Research Teams

Leah Ellis

Nutrition and DIetetics

Fredricksburg, VA

Stephanie Annis

Music Therapy

Woodbridge, Virginia

Samuel Williams

Cybersecurity

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Julia Buccola

Physics

Ronaoke, Virginia

Jeremy Armentrout

Parks, Tourism, and Recreation

Palmyra, Virginia

Skylar Roberson

Physical Therapy

Castlewood, VA

Lauren Griffin

Cybersecurity

Buchanan, VA

Maia Grove

Political Science

Leesburg, Virginia

Serena Keith

Design

Floyd, VA

Dana Ours

Criminial Justice

Broadway, Virginia

Owen Tidd

Dance

Coolville, OH

Skylar Gudmundsson

Social Work

Dundalk, MD

Meridythe Witt

Dance

Middletown, MD

James Wallace

Criminal Justice

Chesapeake, VA

Jayla Robinson

Business

Perkinston, MS

Dr. Melissa Grim

Professor/Chair of Health and Human Performance

Dr. Pei-Chun Tsai

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Hwajung Lee

Professor of Computing and Information Science

Dr. Rhett Herman

Professor of Physics, Adj. Professor of Geology, Director of RU Planetarium

Dr. Anja Whittington

Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation

Dr. Dave Sallee

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Dr. Shawn Smith

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Dr. Aysha Bodenhamer

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Prof. Julie Temple

Associate Professor of Interior Design and Fashion

Dr. Rachel Santos

Professor of Criminal Justice

Prof. Margaret Carneal

Instructor of Interior Design and Fashion

Dr. Ali-Sha Alleman

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Dr. James Robey

Associate Professor/Chair of Dance

Dr. Steve Owen

Professor of Criminal Justice

Dr. Pam Richardson

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Jeannie Tene

Psychology

Silver Spring, Maryland

Stephanie Annis

Music Therapy

Woodbridge, Virginia

Samuel Williams

Cybersecurity

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Frey Bendele

Theatre

Stafford, Virginia

Camryn Williford

Biology

Richmond, Virginia

Maia Grove

Political Science

Leesburg, Virginia

Hudson Crowe

Music

Salem, Virginia

Dana Ours

Criminial Justice

Broadway, Virginia

Michaela Baker

Political Science

Charlotte, North Carolina

Adam Downs

Mathematics

Riner, Virginia

Jeremy Armentrout

Parks, Tourism, and Recreation

Palmyra, Virginia

Julia Buccola

Physics

Ronaoke, Virginia

Grant McDonel

Computer Science

Radford, Virginia

Coleen Maloney

Psychology & Social Work

Midlothian, Virginia

MegAnne Gilmore

Health Sciences

Jeffersonville, Vermont

MegAnne Gilmore

Health Sciences

Jeffersonville, Vermont

Kirbie Conner

Allied Health Sciences

Salem, Virginia

Nick Francis

Geospatial Science

Troutville, Virginia

Parker Heptinstall

Undecided

Roanoke, Virginia

Coleen Maloney

Psychology & Social Work

Midlothian, Virginia

Makayla Martinez

Elementary Education

Norton, Virginia

Liv Morka

Nursing

Alexandria, Virginia

Katie Peterson

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Chesapeake, Virginia

Krislyn Sourivong

Physics

Honolulu, Hawaii

Jeannie Tene

Psychology

Silver Spring, Maryland

Rayshell Torres-Santana

Chemistry

Waldorf, Maryland

Matt Wall

Allied Health Sciences

Woodlawn, Virginia

Luc White

Studio Arts & Chemistry

Richlands, Virginia

Camryn Williford

Biology

Richmond, Virginia

Melissa Wirchansky

Criminal Justice

Suffern, New York

Hannah Benz

Psychology

Heidelberg, Germany

Makenzie Bennington

Chemistry

Suffolk, Virginia

Jose Bermudez Lenis

Marketing

Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Mary Brown

Biology 

Radford, Virginia

Samantha Doncaster

School of Teacher Education & Leadership

Fuquay Varina, North Carolina

Bryan Dowd

Music

Virginia

Madison Gaminde

Exercise, Sport, & Health Education

Abingdon, Virginia

Peter Neville

Biology

Erie, Pennsylvania

Jillian Rauch

Exercise, Sport, & Health Education

Chesapeake, Virginia

Nalani Story

Computer Science

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kristina Wade

Biology

Patrick Springs, Virginia

Kristina Wade

Biology

Patrick Springs, Virginia

Sarah Ward

Elementary Education

Radford, Virginia

Emily Whately

Geology

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Melissa Wirchansky

English

Suffern, New York

Tana Vance

Anthropological Sciences

Tazewell, Virginia

Dr. Katie Arnold

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., Furman University

Dr. Pei-Chun Tsai

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.Ed., National Taipei University of Education; M.S., Indiana University; Ph. D., Iowa State University

Dr. Prem Uppuluri

Director and Professor of Information Technology

BEngg, Osmania Univeristy; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D, Stoney Brook University

Dr. David Beach

Associate Professor of English

MFA, Hollins University; Ph.D., George Mason University

Dr. Tara Pelletier

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S., Salem State University; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dr. Iuliia Hoban

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"; M.A., University of Denver; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Dr. Maggie Pate

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Director of OURS

B.A., B.S., M.S., Niagara University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Dr. Allyson Yankle

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., St. Norbert College; Ph.D., University of Conneticut

Dr. Neil Sigmon

Professor and Chair of Mathematics and Statistics

Ph.D., M.S., B.S., North Carolina State University

Dr. Anja Whittington

Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation

B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.Ed. and Ed.D., University of Maine

Dr. Rhett Herman

Professor of Physics, Adj. Professor of Geology, Director of RU Planetarium

B.S., Wake Forest University; M.S. and Ph.D., Montana State University

Dr. Caleb Bradberry

Assistant Professor of Information Technology

B.B.A., M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dr. Stephanie Bradley

Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Dr. Karen Douglas

Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Leadership

B.S., James Madison University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Georgia

Ms. Mary Evans

Instructor of Special Education

M.Ed., University of Virginia

Dr. Trish Winter

Associate Professor of Music Therapy

B.S., Elizabethtown College; M.M.T., Temple University

Dr. Stockton Maxwell

Associate Professor of Geospatial Science

Master of Forestry (2006) and Doctorate (2010) of Geography – West Virginia University

Dr. Steve Childers

Professor of Management

B.S., B.A., M.B.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Stephanie Bradley

Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Dr. Whitney Idol

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education/ Special Education

B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Dr. Matt DeCarlo

Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.A., William & Mary University; M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Matthias Naleppa

Associate Professor of Social Work

B.S., Ludwig-Maximilius Universitat; M.S.W., University of Applied Science Germany; Ph.D., University of Albany

Dr. Sandy Liss

Assistant Professor of Physics

Ph.D., University of Virginia, MS, University of Virginia, BA, Swarthmore; Educational Studies Minor

Dr. Katie Arnold

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., Furman University

Dr. Kim Lane

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

B.S., Roanoke College; Ph.D., Duke University

Dr. Dave Sallee

Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.S., Old Dominion University; M.S., Radford University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Prof. Alison Pack

Associate Professor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design

B.S., Appalachian State University; M.F.A., East Tennessee State University

Dr. Tara Pelletier

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S., Salem State University; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dr. Ben Wright

Instructor of Criminal Justice

A.A.S., Southside Virginia Community College; B.S., Certificate in Public Administration, M.S., Longwood University

Dr. Tom Pierce

Professor of Psychology

B.A., McGill University; Ph.D., University of Maine

Dr. Kristina Stefaniak

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

B.S. Temple University, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. K. West Bowers

Associate Professor of Media Studies

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.F.A., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Dr. Wendy Downey

Assistant Professor of Nursing

A.A.S.N., New River Community College; B.S.E. Health Education, B.S.E. Exercise Science, Virginia Tech; B.S.N., Western Governors University; D.N.P., Weber State University

Dr. Nicole Hendrix

Professor of Criminal Justice

B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of Albany-SUNY

Dr. Jennifer McDonel

Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Music Education

B.M.E., The Ohio State University; M.A., Eastman School of Music; Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Dr. Kathleen Poole

Professor of Exercise, Sport and Health Education

B.S., M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., University of Utah

Dr. Joy Caughron

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S. Mississippi State University; Ph.D. University of Oklahoma

Dr. Nicole Iannone

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.S., B.A., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.S., Ph.D. Purdue University;

Dr. Caleb Bradberry

Assistant Professor of Information Technology

B.B.A., M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dr. Sara O'Brien

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Washington

Dr. Chris Monceaux

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Radford University; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Wendy Eckenrod-Green

Professor of Educational Research and Foundations

B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina in Charlotte

Dr. Ryan Sincavage

Assistant Professor of Geology

B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Dr. Matthew Grimes

Assistant Professor of Educational Research and Foundations

B.S., M.A. Ed., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Donna Boyd

Eminent Professor of Anthropological Sciences and Co-Director of the Forensic Science Institute;

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee