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Environmental Studies Program

Core Faculty

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Rafael B. de Andrade

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

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Barry Ross Muchnick

Barry Ross Muchnick

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Department Chair

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Parisa Nourani Rinaldi

Assistant Professor

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Matthew Wilfong

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

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Affiliated Faculty

Karen Leona Anderson

Karen Leona Anderson

Professor of English | Director, VOICES Reading Series

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Abby Beatty

Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology

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Andrew J. Cognard-Black

Assoc. Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Jennifer Cognard-Black

Jennifer Cognard-Black

Professor of English | Director of National Fellowships and Awards

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Geoffrey M. Bowers

Geoffrey M. Bowers

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Department Chair

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Ruth Bowers

Senior Lecturer

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Emily Brownlee

Emily F Brownlee

Associate Professor of Biology

Department Chair

Tristan Cai

Tristan Cai

Associate Professor of Photography

Department Chair

Michael Cain

Michael Cain

Professor of Political Science

Kelsey Champagne

Kelsey Champagne

Assistant Professor of History & Museum Studies

Daniel Chase

Daniel Chase

Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Lauren Cook

Lecturer of Marine Science

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Asif Ud Dowla

Asif Dowla

Professor of Economics and Landers Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts

Todd Eberly

Todd Eberly

Professor of Political Science and Public Policy | Coordinator of Public Policy Program

Jerry Gabriel

Jerry Gabriel

Associate Professor of English

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Christina Goethel

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Argelia González Hurtado

Argelia González Hurtado

Associate Professor of Spanish | WGSX Coordinator

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Amy Henderson

Amy Henderson

Associate Professor of Economics

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Walter Hill

Walter Hill

Professor of Political Science

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Elizabeth Kelly

Visiting Assistant Professor of Design and Photography

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Julia A. King

Julia A. King

Professor of Anthropology

Department Chair

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Sarah Latchney

Associate Professor of Neurobiology

On Sabbatical 08/01/2025 - 05/31/2026
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Ming Lei

Assistant Professor of Business

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George MacLeod

George MacLeod

Associate Professor of French

Alex Meadows

Alex Meadows

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Department Chair

Pamela Mertz

Pamela Mertz

Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Crystal Oliver

Crystal Oliver

Senior Lecturer of English | Instructor of Music - Composition | Director, Chesapeake Writers' Conference

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Elka T. Porter

Associate Professor of Marine Science

Department Chair

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Brian C. Smithson

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Troy Townsend

Troy K. Townsend

Associate Professor of Chemistry

On Sabbatical 08/01/2023 - 08/01/2024

Adjunct Faculty

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Claire Windecker

Director of Instructional Support

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Scott Strickland

Scott Strickland

Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies

Professor Emeriti

Holly L. Gorton

Holly L. Gorton

Professor Emerit of Biology

Robert W. Paul

Robert W. Paul

Professor Emerit of Biology

Christopher Tanner

Christopher Tanner

Professor Emerit of Biology

William Evan Williams

William Evan Williams

Professor Emerit of Biology

Walter Hatch

Walter Hatch

Professor Emerit of Biology

Iris Ford

Iris Ford

Associate Professor Emerit of Anthropology

Staff

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Michelle Day

Office Associate II at Kent Hall

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Claire Windecker

Director of Instructional Support

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