Academics
Department and Program Chairs
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Robert Trent VinsonProfessor of African and African-American Studies, and Director, Carter G. Woodson Institute108 Minor Hall, P.O. Box 400162
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-3109 Visit Website |
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Gregory ProppLecturer and Director, American Sign Language Program255 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6646 Visit Website |
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Penny Von EschenProfessor of HIstory, William R. Kenan Professor in American Studies, and Director, American Studies Program233 Nau Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
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James IgoeProfessor and Chair, Department of Anthropology300 Brooks Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22902
(434) 924-7740 Visit Website |
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Tyler Jo SmithProfessor of Art and Director, Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program310 Fayerweather Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 243-8782 Visit Website |
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Douglas FordhamProfessor of Art and Chair, Department of Art203 Fayerweather Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 243-2285 Visit Website |
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Kevin EversonProfessor of Studio Art and Director, Studio ArtFayerweather Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6123 Visit Website |
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Phil ArrasVITA Professor of Astronomy, and Chair, Department of Astronomy530 McCormick Road
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-4888 Visit Website |
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Douglas TaylorCommonwealth Professor of Biology, and Chair, Department of Biology157 Chemistry Building
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 982-5217 Visit Website |
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B. Jill VentonThomas Jefferson Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of ChemistryRoom 108, Physical Life Sciences Building
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 243-2132 Visit Website |
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Ivana PetrovicHugh H. Obear Professor of Classics and Chair, Department of Classicsip3k@virginia.eduVisit Website |
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Per SederbergProfessor of Psychology and Director, Cognitive Science ProgramB011 Gilmer Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 923-0814 Visit Website |
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Kiki PetrosinoProfessor of Poetry and Director, Creative Writing ProgramBryan Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6074 Visit Website |
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Richard WillAssociate Professor of Music and Chair, Department of Drama203 Drama Building
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 297-7649 Visit Website |
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Charles LaughlinEllen Bayard Weedon Professor of East Asian Studies and Chair, Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures155 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-8950 Visit Website |
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Frederico CilibertoProfessor of Economics, and Chair, Dept. of Economicsciliberto@virginia.edu434-924-6755 Visit Website |
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Andrew StaufferProfessor of English, and Chair, Dept. of English219 Bryan Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-7105 Visit Website |
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Howard EpsteinProfessor of Environmental Sciences and Chair, Department of Environmental SciencesClark Hall
Charlottesville ,
VA
22904
(434) 924-4308 x688 Visit Website |
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Paul FreedmanAssociate Professor of Politics and Director, Environmental Thought & Practice ProgramS491 Gibson Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-1372 Visit Website |
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Ekaterina (Katya) MakarovaAssociate Professor of Sociology (GF) and Director, European Studies Program218 Randall Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 982-2762 Visit Website |
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Ari BlattProfessor of French, and Chair, Dept. of French358 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-7738 Visit Website |
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Jeffrey GrossmanAssociate Professor of German, and Chair, Dept. of Germanic Languages & LIteratures258 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-6693 |
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Phoebe CrismanProfessor of Architecture and Director, Global Studies Programs414 Campbell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-1006 Visit Website |
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Nichole FloresAssociate Professor of Religious Studies, and Director, Health Ethics & Society ProgramS-433 Gibson Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-243-3937 Visit Website |
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Thomas KlubockProfessor of History and Chair, Department of HIstory281 Nau Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6403 Visit Website |
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Jennifer GeddesAssociate Professor of Religious Studies, and Director, Jewish Studies Programjlg2u@virginia.edu434-924-6648 Visit Website |
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Eli CarterAssociate Professor of Portuguese and Director of Latin American Studies441 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 243-3023 Visit Website |
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Mark SicoliAssociate Professor of Anthropology and Director, Linguistics ProgramBrooks Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-7044 Visit Website |
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Thomas MarkProfessor of Mathematics, and Chair, Dept. of Mathematicstem4h@virginia.edu434-924-4948 Visit Website |
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Andrea PressWilliam R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Media Studies & Sociology and Chair, Department of Media Studies223 Wilson Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 243-8861 Visit Website |
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Deborah McGradyProfessor of French and Director, Medieval Studies Program359 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-3924 Visit Website |
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Dan LefkowitzAssociate Professor of Anthropology and Interim Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures145 New Cabell Hall, 203 Brooks Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-982-2665 Visit Website |
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Michael PuriAssociate Professor of Music, and Chair, Dept. of MusicOld Cabell Hall
Charlottesvile,
VA
22904
434-982-2390 Visit Website |
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Sarah KucenasProfessor of Biology and Director, Program in Fundamental Neuroscience312 Physical Life Sciences Building
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 982-5436 Visit Website |
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Antonia LoLordoProfessor of Philosophy, and Chair, Corcoran Dept. of PhilosophyCocke Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-6917 Visit Website |
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Despina LoucaMaxine S. and Jesse W. Beams Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Physics382 McCormick Road
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6802 Visit Website |
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Issac Ariail ReedThomas C. Sorenson Professor of Political and Social Thought and Professor of Sociology221 Randall Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-7293 Visit Website |
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Vijay PhulwaniAssistant Professor of Politics and Director, Political, Philosophy, Policy & Law Programyzg3jh@virginia.eduVisit Website |
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Jennifer LawlessCommonwealth Professor of Politics, and Chair, Department of PoliticsS264 Gibson Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 982-2022 Visit Website |
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James MorrisProfessor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Psychology102 Gilmer Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-1167 Visit Website |
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Willis JenkinsProfessor of Religious Studies and Chair, Department of Religious StudiesS065 Gibson Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-3184 Visit Website |
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David HermanAssociate Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages and Literatures265 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6687 Visit Website |
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Simone PolilloProfessor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology113 Randall Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-6519 Visit Website |
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Enrico CesarettiProfessor of Italian and Chair, Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese444 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-7534 Visit Website |
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Jianhui ZhouProfessor of Statistics and Chair, Department of StatisticsHalsey Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 924-3222 Visit Website |
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Allison PughProfessor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality101 Levering Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
(434) 982-2961 Visit Website |
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T. Kenny FountainAssociate Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric Program219 Bryan Hall
Charlottesville,
VA
22904
434-924-6633 Visit Website |