Faculty
With more than 100 faculty members, the Wilder School is home to tenured professors who are prominent scholars in their disciplines as well as adjunct faculty who are national experts in a variety of fields. The institution is uniquely positioned to address contemporary and future issues related to government and public affairs.
Faculty search
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Carl F. Ameringer
Professor
Crenshaw House, Room 205
Phone: (804) 827-4566
Email: cfameringer@vcu.edu
Jason Ross Arnold
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 311
Phone: (804) 827-1706
Email: jrarnold@vcu.edu
Helen-Ruth Aspaas
Associate Professor
Director, Liberal Studies and Early Elementary Education
Kearney House, Room 107
Phone: (804) 828-8086
Email: hraspaas@vcu.edu
John M. Aughenbaugh
Instructor
Scherer Hall, Room 103
Phone: (804) 828-8098
Email: jmaughenbaug@vcu.edu
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William (Bill) Cleveland Bosher Jr.
Distinguished Professor
Executive Director, Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute
Starke House, Room 103
Phone: (804) 827-3290
Email: wcbosher@vcu.edu
Sarah Jane Brubaker
Associate Director
Associate Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 505
Phone: (804) 827-2400
Email: sbrubaker@vcu.edu
James Burke
Associate Professor
Organizational Development Consultant
1014 West Franklin Street, Room 201
Phone: (804) 828-1191
Email: jmburke@vcu.edu
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Xueming (Jimmy) Chen
Associate Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 511
Phone: (804) 828-1254
Email: xchen2@vcu.edu
Hayley Cleary
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 211
Phone: (804) 827-0475
Email: hmcleary@vcu.edu
Deirdre M. Condit
Associate Professor
Bowe House, Room 304
Phone: (804) 828-8098
Email: dcondit@vcu.edu
Gay Cutchin
Instructor
Internship Coordinator
Scherer Hall, Room 405A
Phone: (804) 827-2417
Email: dcutchin@vcu.edu
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Robyn L. Diehl
Associate Professor
Special Adviser, Research and Consultation
Scherer Hall, Room 107
Phone: (804) 828-2579
Email: rldiehl@vcu.edu
Nakeina Douglas
Assistant Professor
Director, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute
Phone:
Email:
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Amir Farmanesh
Assistant Professor
Crenshaw House, Room 208
Phone:(804) 827-1212
Email: afarmanesh@vcu.edu
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Carolin Goerzig
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, room 414
Phone: (804) 828-9922
Email: cgoerzig@vcu.edu
Susan Gooden
Professor
Executive Director, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute
Special Adviser, Strategic Planning
Bowe House, Room 202
Phone: (804) 828-7078
Email: stgooden@vcu.edu
Jill A. Gordon
Associate Professor
Chair, Criminal Justice Programs
Scherer Hall, Room 319
Phone: (804) 827-0901
Email: jagordon@vcu.edu
Stephen Gottfredson
Provost Emeritus and University Professor
Valentine House, First Floor
Phone: (804) 828-0105
Email: sdgottfr@vcu.edu
Meghan Gough
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 517
Phone: (804) 827-0869
Email: mzgough@vcu.edu
Farrah Stone Graham
Assistant Professor
Kearney House, Room 304
Phone: (804) 828-1989
Email: stonefn@vcu.edu
Patricia Grant
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 414
Phone: (804) 827-0777
Email: pgrant@vcu.edu
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David Harless
Professor
Snead Hall, B3133
Phone: (804) 828-7190
Fax: (804) 828-8884
Email: dwharles@vcu.edu
Elsie Harper-Anderson
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 513
Phone: (804) 828-7390
Email: elharperande@vcu.edu
Herbert Hirsch
Professor
923 West Franklin Street, Room 219
Phone: (804) 828-8052
Email: hhirsch@vcu.edu
Julie Honnold
Associate Professor
Kearney House, Room 204
Phone: (804) 828-6680
Email: jhonn@vcu.edu
Richard Huff
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Advising
Coordinator, Public Policy and Administration
Scherer Hall, Room 301A
Phone: (804) 827-1430
Email: rrhuff@vcu.edu
Janet R. Hutchinson
Professor
Chair, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Crenshaw House
Phone: (804) 828-8041
Email: jhutch@vcu.edu
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Myung Hun Jin
Assistant Professor
Kearney House, Room 204
Phone: (804) 828-8812
Email: mhjin@vcu.edu
Jennifer Johnson
Associate Professor
Chair, Sociology Programs
Crenshaw House, Room 304
Phone: (804) 828-6826
Email: jajohnson3@vcu.edu
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James Keck
Instructor
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Scherer Hall, Room 215
Phone: (804) 827-3510
Email: keckjw@vcu.edu
Billy Kinsey Jr.
Instructor
Senior Researcher and Economist
Crenshaw House, Room 202
Phone: (804) 828-7528
Email: bwkinsey@vcu.edu
Christopher G. Kopacki
Instructor
Scherer Hall, Room 317
Phone: (804) 828-2912
Email: kopackicg@vcu.edu
Oleg Korenok
Assistant Professor
Snead Hall, Room B3129
Phone: (804) 828-3185
Fax: (804) 828-8884
Email: okorenok@vcu.edu
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Jason Levy
Associate Professor
Director, National Homeland Security Project
Director, Undergraduate Reseach Opportunities Program
Crenshaw House, Room 308
Phone: (804) 828-8040
Email: jklevy@vcu.edu
Saltanat Liebert
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 313
Phone: (804) 828-1874
Email: sliebert@vcu.edu
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John S. Mahoney Jr.
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs
Scherer Hall, Room 201A
Phone: (804) 828-6515
Email: jmahoney@vcu.edu
Laura Moriarty
Professor
Vice Provost, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Ginter House, Room 103
Phone: (804) 828-6162
Email: ljmoriar@vcu.edu
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William W. Newmann
Associate Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 301B
Phone: (804) 828-8038
Email: wnewmann@vcu.edu
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William Pelfrey Jr.
Associate Professor
Program Chair, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Scherer Hall, Room 205
Phone: (804) 828-8467
Email: wvpelfrey@vcu.edu
Blythe Bowman Proulx
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 309
Phone: (804) 828-5708
Email: bbproulx@vcu.edu
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John David Reitzel
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 315
Phone: (804) 827-0879
Email: jdreitzel@vcu.edu
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Christopher J. Saladino
Instructor
Scherer Hall, Room 102
Phone: (804) 828-2454
Email: cjsaladino@vcu.edu
Carol Scotese
Associate Professor
Snead Hall, Room B3180
Phone: (804) 828-7148
Email: cascotese@vcu.edu
Avrum J. (A.J.) Shriar
Associate Professor
Bowe House, Room 309
Phone: (804) 827-0788
Email: ajshriar@vcu.edu
Nancy Stutts
Assistant Professor
Interim Chair, Public Administration
Bowe House, Room 302
Phone: (804) 827-2164
Email: nbstutts@vcu.edu
I-Shian (Ivan) Suen
Associate Professor
Chair, Urban and Regional Studies
Bowe House, Room 102
Phone: (804) 828-2721
Email: isuen@vcu.edu
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Jennifer L. Thompson
Assistant Professor
Director, External Relations
Scherer Hall, Room 409
Phone: (804) 828-2339
Email: jlthompson2@vcu.edu
Judyth Twigg
Professor
Chair, Political Science and International Studies
Kearney House, Room 202
Phone: (804) 828-8051
Email: jtwigg@vcu.edu
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Niraj Verma
Director and Professor, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Scherer Hall, Room 501
Phone: (804) 827-0776
Email: nverma2@vcu.edu
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Susan White
Director, Survey Evaluation and Research lab
Phone: (804) 827-1858
Email: whitesg@vcu.edu
Nelson Wikstrom
Professor Emeritus
Scherer Hall, Room 213
Phone: (804) 828-8068
Email: nwikstro@vcu.edu
L. Douglas Wilder
Distinguished Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 413
Phone: (804) 828-8520
Email: ldwilder@vcu.edu
Blue Wooldridge
Professor
Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration
Scherer Hall, Room 305
Phone: (804) 828-8037
Email: bwooldri@vcu.edu
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Michela Zonta
Assistant Professor
Scherer Hall, Room 518
Phone: (804) 827-0787
Email: mmzonta2@vcu.edu
