lecturer, her books are her way to continue the mission she began as a
teacher. Her current writing interests focus on Irish American history
and ancient history.
Rachel Mann
Rachel Mann holds a doctorate in Slavic languages and literature and a
master’s degree in Soviet Studies, both from the University of Virginia,
as well as teaching certificates from Moscow State University and
Pushkin Institute of Moscow, Russia. She is also trained in healing and
treating trauma survivors. Besides presentations on violence and peace,
Mann has taught numerous workshops, seminars, and courses from Russian,
technology, to healing and shamanism. The author of several
publications, she is the founder and owner of MettaKnowledge [sic] for
Peace in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Kenny Marotta
Kenny Marotta obtained his Ph.D. and M. A. in English literature
from Johns Hopkins University and his B.A. from Harvard University. An
assistant professor of English literature at the University of Virginia
from 1974 to 1981, he became a fiction writer in 1981 and has since
taught writing and literature at the University of Virginia, Piedmont
Virginia Community College, and as artist-in-residence at several other
venues. His latest book, A House on the Piazza, is a collection
of short stories.
Charlotte Hilary Matthews
Charlotte Matthews earned her B.A. in English from the
University of Virginia (U.Va.) and M.F.A. in creative writing from
Warren Wilson College. A poet and recipient of several awards, she
has served as a writing tutor at the Center for Talented Youth of Johns
Hopkins University, taught English and writing at both college and high
school levels, and is an assistant professor at Piedmont Virginia
Community College. She teaches English and writing in the Bachelor of
Interdisciplinary Studies program at U.Va. and directs the program’s
writing center.
John V. Mirabella
John Mirabella holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the
University of Virginia, M.S. in engineering mechanics from George
Washington University, and a doctorate in public administration from
George Mason University. Combining an engineering background and a
career in federal government service for more than three decades, he
commands expertise in policies and technical fields in three federal
government departments. His experience spans research, project and
program management, policy analysis, regulation writing, and
supervision.
Daniel Moseley
Daniel Moseley received his M.A. in philosophy from the
University of Virginia (U.Va.) where he is waiting to defend his
dissertation, The Virtues of Integrity, as partial fulfillment
for his Ph.D. He has taught philosophy at U.Va. and James Madison
University. His research interests focus on moral philosophy, political
philosophy and philosophical issues related to psychology. He has
published professional articles, book chapters, book reviews, and
newspaper and magazine articles.
Virginia Mosser
Virginia Mosser holds a doctorate in early modern European
history, an M.A. in German literature and M. A. in music history, all
from the University of Virginia (U.Va.). A Fulbright research fellow,
she has taught at U.Va., the American University of Bulgaria, Mary
Baldwin College, and many courses in the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary
Studies program at U.Va. She is the author of several articles and the
books titled Strange Mercies: The Search for Miracles in the Habsburg
Monarchy and The Opera Buffa Libretti of Carlo Goldoni and
Baldassare Galuppi.
Liz McMahon Nabi
Liz Nabi is a doctoral student in art history at the University of
Virginia where she has taught a seminar and courses in Italian
Renaissance art. She received six fellowships and awards between 2003
and 2008, and is fluent in German, Italian, and Spanish.
Peter Norton
Peter Norton obtained his M.A. from the University of Delaware,
and Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia where he has taught
since 1998 in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society in the
School of Engineering and Applied Science. His research emphasizes
historical aspects of engineering, technology, and society especially
since 1700; the social implications of engineer; and American society,
transportation and engineering in the early twentieth century. He has
authored several publications, including the book Fighting Traffic:
The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City.
James P. O'Brien
James O'Brien earned his M.S. in general-applied psychology from
Virginia Commonwealth University and Ph.D. in human factors psychology
from The Catholic University of America. Since 1972 he has taught at
Tidewater Community College where he is now full professor. He
teaches several courses that include applied psychology, social
psychology, child psychology, human relations, and honors research
methods in the behavioral sciences. He is the recipient of numerous
awards and recognitions, and author of several publications.
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson received his M.A. in communication from the
University of Oklahoma and his Ph.D. in rhetoric and communication
studies from the University of Nebraska. He is currently an assistant
professor in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of
Virginia. He specializes in communication studies, political
communication, small group communication, discourse analysis, and
cultural criticism. His publications include refereed articles and the
book Using Presentation Software in Public Speaking.
Liliana D. Perkowski
Liliana Perkowski earned her B.A. in English language and
literature from Sofia University, her M.A. and Ph. D. in social and
cultural Anthropology from the University of Virginia. Her research
interests include ethnopoetics, verbal art and aesthetics, and discourse
analysis.
Ashley M. Pinkham
Ashley Pinkham received her B.A. in Psychology from the
University of Chicago and her M.A. in Psychology from the University of
Virginia (U.Va.) where she is currently a doctoral student. Her research
interest focuses on children’s interpretation and use of other people’s
knowledge. Pinkham is the co-author of two forthcoming publications.
Donna J. Plasket
Donna Plasket holds a doctorate from Harvard University in
administration, planning, and social policy. Her research interests
focus on professional music education, arts, and aesthetic education.
She has taught music at the high school and college levels, and held
higher education positions in arts research, development, career
services, and alumni relations. Prior to her current position as
Director of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program, she was
Associate Director of the Women's Center and Conductor of the Virginia
Women's Chorus, both at the University of Virginia.
Ann Marie Plunkett
Ann Marie Plunkett received her Ph.D. in history from the
University of Virginia and specializes in modern Britain, medieval and
early modern Britain, modern Ireland, 20th century Russia, and modern
Europe. She has taught at the University of Virginia, Mary Baldwin
College, Hollins University, and Piedmont Virginia Community College.
Her research interests include British and Irish 19th and 20th century
political and social history, nationalism, and print culture.
Donald Polaski
Donald Polaski obtained his B.A. in history from Furman
University, M. Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, his M.A.
and Ph.D. in history from Duke University. He has taught at the
University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary, and Duke
University, among others. He has authored numerous publications
including reviews, articles, and books such as Authorizing an End:
The Isaiah Apocalypse and Intertextuality as well as Envisioning
Writing: Texts and power in Early Judaism.
Robert Powers
Robert Powers is a professor of emergency medicine at the
University of Virginia, where he earned his M.D. in 1979 before his
master of public health in policy and administration from Yale
University in 1999. He has held academic and clinical appointments in
Virginia, Connecticut, and Minnesota, and has served on several medical
committees both national and international. In addition to numerous
invited presentations and publications, he has received several research
grants and awards.
Patrice Preston-Grimes
Patrice Preston-Grimes holds a Ph. D. from Emory University
where she also earned her M.A.T. She has taught at Emory University,
Mercer University, and is currently assistant professor at the Curry
School of Education, University of Virginia specializing in social
studies education. She is a certified teacher in Virginia and Georgia,
and a member of a grant program funded by the U.S. Department of
Education (2006-2009). She has published academic articles and teaching
materials, and made presentations at numerous international, national,
state, and regional conferences and meetings.
Paige Pullen
Paige Pullen earned her doctorate in special education and master of
education, both from the University of Florida, and is now associate
professor at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Her
research interests focus on early literacy development, and the
prevention and remediation of reading difficulties. She has authored
numerous publications including the books Students with Learning
Disabilities, and Phonological Awareness Assessment and
Instruction: A Sound Beginning. Pullen is the principal investigator
of many funded major grants.
Alan Rasmussen
Alan Rasmussen obtained his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from the
University of Virginia. He retired as the chief probation and parole
officer from the Virginia Department of Corrections and Community
Corrections in Culpeper and Charlottesville. From 1984-2000, he acted as
chairman of the Program Advisory Training Council for Probation and
Parole Officers. He currently serves as a prevention specialist with a
Community Services Board.
Peter Ronayne
Peter Ronayne received his Ph.D. in foreign affairs from the
University of Virginia (U.Va.). He serves as a senior faculty member and
international affairs coordinator at the Federal Executive Institute in
Charlottesville, Virginia. He has taught several courses including
“World Politics in the Nuclear Age” and “American Foreign Policy” at
U.Va.
Daniel H. Rosensweig
Daniel Rosensweig earned his Ph. D. in English language and
literature from the University of Virginia (U.Va.), and his M.A. in the
same discipline from Georgetown University. He served as teaching
assistant and graduate instructor in English for undergraduate courses
at U.Va. from 1992 to1999; he has also taught at Randolph-Macon Woman’s
College and at Florida State University Florence Study Center. He is
very involved in community services in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Robert P. Saldin
Robert Saldin is currently working towards his Ph.D. in American
politics at the University of Virginia (U.Va.). He holds his M.A. in
government from U.Va. and a B.A. in political science from Davidson
College. Saldin has studied abroad at various universities in Ireland,
Spain and Peru.
Karen M. Schmidt
Karen Schmidt holds her M.A. in development and child
psychology, and received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas where
her research focused on experimental psychology and quantitative
methods. Currently she is an assistant professor in quantitative methods
in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and
serves as its co-director of studies at Brown College. Schmidt has
written numerous articles for professional journals and book chapters,
and has presented at national and international conferences.
Xiaobing Shuai
Xiaobing Shuai obtained his M.A. in agricultural economics and
Ph.D in economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was
a senior analyst at Capital One Financial Corporation in Richmond,
Virginia and is now a senior economist at Chmura Economics & Analytics.
His research interests include regional economic development, workforce
development, and economic forecasting with expertise in credit risk
management and econometric modeling, among others.
Justin Snyder
Justin Snyder completed his Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology at the
University of Virginia (U.Va.) where he has taught in addition to James
Madison University. His teaching interest lies in social problems,
deviance and social control, violence, medical sociology, social
psychology, identity, race and ethnicity, nationalism and
comparative/historical sociology. He has been presenting papers
since 2003, and has published an article as well as a book review.
Jessica Steward
Jessica Steward is a doctoral candidate in art history at the University
of Virginia (U.Va.) where she received her M.A. also in art history, and
where she taught the course “Italian Renaissance Drawing” in 2008.
Steward has served as curatorial assistant, received several fellowships
from the McIntire Department of Art at U.Va., and published articles in
edited volumes.
Timothy L. Supler
Timothy Supler
holds a J.D. from Appalachian School of Law and a Bachelor of
Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Virginia. He currently
works as an attorney adviser in the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of
Administrative Law Judges in Virginia. He was a law fellow at the
Alliance for Justice in the summer of 2005 and a Public Defender Service
Law Clerk in the summer of 2004, both in Washington, D. C.
Robert Toplin
Robert Toplin earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in history from Rutgers
University, and completed his tenure of full professorship at the
University of North Carolina, Wilmington in 2009. He has taught various
courses on history and film, made frequent TV and radio comments on
films and international issues, and created award-winning documentaries
for national TV broadcast. He has authored numerous published articles,
book chapters, commentaries, and 11 books on history and films, the
latest being
Radical Conservatism: The Right’s Political Religion, and Michael
Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11: How One Film Divided a Nation, both
published in 2006 by University Press of Kansas.
Yuri Urbanovich
Yuri Urbanovich received his doctorate in international
relations/economics from the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, and has served as associate professor and director
of the Special Projects Task Force on International Negotiations at the
Diplomatic Academy, Moscow. Currently he is a research associate and
faculty member of the Center for the Study of Mind and Human
Interaction, School of Medicine, University of Virginia where he directs
a multidisciplinary project on political identity, national interests,
and foreign policy with a focus on controversial issues of contemporary
international politics.
Stephanie D. Van Hover
Stephanie D. Van Hover holds an M.Ed. in instruction and
curriculum, and her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Florida.
At present she is an assistant professor of social studies education in
the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education in the
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. She has authored
several refereed journal articles and book chapters, and was a
co-principal investigator of a National Science Foundation grant in
2004-05.
Jennifer Lynn Van Reet
Jennifer Van Reet is a doctoral student in the developmental
area of the Psychology Department at the University of Virginia, where
she received her M.A. in 2006. She has served as a teaching assistant
for various courses in psychology. She is currently involved in several
research projects investigating how children and adults understand
pretend actions, how children decide if a novel entity is real or not
real, and how these and other related abilities change throughout
childhood. She received Honorable Mention in the National Science
Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship competition in 2005.
William Welty
William Welty holds a Ph.D. in American history. He recently
retired from Pace University in New York City after 39 years of teaching
in the Pace MBA program, including courses in public policy, business
policy, the social and political environment of business, ethical issues
in organizations, and management skills. He has published, consulted,
and presented workshops nationally and internationally. His book of case
studies in teacher education pioneered the use of the business school
case model in teacher education.
Matthew Jennings White
Matthew J. White obtained his B.A. in criminal justice with a
minor in religion and an M.L.A. in American cultural studies from the
University of Richmond. He is currently a Ph. D. candidate in the
American Studies Program at the College of William and Mary. His minor
field of study is African-American literature, and religion and cultural
studies. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of
Religion, University of Richmond.
Laurance Wieder
Laurance Wieder earned his master’s degree from Cornell
University and bachelor’s degree from Columbia
University. He is the publisher and president of
Nimbus Books, Inc. A writer and independent scholar, he
has taught as an adjunct faculty member in Dowling
College, and published extensively in such periodicals
as Books & Culture and The Weekly Standard.
William Wilkerson
William Wilkerson received his Ph.D. in history from the
University of Virginia. He specializes in international business with an
emphasis on Europe and business regulation. His additional interests
include aspects of business history and credit unions. Mr. Wilkerson is
a frequent reviewer of article submissions to the International Journal
of Public Administration. He has held various offices in the Management
History Division of the Academy of Management and has made presentations
at several national meetings of the division.
Edwin N. Wilmot
Edwin Wilmot earned his B.A. from Radford University and his
J.D. from Marshall-Wythe School of Law at The College of William and
Mary. As an adjunct assistant professor at the T.C. Williams School of
Law of the University of Richmond from 1996 to 2000, he has taught
various courses including legal research, writing, counseling, advocacy
and negotiation. He had served in the Supreme Court and the Fourth
Circuit court of Appeals in Virginia, and has been the city attorney for
the City of Hopewell, Virginia since 1995.
Andrew A. Wilson
Andrew Wilson holds a Ph.D. in economics from Claremont Graduate
School. He is the founder and director of the Springtree Agroforestry
Project. It involves economic evaluations, design, and
implementation of various sustainable agriculture projects using
silvopasture and riparian agroforestry systems. Wilson currently teaches
at Averett College, Piedmont Virginia Community College, and the
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of
Virginia.
Kathryn F. Wood
Kathryn Wood earned her M.A. in sociology and Ph.D. in religious
studies from the University of Virginia where she currently serves as
consultant to the Center for Survey Research. She specializes in
sociology of religion, research methods, and European and American
religious history.
Robert A. Wray
Robert Wray received his M.F.A. in theatre arts from the
University of Iowa. He was a professional writer and actor in New York,
and has taught acting based on the Meisner/ Method techniques and
improvisation. He also conducted seminars on the art and craft of
writing for the stage while he was a Playwright-in-Residence for the
Young Writers Workshop at the University of Virginia.
Luke Wright
Luke Wright earned his doctorate in theology from Oxford
University, and M. A. in philosophical theology from the University of
Virginia. His research interests include the philosophy of church and
state, indwelling tacit knowledge (the shadow of God) particularly in
the work of Michael Polanyi, and religious influences on the secular
actions of nation states. He has taught history, theology, and English
at British universities including Oxford and Northampton, and at the
Virginia Theological Seminary.
