Our Leadership
Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Laura A. Belmonte is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and Professor of History at Virginia Tech. She received her A.B. in History and Political Science from the University of Georgia and her M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia.
Before accepting the deanship at Virginia Tech in 2019, she taught at Oklahoma State University for twenty-three years. Her administrative roles included Director of American Studies, Head of the Department of History, and Associate Dean for Personnel and Instruction for the College of Arts and Sciences. She has extensive non-profit board experience and has served on the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation from 2009 to 2019. In 2021-2022, she served as President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). Her SHAFR experience also includes terms on the SHAFR national council, the editorial board of Diplomatic History, the Nominating Committee, the Link-Kuehl Prize Committee, the Committee on the Status of Women, and other ad hoc committees.
Departments, Schools, and ROTC Programs
Brian Britt, Director of the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought
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John Tedesco, Professor and Director of the School of Communication
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Kelly Pender, Professor and Chair for the Department of English
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Jennifer Hart, Professor and Chair for the Department of History
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Paul Springer, Professor and Head of the Department of Human Development and Family Science
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Janell Watson, Professor of French, Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
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Kelly Trogdon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy
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Timothy W. Luke, University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science
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Matthew R. Gabriele, Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Culture
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Saul Halfon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society
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Jennifer Johnson, Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology
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Col. Gregory Lowe, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Tech Air Force ROTC
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Col. Gregory Lowe, Commanding Officer for the Virginia Tech Air Force ROTC
Col. Jamie Cogbill, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Tech Army ROTC
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Col. Jamie Cogbill, Commanding Officer for the Virginia Tech Army ROTC
Capt. Douglas Bradley, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Tech Naval ROTC
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Capt. Douglas Bradley, Commanding Officer for the Virginia Tech Naval ROTC
Office of the Dean Leadership
E. Thomas Ewing, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of History
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Farida Jalalzai, Associate Dean for Global Initiatives and Engagement and Professor of Political Science
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Monica Kimbrell, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
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Monica Kimbrell, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Shaila Mehra, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Michael Webb, Assistant Dean of Advancement
Jenny Kincaid Boone, Director of Marketing and Communications
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Jenny Kincaid Boone, Director of Marketing and Communications
Jenny Kincaid Boone, Director of Marketing and Communications
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Sarah Castle, Director of Human Resources
Kristy Morrill, Director of Student Recruitment
Debra Stoudt, Associate Dean for Policy and Faculty Affairs and Professor of German