Faculty

Department of Religion and Culture Faculty

Click on the tabs below for a list of the Department of Religion and Culture faculty members alphabetically and by discipline.

Full-Time Faculty (A-Z List)

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Aaron Ansell
101 Major Williams, 220 Stanger StreetBlacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-0491 | aansell@vt.edu
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Amaryah Shaye Armstrong
315 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7013, amaryah@vt.edu
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Ananda Abeysekara
209 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5788 | ananda@vt.edu
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Balbir K. Singh
211 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, bksingh@vt.edu
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Brian Britt
107 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5118 | bbritt@vt.edu
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Candace Buckner
204 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24016, 540-231-5528 | cbuckner@vt.edu
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Danille Christensen
105 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5528 | dec09@vt.edu
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Dominique Polanco
109 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6101 | depolanco@vt.edu
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Emily Satterwhite
344 Lane Hall, 280 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8779 | satterwhite@vt.edu
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Emma Rifai
203 Major Williams 220 Stanger Street Blacksburg, VA 24061 218.851.7112 | rifai@vt.edu
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Matthew Gabriele
115A Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1618 | gabriele@vt.edu
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Peter L Schmitthenner
103 Major Williams, Virginia Tech, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8377 | pschmitt@vt.edu
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Rachel Marion Scott
203 Major Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-4848 | rmscott@vt.edu
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Shaily Patel
207 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8456 | shailyp@vt.edu
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Sylvester Johnson
010A Liberal Art and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-9120 | saj240@vt.edu
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Zhange Ni
205 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1823 | nizhange@vt.edu

Instructors/ GTAs

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Taylor Arnold	MCPH GTA	101 Major Williams		tarnold4@vt.edu
Jack Bernardi	ASPECT GTA	118C Surge		jwbernardi@vt.edu
Caitlin Crenshaw	MCPH GTA	101 Major Williams		mccaitlin@vt.edu
Vasilije Mesarovic	ASPECT GTA	118C Surge		cvrc11@vt.edu
Muhammed Shah Shajahan	ASPECT GTA	118C Surge		muhammedshahs@vt.edu
Aline De Souza	ASPECT GTA	118C Surge		aliners@vt.edu
Olivia Wisnewski	MCPH GTA	101 Major Williams		livwis@vt.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Bestami Bilgic	Adjunct	101 Major Williams		bsbilgic@vt.edu
David Skelton	Adjunct			dskelto83@vt.edu
Jo Wolf	Adjunct	101 Major Williams	231-5155	joewolf@vt.edu
Patrick Salmons	Adjunct	101 Major Williams		psalmons@vt.edu
Taulby Edmondson	Adjunct			taulby1@vt.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Ashley Reed	Associate Professor			akreed@vt.edu
Mauro J. Caraccioli	Assistant Professor of Political Science			mauroj@vt.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Elizabeth Fine	Professor Emerita, Humanities			bfine@vt.edu
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon	Professor Emerita			malbon@vt.edu

Faculty by Specialization

Faculty Experts in the Americas

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Balbir K. Singh
211 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, bksingh@vt.edu
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Emily Satterwhite
344 Lane Hall, 280 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8779 | satterwhite@vt.edu
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Dominique Polanco
109 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6101 | depolanco@vt.edu
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Sylvester Johnson
010A Liberal Art and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-9120 | saj240@vt.edu
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Danille Christensen
105 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5528 | dec09@vt.edu
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Amaryah Shaye Armstrong
315 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7013, amaryah@vt.edu
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Aaron Ansell
101 Major Williams, 220 Stanger StreetBlacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-0491 | aansell@vt.edu
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Emma Rifai
203 Major Williams 220 Stanger Street Blacksburg, VA 24061 218.851.7112 | rifai@vt.edu

Faculty Experts in Asia

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Peter L Schmitthenner
103 Major Williams, Virginia Tech, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8377 | pschmitt@vt.edu
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Zhange Ni
205 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1823 | nizhange@vt.edu
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Ananda Abeysekara
209 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5788 | ananda@vt.edu

Faculty Experts in Europe and the Middle East

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Rachel Marion Scott
203 Major Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-4848 | rmscott@vt.edu
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Dominique Polanco
109 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6101 | depolanco@vt.edu
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Shaily Patel
207 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8456 | shailyp@vt.edu
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Matthew Gabriele
115A Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1618 | gabriele@vt.edu
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Candace Buckner
204 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24016, 540-231-5528 | cbuckner@vt.edu
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Brian Britt
107 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5118 | bbritt@vt.edu

Faculty Experts in the Pre-Modern World

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Dominique Polanco
109 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6101 | depolanco@vt.edu
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Shaily Patel
207 Major Williams, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8456 | shailyp@vt.edu
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Matthew Gabriele
115A Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1618 | gabriele@vt.edu
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Candace Buckner
204 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24016, 540-231-5528 | cbuckner@vt.edu
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Brian Britt
107 Major Williams, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-5118 | bbritt@vt.edu