Faculty and Staff

Kristine Grayson, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has been awarded just over $100,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture for her research on invasive species. Read more.

Tracy Roof, associate professor of political science, has been awarded $5,250 from Virginia Humanities and $1,220 from the Princeton University Library for her new book project exploring the history of food stamps in America. Read more.

Cindy Bukach, associate professor of psychology, has been awarded a $719,895 grant from the NSF as part of a $2m project entitled, Collaborative Research: Level II Preparing Undergraduates for Research in STEM-related fields Using Electrophysiology.

Dr. April Greenan, adjunct assistant professor of liberal arts, is featured in a recent episode of SpiderTalks with President Crutcher. Greenan’s research as a musicologist focuses on 18th century Western art music, the art music tradition in the U.S., and the intersection of music and medicine.

Dr. Bob Spires, assistant professor of education, will participate this summer with Dr. Monti Datta, associate professor of political science, in grant-funded research in Assam, India, to assess the effectiveness of NGOs in liberating enslaved people.

President Ronald A. Crutcher was elected vice chair of the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for the nation's colleges and universities.

Monti Narayan Datta, associate professor of political science, has received a $33,000 grant from The Achelis & Bodman Foundation to further his research on modern slavery. 

Armond Towns, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Communication Studies, published “The (Black) Elephant in the Room: McLuhan and the Racial,” in The Canadian Journal of Communication and "Plastic Empowerment: Financial Literacy and Black Economic Life,” in American Quarterly.

Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published "Growth Mindsets of Alcoholism Buffer against Deleterious Effects of Drinking Identity on Problem Drinking over Time" in Alchoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 

Jessica Flanigan, associate professor of leadership studies and PPEL, co-authored the book "Debating Sex Work," published by Oxford University Press in November 2019. 

Sandra F. Joireman, Associate Provost for Faculty, Weinstein Chair of International Studies, and Professor of Political Science, and Emily Stubblefield '19 recently published “Law, Violence and Property Expropriation in Syria: Impediments to Restitution and Return, Land.”