Faculty

Our Faculty

We have world-class faculty doing groundbreaking research in a variety of topics.

Claire Hall Boor	Instructor	137 Shanks Hall	540-231-9831	claire86@vt.edu
Douglas Cannon	Professor of Practice	106 Shanks Hall	540-231-2331	dfcannon@vt.edu
Dorothy Skiles Conner	Instructor	148 Shanks hall	540-231-8333	djs21@vt.edu
Robert E. Denton	W. Thomas Rice Chair and Department Head	130E Shanks Hall	540-231-7166	rdenton@vt.edu
Katherine Haenschen	Assistant Professor			kh3@vt.edu
Kimberly Garnand Higgs	Program Support Tech	130A Shanks Hall	540-231-7942	kimberlyhiggs@vt.edu
Wendy M. Hodge	Administrative Support / Graduate Staff Coordinator	121 Shanks Hall	540-231-7136	wmhodge@vt.edu
Rachel L. Holloway	Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs	104 Burruss Hall	540-231-4167	rhollowa@vt.edu
W. Wat Hopkins	Professor	103 Shanks Hall	540-231-9833	whopkins@vt.edu
Mike Horning	Assistant Professor	140 Shanks Hall	540-231-7162	mhorning@vt.edu
Buddy Howell	Visiting Assistant Professor	141 Shanks Hall	540-231-7163	hbuddy4@vt.edu
Adrienne Ivory	Assistant Professor	108 Shanks Hall	540-231-1671	holz@vt.edu
James D. Ivory	Research Director	111 Shanks Hall	540-231-6507	jivory@vt.edu
Dale M. Jenkins	Advanced Instructor	143 Shanks Hall	540-231-9829	dajenki2@vt.edu
Jim A. Kuypers	Professor	112 Shanks Hall	540-231-3154	kuypers@vt.edu
Nneka Logan	Assistant Professor	107 Shanks Hall	540-231-1749	nlogan@vt.edu
Jenn Mackay	Associate Professor	139 Shanks Hall	540-231-1663	jemackay@vt.edu
Natalia Mielczarek	Assistant Professor	144 Shanks Hall	540-231-1666	nmiel@vt.edu
Cayce Myers	Assistant Professor	113 Shanks Hall	540-231-7165	mcmyers@vt.edu
Marlene M. Preston	Assistant Department Head, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor	130C Shanks Hall	540-231-9832	mpreston@vt.edu
Brandi Quesenberry	Advanced Instructor	130C Shanks Hall	540-231-9828	brandiq@vt.edu
Syrenthia Robinson	Advanced Instructor	109 Shanks Hall	540-231-9827	sjrob@vt.edu
Hannah Shinault	Instructor	255 Shanks Hal	540-231-5769	hannah84@vt.edu
Stephanie Smith	Assistant Professor	105 Shanks Hall	540-231-7137	stephs11@vt.edu
Zack Sowder	Instructor	253 Shanks Hall	540-231-3435	sowder89@vt.edu
William Paul Spaulding	TV / Multimedia Systems Engineer	151 Moss Arts Center	540-231-8763	wpspaul@vt.edu
Emily Wilkinson Stallings	Advanced Instructor	155 Shanks Hall	540-231-3327	ews@vt.edu
Susan Stinson	Instructor / New Student Coordinator	130B Shanks Hall	540-231-5044	susans40@vt.edu
Dan Tamul	Assistant Professor	146 Shanks Hall	540-231-3610	tamul@vt.edu
John C. Tedesco	Professor	115 Shanks Hall	540-231-3224	tedesco@vt.edu
Emilie L. Tydings	Instructor	253 Shanks Hall	540-231-3435	etydings@vt.edu
Beth Waggenspack	Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor	147 Shanks Hall	540-231-7625	bwaggens@vt.edu
Brandi Watkins	Assistant Professor	101 Shanks Hall	540-231-1661	brandi1@vt.edu
Chelsea Woods	Assistant Professor		540-231-	clwoods@vt.edu

Graduate Faculty

Robert E. Denton	W. Thomas Rice Chair and Department Head	130E Shanks Hall	540-231-7166	rdenton@vt.edu
Rachel L. Holloway	Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs	104 Burruss Hall	540-231-4167	rhollowa@vt.edu
W. Wat Hopkins	Professor	103 Shanks Hall	540-231-9833	whopkins@vt.edu
Mike Horning	Assistant Professor	140 Shanks Hall	540-231-7162	mhorning@vt.edu
Adrienne Ivory	Assistant Professor	108 Shanks Hall	540-231-1671	holz@vt.edu
James D. Ivory	Research Director	111 Shanks Hall	540-231-6507	jivory@vt.edu
Jim A. Kuypers	Professor	112 Shanks Hall	540-231-3154	kuypers@vt.edu
Nneka Logan	Assistant Professor	107 Shanks Hall	540-231-1749	nlogan@vt.edu
Jenn Mackay	Associate Professor	139 Shanks Hall	540-231-1663	jemackay@vt.edu
Natalia Mielczarek	Assistant Professor	144 Shanks Hall	540-231-1666	nmiel@vt.edu
Cayce Myers	Assistant Professor	113 Shanks Hall	540-231-7165	mcmyers@vt.edu
Stephanie Smith	Assistant Professor	121 Shanks Hall	540-231-7137	stephs11@vt.edu
Dan Tamul	Assistant Professor	146-Shanks Hall	540-231-3610	tamul@vt.edu
John C. Tedesco	Professor	115 Shanks Hall	540-231-3224	tedesco@vt.edu
Beth Waggenspack	Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor	147 Shanks Hall	540-231-7625	bwaggens@vt.edu