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Accounting, Economics & Finance
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Lingenfelter, Gabriele |
Individual income tax, volunteer income tax assistance program, innovative teaching strategies, AICPA's Core Competencies |
(757) 594-7142 | gabriele@cnu.edu |
| Frucot, Veronique |
Cross-cultural issues in accounting, related to budgetary participation and auditor independence, pedagogical issues in accounting - factors affecting performance of accounting students |
(757) 594-7146 | vfrucot@cnu.edu |
| Taylor, Travis K. |
International government procurement and contracting, defense economic issues, offsets contracts |
(757) 594-7148 | ttaylor@cnu.edu |
| Vachris, Michelle A. |
Public choice economics, teaching pedagogy, international economics |
(757) 594-7719 | mvachris@cnu.edu |
| Winder, Robert C. |
Financial institutions, monetary theory and policy, cacroeconomic policy and trends |
(757) 594-7004 | rwinder@cnu.edu |
Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Grau, Harold J. | Human anatomy and physiology, animal physiology, vertebrate anatomy | (757) 594-7946 | hgrau@cnu.edu |
| Abdel-Fattah, Tarek M. | Inorganic chemistry, materials synthesis and characterization, nanotechnology, environmental remediation, catalysis | (757) 594-7606 | fattah@cnu.edu |
| Cheney, Richard W., Jr. | Biology, genetics |
(757) 594-7064 | rcheney@cnu.edu |
| Klein, Geoffrey C. | Analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, analysis of complex mixtures, crude oils, mass spectrometry | (757) 594-7477 | geoffrey.klein@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Polymer characterization/analytical chemistry of polymers, polymer materials in low-earth orbit, environmental effects, instrumental methods of analysis |
(757) 594-7122 |
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Name |
Specialties |
Phone |
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| Best, Mary D. | Professional public presentations, overcoming speech anxiety, business and dining etiquette, sexual harassment awareness | (757) 594-8769 | mdbest@cnu.edu |
| Manning, Linda | Relational communication, family communication and friendship communication, family roles, rules and rituals, how families are formed and maintained through international adoption, communication and friendship, how friendships evolve through the life span, cross-sex friendship, and the role of social media on friendship. | (757) 594-7683 | lmanning@cnu.edu |
| Identity, sexuality, emerging adulthood, popular culture, television and film, interviewing, gender |
(757) 594-7495 |
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Name |
Specialties |
Phone |
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| Filetti, Jean S. | Professional and technical writing, grant writing, American literature from 1850-1920 | (757) 594-7954 | filetti@cnu.edu |
| Keeling, Kara K. | Children's and adolescent/young adult (YA) literature, childhood/children's studies (interdisciplinary approach to studying children's culture) | (757) 594-7952 | kkeeling@cnu.edu |
| Lee, Terry | Narrative journalism, approaches to literature, gender theory: masculinity, British and American Literature, news reporting and writing | (757) 594-7686 | tlee@cnu.edu |
| Marinova, Margarita | World literature, European and East-European literature, Russian Literature, exile literature, travel literature, literary theory, East European cinema, Russo-American relations | (757) 594-7032 | margarita.marinova@cnu.edu |
| Mulligan, Roark | American literature (1865-1940), teaching writing/composition | (757) 594-7685 | mulligan@cnu.edu |
| Nichols, John G. | American film; film history and criticism, early 20th-century American literature and drama | (757) 594-8896 | |
| Paul, Jay | Poetry, creative writing, accreditation (Commission on Colleges) | (757) 594-7072 | jpaul@cnu.edu |
| Rosenberg, Roberta | Multicultural American literature, pedagogical approaches to multicultural American literature for K-12 teachers, film and culture; race, class and ethnicity in American literature, women's studies | (757) 594-7149 | rrosenb@cnu.edu |
| Rowley, Sharon M. | Old English language and literature, Middle English language and literature, Arthurian literature, manuscript studies, vision literature/apocalyptic literary theory | (757) 594-8874 | srowley@cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Breese, Steven | Acting, directing, Shakespeare, playwriting, arts administration, academic leadership, creativity as a resource | (757) 594-8825 | sbreese@cnu.edu |
| Gillman, Denise | Theater, direction, arts administration, science plays (research) | (757) 594-7262 | dgillman@cnu.edu |
| Harris, Christi | Printmaking, painting, drawing, figure drawing | (757) 594-7089 | 237442@cnu.edu |
| Hillow, George | Scene design, stage lighting, directing, cinema | (757) 594-8897 | hillow@cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Busch, Nathan E. | International security, U.S. foreign policy, WMD proliferation, arms control, international terrorism | (757) 594-8498 | nbusch@cnu.edu |
| Carlson, Peter M. | Criminal justice, federal courts, capital case prosecutions, public administration, prison and jail administration, political science, leadership | (757) 594-7874 | pcarlson@cnu.edu |
| Green, Gary | Job crime, "white collar crime", federal sentencing guidelines for organizations | (757) 594-8733 | ggreen@cnu.edu |
| Kempin Reuter, Tina | International relations, comparative politics, international law, human rights, genocide, international criminal law, international humanitarian law (law of war), ethnic conflict, international conflict, peace studies | (757) 594-7821 | tina.kempin@cnu.edu |
| Kidd, Quentin | American politics, Southern politics, Virginia politics (Hampton Roads), civic involvement and leadership, political behavior | (757) 594-8499 | qkidd@cnu.edu |
| Mendham, Matthew | The Enlightenment, the rise of modern capitalism, utopianism | (757) 594-7066 | matthew.mendham@cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Connell, William F. | Mexico and Latin America, with research on the 16th and 17th centuries and modern issues | (757) 594-7362 | wconnell@cnu.edu |
| Duksin, Eric | Geographic fields of Russia, Soviet Union, Central Asia and Europe, Western and world civilization, European culture and civilization, Cold War, post-socialist transition and development, film and gender studies | (757) 594-7121 | eduskin@cnu.edu |
| Falk, Andrew J. | Culture and society, politics, history, popular culture |
(757) 594-7567 | falk@cnu.edu |
| Hamilton, Phillip | Virginia history, U.S. history, early republic to Civil War, American slavery | (757) 594-7251 | phamilt@cnu.edu |
| Mazzarella, Mario D. | Modern Germany history and politics (1800-present), modern Europe history and politics (1800-present), Israeli-Palestinian peace process | (757) 594-7187 | mazz@cnu.edu |
| Puaca, Brian M. | Modern Germany/postwar Germany, postwar European history, democratization, military occupation, history of education | (757) 594-7225 | bpuaca@cnu.edu |
| Puaca, Laura M. | Women's history, feminism, women and social movements, gender and science, gender and the American South, history of education | (757) 594-8879 | laura.puaca@cnu.edu |
| Sellars, Nigel A. | American labor history, especially the Industrial Workers of the World (WWI), rebellions and uprisings in American history, American presidency, 1918 influenza pandemic, Great Depression, the 1960s and Vietnam, fascist movements in America, Socialist Party of America, 20th Century American popular culture: films, folk and popular music, pulp magazines, science fiction writers, radio broadcasts; Sports, especially late 19th and early 20th century baseball and ice hockey, British and Irish folk music | (757) 594-7077 | nsellars@cnu.edu |
| Sishagne, Shumet | African history, history of the Middle East, history of Islam, Ethiopian History, contemporary Third World issues | (757) 594-7118 | sishagne@cnu.edu |
| Xu, Xiaoqun | China | (757) 594-7393 | xxu@cnu.edu |
Leadership and American Studies
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Colvin, Robert E. | Leadership | (757) 594-7972 | rcolvin@cnu.edu |
| Heuvel, Sean M. | American Civil War and Reconstruction, U.S. military history, higher education | (757) 594-7731 | sheuvel@cnu.edu |
Management, Marketing and Business Law
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Bardwell, Stephanie | Law, regulatory and ethical issues, small-business consulting, small-business assistance issues | (757) 594-7139 | bardwell@cnu.edu |
| Donaldson, William | Strategic planning, management development, growth capital, technology commercialization, family business dynamics and transitions | (757) 871-6809 | svpwilly@gmail.com |
| Hasbrouck, Robert | Operations management, supply chain management, management science, simulation modeling | (757) 594-7174 | rhasbro@cnu.edu |
| Pringle, Pam | Critical and creative thinking in individual and team settings - how do we make decisions and identify creative solutions to issues, team building, developing business plans | (757) 594-7055 | ppringle@cnu.edu |
| Spiller, Lisa | Marketing, including promotion, retail, and consumer behavior, interactive marketing, database marketing, direct marketing, entrepreneurship and small business | (757) 594-7099 | lspiller@cnu.edu |
| Shaltayev, Dmitriy | Supply chain management, inventory management, operations management, statistics | (757) 594-8914 | dmitriy.shaltayev@cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
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Mathematics education, especially elementary school |
(757) 594-7579 |
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| Bradie, Brian | Numerical analysis/scientific computing, mathematical modeling, probability and statistics, biomedical signal processing (especially EKG), wavelets | (757) 594-7944 | bbradie@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Khalili, Parviz | Differential and difference equations, real analysis | (757) 594-7037 | pkhalili@pcs.cnu.edu |
Modern and Classical Languages
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Adamitis, Jana | Ancient Latin literature, ancient Roman culture, ancient Greek literature and culture | (757) 594-7057 | jadam@cnu.edu |
| Deiulio, Laura | German language and culture | (757) 594-7062 | ldeiulio@cnu.edu |
| Miller, Elaine M. | Latin American literature and culture | (757) 594-7489 | emiller@cnu.edu |
| Pollio, David M. | Classical Greek and Latin, Vergil's "Aeneid," Homer’s "Iliad" and "Odyssey," the American classical tradition, Greek and Roman mythology |
(757) 594-7493 | david.pollio@cnu.edu |
| Velardi, Danielle L. | Business Spanish, Spain, Moorish legacy in Andalusia, literature of Spain, Hispanics in the U.S., culture of Spain | (757) 594-7107 | dcahill@cnu.edu |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Hutchinson, Dawn | African-American religions, American religious history, contemporary Gnosticism, new religious movements (cults); a course in miracles, Christian Science, Nation of Yahweh, Scientology, Unification Church, Wicca | (757) 594-8795 | dhutchin@cnu.edu |
| Rose, Kenneth | Issues in religious pluralism, religion and philosophy, comparative religion, history of religions, mysticism, meditation, Christian and Hindu dialogue, comparative theology | (757) 594-7965 | krose@cnu.edu |
| Schweig, Graham | Comparative religion, comparative theology, Sanskrit and Indic studies, Hinduism and religions of India, history and philosophy of yoga, love mysticism in world religions, religion and the feminine, religion and psychology, Christian and Hindu dialogue, interfaith dialogue | (757) 594-7284 | gschweig@cnu.edu |
| Strehle, Stephen | Relationship of church and state, religion and politics | (757) 594-7272 | sstrehle@cnu.edu |
| Timani, Hussam S. | Islamic theology, Islam in America, political Islam, women in Islam, Qur'anic and Hadith studies | (757) 594-7931 | hussam.timani@cnu.edu |
| Underwood, Lori J. | Modern philosophy, ethics, political philosophy, especially the writings of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Kant; formal and informal reasoning, philosophy of war and peace | (757) 594-8828 | underwoo@cnu.edu |
Physics, Computer Science and Engineering
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Riedl, Anton | Next generation networking: design issues, quality of service, traffic engineering | (757) 594-7829 | riedl@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Zhang, Ming | Neural information systems, pattern recognition, image processing, artificial intelligence, data simulation, distributed systems | (757) 594-7563 | mzhang@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Carpenter, Deanna | Clinical psychology, sexual risk-taking, sexual dysfunctions, couples and sex therapy, psychology of gender, gender identity, health psychology, pain management | (757) 594-8509 | dcarpenter@cnu.edu |
| Dow, Gayle | Creativity (in education) | (757) 594-7918 | gayle.dow@cnu.edu |
| Hart, Jason W. | Group and team performance and motivation, attitude formation and change (persuasion), leader effectiveness | (757) 594-7924 | jason.hart@cnu.edu |
| Velkey, Andrew J., II | Scientific (empirical) reasoning as a means of critical inquiry, understanding human behavior: psychology of choice and self control, psychology of expertise, role of learning in territoriality and aggression in a tropical fish species, evolution and evolutionary bases of behavior in humans and animals, undergraduate tesearch and scholarship in a liberal arts setting | (757) 594-7927 | avelkey@cnu.edu |
| Name | Specialties | Phone | |
| Gustafsson, Mai Lan | Refugees, magic and religion, Vietnam, cultural anthropology, Southeast Asia | (757) 594-7872 | mai.gustafsson@cnu.edu |
| Lewis, Michael | Deviance, crime and the criminal justice system, sports in American society | (757) 594-7447 | mlewis@cnu.edu |
| Waldron, Linda | Childhood and youth studies, youth and violence, violence in schools and school safety programs, zero-tolerance and discipline policies, inequality and education, media studies (TV, film and documentary analysis), TV and radio news writing/producing | (757) 594-8722 | lwaldron@cnu.edu |
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| Name | Rank | Subject | Phone | |
| Abdel-Fattah, Tarek M. | Associate Professor | Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science |
(757) 594-7606 | fattah@cnu.edu |
| Adamitis, Jana | Assistant Professor | Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures |
(757) 594-7057 | jadam@cnu.edu |
| Bardwell, Stephanie | Associate Professor | Management & Economics | (757) 594-7139 | bardwell@cnu.edu |
| Bartels, Bobbye Hoffman | Associate Provost |
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | (757) 594-7579 | bbartels@cnu.edu |
| Best, Mary D. | Instructor | Communication Studies | (757) 594-8769 | mdbest@cnu.edu |
| Bradie, Brian | Associate Professor | Mathematics | (757) 594-7944 | bbradie@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Breese, Steven | Dean | College of Arts & Humanities | (757) 594-8825 | sbreese@cnu.edu |
| Busch, Nathan E. | Assistant Professor | Government | (757) 594-8498 | nbusch@cnu.edu |
| Carlson, Peter M. | Associate Professor | Government | (757) 594-7874 | pcarlson@cnu.edu |
| Carpenter, Deanna | Assistant Professor | Psychology | (757) 594-8509 | dcarpenter@cnu.edu |
| Carr, Jeffrey | Assistant Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-7681 | jvcarr@cnu.edu |
| Cheney, Richard W., Jr. | Professor | Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science |
(757) 594-7064 | rcheney@cnu.edu |
| Colvin, Robert E. | Associate Professor | Leadership & American Studies | (757) 594-7972 | rcolvin@cnu.edu |
| Connell, William F. | Assistant Professor | History | (757) 594-7362 | wconnell@cnu.edu |
| Deiulio, Laura | Assistant Professor | Modern & Classical Languages& Literatures |
(757) 594-7062 | ldeiulio@cnu.edu |
| Donaldson, William | Professor | Management & Marketing | (757) 871-6809 | svpwilly@gmail.com |
| Dow, Gayle | Assistant Professor | Psychology | (757) 594-7918 | gayle.dow@cnu.edu |
| Duksin, Eric | Associate Professor | History | (757) 594-7121 | eduskin@cnu.edu |
| Falk, Andrew J. | Assistant Professor | History | (757) 594-7567 | falk@cnu.edu |
| Filetti, Jean S. | Associate Professor | English | (757) 594-7954 | filetti@cnu.edu |
| Frucot, Veronique | Associate Professor | Accounting, Economics, Finance | (757) 594-7146 | vfrucot@cnu.edu |
| Gillman, Denise | Assistant Professor | Theater & Dance | (757) 594-7262 | dgillman@cnu.edu |
| Grau, Harold J. | Associate Professor | Biology | (757) 594-7946 | hgrau@cnu.edu |
| Green, Gary | Associate Professor | Government | (757) 594-8733 | ggreen@cnu.edu |
| Gustafsson, Mai Lan | Assistant Professor | Sociology & Anthropology | (757) 594-7872 | mai.gustafsson@cnu.edu |
| Hamilton, Phillip | Associate Professor | History | (757) 594-7251 | phamilt@cnu.edu |
| Harris, Christi | Assistant Professor | Fine Art & Art History | (757) 594-7089 | charris@cnu.edu |
| Hart, Jason W. | Assistant Professor | Psychology | (757) 594-7924 | jason.hart@cnu.edu |
| Hasbrouck, Robert | Assistant Professor | Management & Marketing | (757) 594-7174 | rhasbro@cnu.edu |
| Heuvel, Sean M. | Instructor | Leadership and American Studies | (757) 594-7731 | sheuvel@cnu.edu |
| Hillow, George | Associate Professor | Fine & Performing Arts | (757) 594-8897 | hillow@cnu.edu |
| Hutchinson, Dawn | Assistant Professor | Philosophy and Religious Studies | (757) 594-8795 | dhutchin@cnu.edu |
| Keeling, Kara K. | Associate Professor | English | (757) 594-7952 | kkeeling@cnu.edu |
| Kempin, Tina | Assistant Professor | Government | (757) 594-7821 | tina.kempin@cnu.edu |
| Khalili, Parviz | Professor | Mathematics | (757) 594-7037 | pkhalili@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Kidd, Quentin | Associate Professor | Government | (757) 594-8499 | qkidd@cnu.edu |
| Klein, Geoffrey C. | Assistant Professor | Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science |
(757) 594-7477 | geoffrey.klein@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Kostaki-Gailey, Stavroula | Professor | Mathematics | (757) 594-7081 | rgailey@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Kraxberger, Brennan | Assistant Professor | Government | (757) 594-7269 | brennan.kraxberger@cnu.edu |
| Lee, Terry | Associate Professor | English | (757) 594-7686 | tlee@cnu.edu |
| Lewis, Michael | Assistant Professor | Sociology and Anthropology | (757) 594-7447 | mlewis@cnu.edu |
| Lingenfelter, Gabriele | Instructor | Accounting | (757) 594-7142 | gabriele@cnu.edu |
| Loy, Christopher | Lecturer | Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology |
(484) 798-8534 | christopher.loy@cnu.edu |
| Manning, Linda | Assistant Professor | Communication Studies | (757) 594-7683 | lmanning@cnu.edu |
| Marinova, Margarita | Assistant Professor | English | (757) 594-7032 | margarita.marinova@cnu.edu |
| Mazzarella, Mario D. | Professor | History | (757) 594-7187 | mazz@cnu.edu |
| Mendham, Matthew D. | Assistant Professor | Government | (757) 594-7066 | matthew.mendham@cnu.edu |
| Meyer, Michael | Assistant Professor | Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science |
(757) 594-7321 | michael.meyer@cnu.edu |
| Meyer, Michaela D. E. | Assistant Professor | Communication Studies | (757) 594-7495 | mmeyer@cnu.edu |
| Miller, Elaine M. | Assistant Professor | Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures |
(757) 594-7489 | emiller@cnu.edu |
| Mulligan, Roark | Associate Professor | English | (757) 594-7685 | mulligan@cnu.edu |
| Nichols, John G. | Assistant Professor Director of Film Studies |
English | (757) 594-8896 | jnichols@cnu.edu |
| Paul, Jay | Professor Director Honors |
English | (757) 594-7072 | jpaul@cnu.edu |
| Pollio, David M. | Associate Professor | Modern & Classical Languages& Literatures |
(757) 594-7493 | david.pollio@cnu.edu |
| Pringle, Pam | Instructor | Management & Marketing | (757) 594-7055 | ppringle@cnu.edu |
| Puaca, Brian M. | Assistant Professor | History | (757) 594-7225 | bpuaca@cnu.edu |
| Puaca, Laura M. | Assistant Professor | History | (757) 594-8879 | laura.puaca@cnu.edu |
| Associate Professor | Leadership & American Studies | (757) 594-7309 | benjamin.redekop@cnu.edu | |
| Riedl, Anton | Assistant Professor | Physics, Computer Science & Engineering | (757) 594-7829 | riedl@pcs.cnu.edu |
| Rose, Kenneth | Associate Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-7965 | krose@cnu.edu |
| Rosenberg, Roberta | Professor | English | (757) 594-7149 | rrosenb@cnu.edu |
| Rowley, Sharon M. | Professor | English | (757) 594-8874 | srowley@cnu.edu |
| Schweig, Graham | Associate Professor | English | (757) 594-7284 | gschweig@cnu.edu |
| Sellars, Nigel A. | Associate Professor | History | (757) 594-7077 | nsellars@cnu.edu |
| Shaltayev, Dmitriy | Assistant Professor | Marketing & Management | (757) 594-8914 | dmitriy.shaltayev@cnu.edu |
| Sishagne, Shumet | Associate Professor | History | (757) 594-7118 | sishagne@cnu.edu |
| Spiller, Lisa | Professor | Management & Marketing | (757) 594-7099 | lspiller@cnu.edu |
| Strehle, Stephen | Associate Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-7272 | sstrehle@cnu.edu |
| Taylor, Travis K. | Assistant Professor | Accounting, Economics, Finance | (757) 594-7148 | ttaylor@cnu.edu |
| Thompson, John | Assistant Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-8778 | john.thompson@cnu.edu |
| Thro, William E. | Assistant Professor | Constitutional Law | (757) 594-7571 | wthro@cnu.edu |
| Timani, Hussam S. | Assistant Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-7931 | hussam.timani@cnu.edu |
| Underwood, Lori J. | Associate Professor | Philosophy & Religious Studies | (757) 594-8828 | underwoo@cnu.edu |
| Vachris, Michelle | Professor of Economics BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism |
Accounting, Economics & Finance | (757) 594-7719 | mvacrhis@cnu.edu |
| Velardi, Danielle L. | Associate Professor | Modern & Classical Languages and Literatures | (757) 594-7107 | dcahill@cnu.edu |
| Velkey, Andrew J., II | Associate Professor | Psychology | (757) 594-7927 | avelkey@cnu.edu |
| Waldron, Linda | Assistant Professor | Sociology and Anthropology | (757) 594-8722 | lwaldron@cnu.edu |
| Wheeler, Rebecca | Professor | English | (757) 594-8889 | rwheeler@cnu.edu |
| Winder, Robert C. | Professor | Accounting, Economics, Finance | (757) 594-7004 | rwinder@cnu.edu |
| Xu, Xiaoqun | Associate Professor | History | (757) 594-7393 | xxu@cnu.edu |
| Young, Philip | Associate Professor | Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science |
(757) 594-7122 | pyoung@cnu.edu |
| Zhang, Ming | Associate Professor | Physics, Computer Science & Engineering |
(757) 594-7563 | mzhang@pcs.cnu.edu |


