Faculty & Staff

Nicole Maurantonio, associate professor in rhetoric & communication studies, published ‘“Green Life Matters”: Place and the Politics of Environmental and Commemorative Justice’ in Communication, Culture and Critique.

Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, published the op-ed "Public Speech and Democracy" in History News Network. 

Emeritus Prof. John Pagan was awarded an honorable mention in the Huntington Library Quarterly Centennial Essay Competition. His article will appear in the Summer 2021 issue of the publication.

Matthew Oware, Irving May endowed chair in sociology, published "15 Best New Rap Music Books to Read in 2021" on Bookauthority.

Todd Lookingbill, associate professor of geography, environmental studies, and biology, has been named an Outstanding Faculty Award recipient by the State Council of Higher Education. Read more.

Todd Lookingbill, associate professor of geography and the environment, published “Assessing Inequitable Urban Heat Islands and Air Pollution Disparities with Low-Cost Sensors in Richmond, Virginia” in Sustainability.

Lauren Tilton, assistant professor of rhetoric & communication studies, co-authored “The Role of Metadata in American Studies” in Polish Journal for American Studies with RHCS major, Luke Malcynsky, and alums, Emeline Blevins, ’17 and Hanglin Zhou, ’20.

Sunni Brown, director of media and public relations, presented "Maximizing Digital Platforms for Media Relations" at the Virtual Education Communicators Boot Camp 2 hosted by PWorld.