Faculty Appointments

Faculty appointments include chairs, assistant chairs, and other non-adjunct faculty roles.

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Katherine (Kate) Maurer Cassada
Associate Professor, Education
Assistant Chair, Graduate Education - Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Director, Center for Leadership in Education
Contact:
(804) 289-8754
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Ann C. Hodges
Professor Emerita, School of Law
Chair, Paralegal Studies
Specialties:
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Feminist Legal Theory
Contact:
(804) 287 6858
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Dana R. Jackson
Assistant Professor, Education
Director of Clinical Practice, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Contact:
(804) 289-8404
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David E. Kitchen
Associate Dean, Professional Education & Special Programs
Associate Professor, Geology
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Climate Change
  • Earthquakes & Natural Disasters
  • Volcanoes
  • Geology
Contact:
(804) 289-8382
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Laura M. Kuti
Assistant Professor, Education
Assistant Chair, Graduate Education - Teacher Education
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Role of ESL in Schools
Contact:
(804) 287-6621
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Lionel Mew
Program Chair, Information Systems
Assistant Professor, Information Systems
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Information Systems Operations & Development
  • IT Security
  • IT Auditing
  • Cloud Computing
Contact:
(804) 289-8944
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Gretchen Flynn Morris
Director, Strategic Management for Academic & Student Affairs
Instructor, Human Resource Management
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Human Resources
  • International Human Resources
  • Volunteer Opportunities as Professional Development
Contact:
(804) 289-1747
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James L. Narduzzi
University Professor and Dean Emeritus
Adjunct Professor, Liberal Arts
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Politics & Elections
  • 2016 Presidential Election Cycle
  • Primary System & Electoral College
  • Polarization in American Politics
  • Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning
Contact:
(804) 289-8133
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Tracy Nicholson
Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management
Program Chair, Human Resource Management
Contact:
(804) 287-1246
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Erik Nielson
Professor, Liberal Arts
Program Chair, Liberal Arts
Contact:
(804) 287-1245
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Andrew Schoeneman
Program Chair, Nonprofit Studies
Associate Professor, Nonprofit Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Nonprofit Effectiveness
  • Community Stakeholder Engagement
  • Building Capacity within Organizations
Contact:
(804) 289-8681
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Tom J. Shields
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Education
Program Chair, Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Leadership Studies
School Liaison, AFAC
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Adjunct Instructor, Executive Education
Specialties:
  • Educational Leadership
  • School & Housing Segregation
  • Changing Demographics in RVA
  • Ethics & Leadership
Contact:
(804) 289-8524
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Bob Spires
Associate Professor, Education
Adjunct Professor, Nonprofit Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Human Trafficking & NGO Efforts to Address Trafficking
  • Disadvantaged Youth in Asia & Africa
  • Socio-psychological Processes Impacting Educators
Contact:
(804) 289-8431
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Jamelle S. Wilson
Dean, School of Professional & Continuing Studies
Professor, Education
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Organizational Leadership
  • School Leadership
  • Assessment in Public Education
  • Contemporary Issues in Public Education
Contact:
(804) 289-8135