Program Chairs

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Kate M. Cassada
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Program Chair, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Associate Professor, Education
Contact:
(804) 289-8754
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Laura M. Kuti
Assistant Professor, Education
Program Chair, 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
Assistant Professor, Information Systems
Program Chair, Information Systems & Data Analytics
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Information Systems Operations & Development
  • IT Security
  • IT Auditing
  • Cloud Computing
Contact:
(804) 289-8944
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Tracy Nicholson
She/Her
Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management
Program Chair, Human Resource Management
Member, SPCS Speakers Bureau
Specialties:
  • Human Resources
  • Public Management
  • Program Evaluation
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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Grant Rissler
He/Him
Assistant Professor, Organizational Studies
Program Chair, Nonprofit 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
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Tom J. Shields
Associate Professor, Education
Program Chair, Graduate 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