Faculty

Department of Science, Technology, and Society Faculty

Click on the tabs below for a list of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society faculty members alphabetically and by discipline.

Department Faculty

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Fernanda R. Rosa
280 Alumni Mall, 321 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | frrosa@vt.edu
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John Aggrey
124 Lane Hall, 280 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, johnka@vt.edu
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Cora Olson
221 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | cowebb@vt.edu
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Janet Abbate
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22073, 703-538-3768 | abbate@vt.edu
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Barbara L. Allen
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, 540-231-3780 | ballen@vt.edu
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Daniel Breslau
131 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8472 | dbreslau@vt.edu
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James Collier
Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jcollie@vt.edu
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Saul Halfon
232 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1648 | shalfon@vt.edu
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Rebecca J. Hester
235 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8359 | rjhester@vt.edu
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Philip R. Olson
333 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1119 | prolson@vt.edu
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Sonja D. Schmid
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (703) 538-8482 | sschmid@vt.edu
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Ashley Shew
116 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, shew@vt.edu
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Lee Vinsel
233 Lane Hall, 280 Alumni Mall , Blacksburg, VA 24061, leev@vt.edu
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Matthew Wisnioski
331 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-2887 | mwisnios@vt.edu
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Matthew R. Goodrum
133 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-9006 | mgoodrum@vt.edu
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Fabian Prieto-Nañez
234 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, fprieto@vt.edu
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Christine Labuski
335 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-2765, chrislab@vt.edu

Contributing Faculty

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Mark Barrow	Professor, History	431 Major Williams Hall	540-231-4099	barrow@vt.edu
Monique Dufour	Collegiate Assistant Professor, History	403 Major Williams Hall	540-231-8307	msdufour@vt.edu
Richard Hirsh	Professor, History	423 Major Williams Hall	540-231-5601	richards@vt.edu
Timothy Luke	University Distinguished Professor, Political Science	539 Major Williams Hall	540-231-6633	twluke@vt.edu
Joseph Pitt	Professor, Philosophy	237 Major Williams	540-231-5760	jcpitt@vt.edu
David Tomblin	Adjunct Professor, Science and Technology in Society	Northern Virginia Center		dtomblin@umd.edu

STS Graduate Faculty in Blacksburg

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Lee Vinsel
233 Lane Hall, 280 Alumni Mall , Blacksburg, VA 24061, leev@vt.edu
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Matthew Wisnioski
331 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-2887 | mwisnios@vt.edu
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Rebecca J. Hester
235 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8359 | rjhester@vt.edu
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Saul Halfon
232 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1648 | shalfon@vt.edu
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Daniel Breslau
131 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8472 | dbreslau@vt.edu
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Matthew R. Goodrum
133 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-9006 | mgoodrum@vt.edu
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James Collier
Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jcollie@vt.edu
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Philip R. Olson
333 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1119 | prolson@vt.edu
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Fabian Prieto-Nañez
234 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, fprieto@vt.edu
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Fernanda R. Rosa
280 Alumni Mall, 321 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | frrosa@vt.edu
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Christine Labuski
335 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-2765, chrislab@vt.edu
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Ashley Shew
116 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, shew@vt.edu

STS Graduate Faculty in Northern Virginia Center

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Sonja D. Schmid
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (703) 538-8482 | sschmid@vt.edu
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Barbara L. Allen
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, 540-231-3780 | ballen@vt.edu
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Janet Abbate
7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22073, 703-538-3768 | abbate@vt.edu

Affiliates

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Nick Copeland	Associate Professor, History	428 Major Williams Hall	540-231-8839	ncopel@vt.edu
Cara Daggett	Assistant Professor, Political Science	Major Williams Hall		energyshift@vt.edu
Maaz Gardezi	Assistant Professor, Sociology	518 McBryde Hall	540-231-2765	maaz@vt.edu
Liora Goldensher	Postdoctoral Associate	668 McBryde Hall		lodg@vt.edu
Sylvester Johnson	Professor and Director of the Center for the Humanities	315 Lane Hall	540-231-9120	saj240@vt.edu
Melanie Kiechle	Associate Professor, History	417 Major Williams Hall	540-231-7523	mkiechle@vt.edu
Yanna Lambrinidou	Independent Scholar			yanna@vt.edu
Lisa McNair	Professor, Engineering Education	371 Goodwin Hall	540-231-1144	lmcnair@vt.edu
Patrick Roberts	Associate Professor		202-599-0562	robertsp@vt.edu
Lydia Patton	Professor, Philosophy	231 Major Williams Hall	540-231-8489	critique@vt.edu
Kelly Pender	Associate Professor	306 Shanks Hall	540-231-9077	pender@vt.edu
Barbara Reeves	Adjunct Professor	431 Major Williams Hall	540-231-5670	reeves@vt.edu
Thomas Staley	Associate Professor	445 Old Turner Street	540-231-7522	tstaley@vt.edu
Robert P. Stephens	Associate Professor	439 Major Williams Hall	540-231-8371	rosteph2@vt.edu
Daniel Sui	VP for Research and Innovation	340 Burruss Hall	540-231-6077	dsui20@vt.edu
Tyechia Thompson	Assistant Professor, English	212 Shanks Hall		tyechia@vt.edu
Anna Zeide	Associate Professor, History	429 Major Williams Hall		zeide@vt.edu
Qin Zhu	Associate Professor, Engineering Education	354 Goodwin Hall		qinzhu@vt.edu

Emeritus

Name	Position	Office	Phone	Email
Ann La Berge	Associate Professor Emerita			alaberge@vt.edu
Richard Burian	Professor Emeritus			rmburian@vt.edu
Eileen Crist	Associate Professor Emerita			ecrist@vt.edu
Gary Downey	Alumni Distinguished Professor			downeyg@vt.edu
Ellsworth Fuhrman	Professor			fuhrman@vt.edu
Doris Zallen	Professor			dtzallen@vt.edu