Staff & Faculty

Jessica Flanigan, professor of leadership studies and PPEL, co-authored "Putting Wilt Chamberlain Back in the Game: Why Liberalism Is Not Compatible with Distributive Egalitarianism" published in The Independent Review. 

Christopher von Rueden, professor of leadership studies, co-authored "US Adults Accurately Assess Hadza and Tsimane Men's Hunting Ability from a Single Face Photo" in Evolution and Human Behavior. 

Julie Baker was promoted to Senior Teaching Faculty of French. Dr. Baker is the director of the French Intensive Language Program, and her specialties include French and Francophone language and culture.

Emily Boone was promoted to Senior Teaching Faculty of Biology. Her areas of expertise include marine ecology, physiological ecology, and environmental studies.

Dixon Abreu was promoted to Senior Teaching Faculty of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies. Dr. Abreu is the director of Luso-Brazilian Studies and advises students studying abroad in Brazil.

Sandra J. Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, was selected as the president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics for 2025.

Jessica Flanigan, professor of leadership studies and PPEL, co-authored "Public Reason Illiberalism and Ideology" published in Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

Thad Williamson, professor of leadership studies, co-authored with Jepson School associate professor Julian Hayter and University of Richmond associate provost of strategic initiatives and community engagement Amy Howard "The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond" published by the University of North Carolina Press.