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Accounting, Economics & Finance

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

Young, Philip

Polymer characterization/analytical chemistry of polymers, polymer materials in low-earth orbit, environmental effects, instrumental methods of analysis

(757) 594-7122

pyoung@cnu.edu

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Communication Studies

Name

Specialties

Phone

Email

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

Meyer, Michaela D. E.

Identity, sexuality, emerging adulthood, popular culture, television and film, interviewing, gender

(757) 594-7495

mmeyer@cnu.edu

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English

Name

Specialties

Phone

Email

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

jnichols@cnu.edu

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

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Fine and Performing Arts

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Government

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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History

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Leadership and American Studies

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Management, Marketing and Business Law

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Mathematics

Name Specialties Phone Email

Bartels, Bobbye Hoffman

Mathematics education, especially elementary school

(757) 594-7579

bbartels@cnu.edu

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

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Modern and Classical Languages

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Philosophy and Religious Studies

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Physics, Computer Science and Engineering

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Psychology

Name Specialties Phone Email
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

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Sociology and Anthropology

Name Specialties Phone Email
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 Email
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

Redekop, Benjamin

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