Faculty Appointments

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

headshot of  Kate M. Cassada
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor, Education
Program Chair, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Director, Center for Leadership in Education
Contact:
(804) 289-8754
headshot of  Ann C. Hodges
Program Chair, Paralegal Studies
Professor of Law Emerita

Specialties:
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Feminist Legal Theory
Contact:
(804) 289-8909
headshot of  Dana R. Jackson
Assistant Professor, Education
Director of Clinical Practice, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Contact:
(804) 289-8404
headshot of  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
headshot of  Laura M. Kuti
Program Chair, Teacher Education
Assistant Professor, Education
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau

Specialties:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Role of ESL in Schools
Contact:
(804) 287-6621
headshot of  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
headshot of  Gretchen Flynn  Morris
Associate Dean, 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
headshot of  Deborah  Napoli
Director of Clinical Practice, Teacher Education
Assistant Professor, Education

Specialties:
  • University and K-12 partnerships in teacher education
  • Field-based teacher education models
  • Instructional coaching, teacher efficacy and student growth
Contact:
(804) 289-8430
headshot of  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
headshot of  Tracy  Nicholson
Program Chair, Human Resource Management
Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau

Specialties:
  • Human Resources
  • Public Management
  • Program Evaluation
Contact:
(804) 287-1246
headshot of  Erik  Nielson
Program Chair, Liberal Arts
Professor, Liberal Arts
Contact:
(804) 287-1245
headshot of  Grant  Rissler
Assistant Professor, Organizational Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau

Specialties:
  • U.S. Immigration Policy
  • Immigrant Communities & Integration
  • Social Equity in Government
  • Public Opinion Polls (Insights & Limits)
  • Peacebuilding & Public Administration
Contact:
(804) 287-6378
headshot of  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
headshot of  Tom J. Shields
Program Chair, Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Education
Associate Professor, Leadership Studies
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Adjunct Instructor, Executive Education

Specialties:
  • Educational Leadership
  • School & Housing Segregation
  • Changing Demographics in RVA
  • Ethics & Leadership
Contact:
(804) 289-8524
headshot of  Bob  Spires
Bob Spires
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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
headshot of  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