PhD Advisors at University of Virginia 弗吉尼亚大学 US
Quick answer: University of Virginia in the US has 1239 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 23 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of Virginia, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (23)
Professors at University of Virginia with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Adria LaViolette
Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting advisees, but available as a committee member
Archaeology of Africa; Iron Age; Swahili archaeology and history; precolonial urbanism; colonialism; household archaeology; craft specialization; collaborative heritage management.
Aidong Zhang
Thomas M. Linville Professor · University of Virginia
⭐ Note: My lab has position available for creative PhD students, motivated for doing research in the areas of machine learning, data mining, bioinformatics, and health informatics. If you are interested, please contact me.
Machine Learning, Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Health Informatics
Aron Marie
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Sign Language Program · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting advisees
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Channing Mathews
Assistant Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Dr. Mathews will be accepting a postdoctoral fellow through University of Virginia Rising Scholars Program and will be accepting graduate students for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
Community Psychology
Chris Chang-Bacon
Associate Professor · School of Education and Human Development
⭐ Dr. Chang-Bacon will be recruiting doctoral students to begin in Fall 2027 (applications Due Dec 1st, 2026). Students may apply through the Curriculum & Instruction PhD Program or the Language Education in Multilingual Contexts PhD program.
Equity in multilingual and multicultural contexts; language ideologies and policies; teachers of multilingual learners; anti-oppressive pedagogies in teacher education; racial and linguistic discrimination in education.
Erin Moriarty Harrelson
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Sign Language Program · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting advisees
An ethnographer with extensive fieldwork experience in Cambodia and Indonesia, Erin Moriarty researches the intersection of mobility and languaging practices, focusing on deaf linguistic practices in transnational settings as they shape and are shaped by language ideologies. Her …
Eve Danziger
Professor, Director, Interdepartmental Program in Linguistics · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting advisees
Linguistic relativity; spatial language and spatial cognition, cross-cultural philosophies of mind, conversational gesture. Mayan linguistics; morpho-syntactic expression of verb argument structure, linguistic prehistory; social organization and social identity.
Ewald, Sarah E
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology · School of Medicine
⭐ The Ewald Lab is currently accepting applications for post doctoral positions. For information contact se2s@virginia.edu
The Ewald lab is accepting graduate trainees through The University of Virginia Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) and Medical Scientist Training Program
http://bims.vir…
Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions, Toxoplasma gondii, proteomics
Kelsey Kubelick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ We are currently recruiting at all levels. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to Dr. Kubelick directly.
Biomedical and Molecular Imaging
Theranostics and Image-Guided Therapies
Multi-Functional Nanoconstructs and Cellular Engineering
Cancer Immunotherapy
Regenerative Medicine
Kevin Janes
John Marshall Money Professor, Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ He co-leads an NIH-sponsored training grants in Systems and Biomolecular Data Science Training Program (SBDS) and a U54 Research Center in Cancer Systems Biology (SASCO).
Biomedical Data Sciences, Computational Systems Biology, Quantitative Biosciences
Lanice Avery
Associate Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Dr. Avery is accepting new students for the doctoral program in Community Psychology (Fall 2025). She is also looking to recruit highly motivated undergraduate students for the RISE Lab in the Spring 2025. Interested parties should contact her directly at la4gd@virginia.edu to apply.
Community Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Lise Dobrin
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting advisees
Language sound and word structure; Arapesh languages (Papuan); Melanesian culture; history of anthropology; linguistic field methods; ethnography of language shift, documentation, and description.
Mona Sloane
Assistant Professor of Data Science · University of Virginia
⭐ She is currently accepting Ph.D. students and postdocs.
Data + Society; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Data Ethics and Society; Qualitative Social Research; Data Collection and Cleaning; AI Audits
Natasha Diba Sheybani
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy) and Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy); Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Immuno-Oncology (FUSION) Center · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ The Sheybani Lab is actively recruiting at all levels. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to Dr. Sheybani directly.
Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery; Cancer Immunotherapy; Biomedical and Molecular Imaging; Biomedical Data Sciences; Precision Medicine; Immune Engineering
Neeti Nair
Professor of History · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ I welcome applications from students who are interested in pursuing a doctorate in modern South Asian history.
Modern South Asia, Political History, Transnational and Diplomatic History, Legal History, Intellectual History and History of Ideas
Paul Perrin
Professor of Data Science and Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ If you are considering applying to work with Perrin as a PhD student, undergraduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or post-bac, please read more about the process on the Social Justice in Disability and Health Lab applicant page.
Clinical Psychology
Paul Perrin
Professor of Data Science · University of Virginia
⭐ If you are considering applying to work with Perrin as a Ph.D. student, undergraduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or post-bac, please read more about the process on the Social Justice in Disability and Health Lab applicant page or apply to the Ph.D. in Data Science at UVA.
Analytics; Data + Society
Sameer Bajikar
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ We are looking to recruit passionate and motivated students interested in understanding the underlying causes of neurodevelopmental disorders. Prospective trainees are encouraged to contact Dr. Bajikar at sbajikar@virginia.edu to learn about current opportunities.
Bioinformatics and Genomics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Computational Biology, Stem Cells & Regeneration, Neuroscience, Translational Science
Sean R. Agnew
William G. Reynolds Professor of Materials Science; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, by courtesy · University of Virginia
⭐ Currently Recruiting
Our research is focused primarily on metals analysis, including magnesium alloy formability, intermetallic behaviors, and aluminum alloy fatigue.
Sepideh Dolatshahi
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ Dr. Dolatshahi is looking for talented, enthusiastic and diverse members to join the lab! The lab’s priority is to provide training to highly motivated engineers and scientists who tackle real-world problems that closely impact people’s lives - and to have fun while doing so! Prospective graduate s…
Systems Immunology, Immunoengineering, Computational Biology, Maternal and Placental Immune Regulation
Sophie Trawalter
Professor of Ancient Studies · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Prof. Trawalter will not be recruiting graduate students in Psychology for the 2021-2022 incoming class. However, she will be co-mentoring students in the Race and Inequality in Higher Education multidisciplinary doctoral fellowship program. See here for more information and how to apply: https://gr…
Social Psychology
Wajih Ul Hassan
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, School of Data Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ Wajih is actively seeking undergraduate and graduate students to join his research lab. If you are interested in working with him, please reach out via email. To learn more, please visit his research lab (DART Lab) page above.
system intrusion detection and forensic investigation through the application of machine learning and data provenance techniques
Zongli Lin
Ferman W. Perry Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science; Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, by courtesy · School of Engineering and Applied Science
⭐ Students interested in PhD studies on the above topics are encouraged to contact him.
nonlinear control, robust control, and control applications
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A. Bobby Chhabra, MD
Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor and Department Chair, David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator, Professor of Plastic Surgery, Professor of Pediatrics · School of Medicine
Current Research Interests
Clinical Outcomes and Return-to-Sports following Osteochondral Autograft Transfer Procedure for Elbow Osteochondritis Dissecans
HDE – Ascension PIP: Humanitarian Device Exemption H010005
Current IRB Studies
Elbow OATS Series
Extended FCR Approach …
A. Bruce Cahoon
Buchanan Endowed Chair of Biology · UVA Wise
My research focuses on two broad areas – Appalachian algal & microbial biodiversity and cell organelle gene expression. Appalachian Algal & Microbial Biodiversity: Our region of Appalachia is considered a biodiversity hotspot both colloquially and by professional biologists. Inte…
A. Rashard Dacus, MD
Charles J. Frankel Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · School of Medicine
Dr. Dacus’ research focuses on tendon adhesion following repair as the process relates to the mobilization protocols and the effect of growth factors on repair patterns.
A.D. Carson
Associate Professor of Hip Hop and the Global South · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
A.D. Carson is an Associate Professor of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia. An award-winning performance artist and educator from Decatur, Illinois, his work focuses on race, literature, history, and rhetorical performances.
A.J. Pesch
Associate Professor of Radiology · School of Medicine
A.J. Pesch, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Virginia, where he is affiliated with the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging and the University of Virginia Medical Center. His research interests include radiology practice and education, with w…
AB Brown
Associate Professor, Drama · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Abrams
Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
Analytics; Theory, Foundations, and Advanced Methodologies; Computational Sciences
Aaron Bloomfield
Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track Computer Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Science Education, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering
Aaron Crabtree
Officer
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Evans
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Aaron Evans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on extragalactic astronomy, particularly star formation in interacting galaxy pairs, using infrared observations from instruments such as the James Webb Space …
Aaron M. Freilich, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery · School of Medicine
Education and simulation training and collaboration with the Center for Applied Biomechanics
Aaron Martin
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Aaron Martin is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia. A social scientist specializing in technology policy and data governance, his research examines how regulation can foster just, inclusive…
Aaron Reuben
Assistant Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Abbas, Tarek A.
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology · School of Medicine
The Ubiquitin System and Human Cancer
Abbey Stockstill
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Associate Professor of Architecture · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Abigail F. Kerns, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine · School of Medicine
Medical Toxicology, Wilderness Medicine, Poison Control
Adam Carter
Associate Professor, Cello · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam Cook
Associate Athletic Trainer
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam L. Shimer, MD
Tenured Professor of Orthopedic Spine Surgery · School of Medicine
Value base spine care
Patient reported outcome measurements
Complications of spinal surgery
Adam N. Goldfarb, M.D.
Sean Abbott-Klafter | Case School of Engineering | School of Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · School of Medicine
Understanding the molecular basis of hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis. The laboratory is focused on two specific issues relevant to these topics: 1) structural and functional characterization of the SCL/tal transcription factor, which plays key roles in normal stem cell developme…
Adam Tashman
Associate Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
AI in personalized medicine, digital health, computer vision, large language models, and quantitative finance.
Aditya Bamzai
Professor of Law · University of Virginia
Administrative law, Civil procedure, Computer crime, Federal courts, National security law
Adrienne Hood
Executive Director · UVA Wise
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrienne Wood
Associate Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Social Psychology
Adwait Jog
Associate Professor, Computer Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Architecture Performance, Energy Efficiency, Memory Systems; Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) GPUs for AI; Hardware Security and Reliability GPUs, Accelerators
Afsaneh Doryab
Assistant Professor of Data Science by Courtesy · University of Virginia
computational modeling of human behavior from data streams collected through mobile, wearable, and embedded sensors; detection of behavior change in people with depression; predicting mania-depression episodes in bipolar disorder; estimation of symptom severity in cancer patients…
Ahnaf Rafi
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Theoretical and Applied Econometrics
Aidong Zhang
Professor of Data Science; Thomas M. Linville Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering · School of Data Science
machine learning, data mining, bioinformatics, and health informatics; interpretable and fair learning, concept-based learning, federated learning, and generative AI; large language models for hypothesis generations for scientific discovery
Aiying Zhang
Assistant Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
Analytics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Biomedical, Health, and Life Sciences; Theory, Foundations, and Advanced Methodologies; Data Fusion & Integration; Causal Inference; Time Series Analysis; Graphical Models; Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Akemi Ohira
Associate Professor, Studio Art · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Printmaking/Drawing
Akram Zaaqoq, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Albert Rivero
John L. Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
judicial politics in the United States, lower federal courts, public attitudes toward the judiciary, U.S. federal court system, decision-making of lower court judges, judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, judicial behavior in voting rights cases, public's influence on the courts,…
Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD
Vernah Scott Moyston Professor & Chair · School of Medicine
Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, is the Vernah Scott Moyston Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is a UVA Health ophthalmologist known for his leadership in advancing corneal transplant techniques.
Alev Erisir
Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Neuronal connectivity in sensory pathways, Plasticity, development and aging, Synaptic proteins, Ultrastructural neuroanatomy
Alex Cowan
Academic General Faculty · Darden School of Business
Product Design, Agile Methodologies, Lean Methodologies, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship & Innovation
Alex Gates
Assistant Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
Network Science; Computational Social Science; Complex Systems; Graphical Models; Community Detection; Cluster Analysis; Natural Language Processing; Causal Inference; Machine Learning; Statistical Modeling; Data Visualization
Alex Hunt
Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach · UVA Wise
Alex Hunt is the Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach at the University of Virginia. His professional profile is primarily associated with athletics, and no academic research interests are detailed in the available information.
Alex M. Johnson Jr.
James C. Slaughter Distinguished Professor of Law · School of Law
Critical race theory, examining the social construction of race and ethnicity and its impact on law and legal issues, and the application of relational contract theories to interests in real property.
Alexander L (Sasha) Klibanov
Associate Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Medical and Molecular Imaging; Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering); Drug Delivery
Alexander MacKay
James H. and Elizabeth W. Wright Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Industrial Organization, Antitrust and Competition Policy, Applied Microeconomics, Microeconomics
Alexis Ivey
Head Volleyball Coach · UVA Wise
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alice Abrokwa
Associate Professor of Law · School of Law
Disability law, Health law, Antidiscrimination law, Education law and policy, Impact litigation
Alicia Pritchett
Software Engineer · School of Data Science
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alison Gocke
Associate Professor of Law · School of Law
Energy law, Environmental law, Administrative law
Alison Nagel
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Allison Atteberry
Associate Professor of Education & Public Policy · School of Education and Human Development
Teacher- and school-level interventions designed to improve the quality of instruction experienced by historically underserved students; Policies and interventions that are intended to help provide effective teachers to the students who need them most; Areas of specialization inc…
Allison Scherer
Assistant Professor of Biology · UVA Wise
Host-pathogen interactions
Microscopy and flow cytometry techniques to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of immune cells
Neutrophil heterogeneity
Fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance
Amalia Miller
Georgia S. Bankard Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Law and Economics, Labor Economics, Health Economics
Amanda Hall
Community Builder
Amanda Hall is affiliated with the University of Virginia, where she serves as a Community Builder. Her professional profile focuses on community-building activities within the university setting.
Amanda P. Cowen
Interim John A. Griffin Dean, Arthur B. and Claudia Cohen Bicentennial Eminent Professor of Commerce · McIntire School of Commerce
Corporate governance, Strategic leadership, Organizational reputation and status, Organizational crisis
Amanda Phillips
Associate Professor, Art History; Director of Graduate Studies · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Islamic Art and Material Culture
Amanda Watson
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor, Computer Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Wearable technology for Healthcare and Athletic Performance
Amar Cheema
William F. O'Dell Eminent Professor of Commerce, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research · McIntire School of Commerce
Marketing, Behavioral decision making, Pricing and promotion effects, Auctions and online purchase behavior, Word-of-mouth influences
Amber Inofuentes
Division Chief · School of Medicine
Amber Inofuentes, MD, is Division Chief of Hospital Medicine in the Division of General, Geriatric & Palliative Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She is an internist affiliated with UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is board-certified i…
Amber Mackey
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
race and ethnic politics, representation and public policy in the United States
Amir Syed
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
West African History, Islamic Intellectual History, Atlantic History, Anthropology of Religion, and Arabic Manuscripts
Amita Sudhir, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine · School of Medicine
Procedural competency
Technology in education, “flipping the classroom”
COVID-19
Emergency care in low resource settings
Global health
Climate change and emergency medicine education
Ammasi Periasamy
Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Medical and Molecular Imaging
Amrisha Vaish
Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds, Jr. Discovery Associate Professor in Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Humans are inordinately cooperative beings, and our ultra-cooperative, moral nature is thought to account for our success as a species. My research focuses on the ontogenetic emergence of the moral emotions, cognitions, and behaviors that make children successful cooperators. Thi…
Amy Chan
Associate Professor, General Faculty, Studio Art · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Drawing
Amy D. Clark
Professor of Communication and Appalachian Studies · UVA Wise
Appalachian Dialects, Appalachian Women and Literacy, The Rhetoric of Death in Appalachia, Writing Pedagogy
Amy Mathers, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology · School of Medicine
Use of whole genome sequencing to explore the molecular epidemiology of mobile genetic elements associated with genes of drug resistance.
Clinical microbiology detection of carbapenem resistance.
Use of rapid diagnostics to inform antibiotic stewardship practice.
Amy S. Lance, OD
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine
Amy S. Lance, OD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the Universit…
Amy Wharton
Director, Law Library · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ana Fostel
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Finance, International Finance, Economic Theory, Experimental Finance
Anastasia Dakouri-Hild
Professor, General Faculty, Art History · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Aegean and Near Eastern Archaeology
Anastasia Iliopoulou
Professor, University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) - Centre de droit européen · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andre Cavalcante
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Andre Cavalcante is an associate professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Media Studies and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Virginia, where he also serves as Director of Graduate Studies. His research focuses on media, transgender…
Andrea Press
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Media Studies & Sociology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Andrea Press is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Media Studies and Sociology at the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on media studies, including the impact of digital and technological changes on journalism and …
Andrea Zhou
Data Scientist · School of Data Science
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andreas Gahlmann
Associate Professor, Chemistry · School of Medicine
Super-resolution fluorescence imaging of bacterial cells
Andrew Block
Professor of Law, General Faculty · School of Law
Juvenile justice, Children and the law, State and local government law
Andrew Cook
Full Stack Developer · School of Data Science
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew E. Muck, MD, MBA
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Chair, University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine, Marcus L. Martin Distinguished Professor · School of Medicine
Medical Direction, Global Health, Resident and Medical Student Education, Trauma, Resuscitation and Mass Casualty Management
Andrew Howard
Head Track and Field and Cross Country Coach
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Johnston
Associate Professor, Architecture and Architectural History · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Preservation and interpretation of historic cultural landscapes, historical gardens, intermediate cities, urban cultural landscapes
Andrew Kahrl
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
20th Century US, African American, Urban, Political Economy
Andrew O'Shaughnessy
Full Professor of American History · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Eighteenth Century Atlantic World, British Empire
Andrew Preston
W.L. Lyons Brown Jr. Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy and Statecraft · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
I specialize in the history of American foreign relations, primarily since 1890. More specifically, my teaching and research interests lie in three main areas: the ideas and concepts that motivate and shape America's behavior in the world at both the elite and popular levels; the…
Andrew Simon
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Andrew Simon is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. His research interests include the economics of AI and digitization, labor market outcomes for graduates, and cost diffe…
Andrew Stauffer
Professor, Department Chair · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
19th C British, Book History, Digital Humanities
Angel Adams Parham
Associate Professor of Sociology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
historical and comparative-historical sociology of race
Angela West
Reference Librarian
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Angeline Lillard
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Social and cognitive development, Montessori education, children’s play
Aniko Bodroghkozy
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Media historian with a particular focus on American television, the social change movements of the 1960s, media audiences and reception practices in historical context, and the development of television journalism in the 1960s. More recently, she has been focusing on media and wh…
Anil Vullikanti
Professor, Computer Science, University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Randomized Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Distributed Computing, Network Science, Machine Learning, AI
Anja Katrin Bielinsky
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics · School of Medicine
Genome instability syndromes in cancer and immune deficiencies
Ann Reimers
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ann Reimers is an Assistant Professor of Academic General Faculty in the Engineering & Society and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering departments at the University of Virginia. Her research interests include engineering education, with a focus on concept inventories and dynamics …
Ann Woolhandler
Risa Goluboff Distinguished Professor of Law; Caddell and Chapman Professor of Law · School of Law
Administrative law, Civil and criminal procedure, Federal courts, Civil rights, Criminal justice
Anna Katherine Clay
Assistant Professor of Practice · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Anna Katherine Clay is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Her work focuses on media studies, and she has moderated academic discussions on topics such as artificial intelligence and human resilience.
Anne Garland Mahler
Associate Professor of Spanish · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
South-South political and cultural movements
Anne M. Coughlin
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Professor of Law · University of Virginia
Criminal law and procedure, Feminist jurisprudence, Rape, Women's issues, Criminal investigation, Gender and the law
Anne M. Fernando
Director, Center for Applied Mathematics; Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics · School of Engineering and Applied Science
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anne M. Mills
Associate Professor of Pathology · School of Medicine
My research interests center around the use of molecular and immunohistochemical techniques to improve cancer diagnosis and prognostication with specific interest in uterine neoplasia, gyneologic heritable cancer syndromes, and human papilloma virus-related malignancies.
Annie Kim
Assistant Professor of Law, General Faculty · School of Law
State and local government law, Litigation, Civil litigation, Public interest law
Anthony Cashio
Associate Professor of Philosophy · UVA Wise
Dr. Cashio’s research interests center on the genesis and perpetuation of value-systems and the effects of value-systems at both the personal and social levels. His work has focused on issues of social justice, the role of value-systems in problem solving, the relationship betwe…
Anton Korinek
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Artificial Intelligence, Inequality, Macroeconomics, International Finance, Financial Stabilty
Anton Korinek
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics; Professor, Darden School of Business · University of Virginia
Artificial Intelligence, Macroeconomics, International Finance, Financial Stability
Antonios Mamalakis
Assistant Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Bayesian Modeling; Explainable AI
April Salerno
Associate Professor of Education, General Faculty · School of Education and Human Development
April Salerno is an Associate Professor of Education (General Faculty) at the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development. Her research focuses on preparing and supporting preservice and in-service teachers to work with multilingual learners, with an emphas…
Ari Blatt
Professor and Chair · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century French Literature and Film; Word and Image Studies; History and Theory of Photography, and Contemporary Photography from France; Contemporary French Civilization and Culture.
Lately, Prof. Blatt has been developing a new interest in our experi…
Arjun Dirghangi, MD
Associate Professor · School of Medicine
Arjun Dirghangi, MD, is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and a UVA Health provider in Charlottesville, VA. His clinical and research interests center on ophthalmology, including telehealth applications for diabetic retinopat…
Armik Mirzayan
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
phonetics, phonology, language documentation, language revitalization, Siouan languages, Caddoan languages, Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Hidatsa, Wichita, Arikara, acoustic phonetics, linguistic field methods, linguistic typology, Native American languages, semantics-pragmatics
Arsalan Heydarian
Associate Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Intelligent built environments (smart buildings)
Infrastructure design to enhance mobility, safety, and comfort (mobility)
User-centered autonomous vehicles and smart transportation systems (smart transportation)
Data-driven mixed reality (VR/AR)
Construction automation
Arthi G. Venkat, MD, MS
Associate Professor · School of Medicine
Arthi G. Venkat, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia. She earned her MS in Physiology & Biophysics from Georgetown University and her BA in Health & Humanity from the University of South…
Asher Biemann
Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of History · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ashish Venkat
William Wulf Career Enhancement Associate Professor, Computer Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Architecture
Compilers
Computer Security
Ashley Garneau
Associate Professor · School of Medicine
Ashley Garneau, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia. Her clinical focus is the anesthetic care of high-risk obstetric patients, both on the labor floor and in the operating room.
Ashley S. Deeks
Vice Dean; Senior Fellow, Miller Center · School of Law
International law and litigation; National security law; Terrorism; War on terrorism
Ashley-Rose Alberts
Advanced Practice Provider · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Asif Mahmood
Alexander Pfaff | Scholars@Duke Profile · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Mechanics
Geophysical Mass Flows
Avery Michienzi, DO
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine · School of Medicine
Wilderness Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Medical Education
Avik Ghosh
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Physics (By Courtesy) · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Internet of Things, Optoelectronic Devices, Microscale Heat Transfer, Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials, Low Power Design, Embedded Systems, Surface and Interface Science and Engineering, Magnetic Materials, Computation Materials Science, Nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing
Ayhan Kose
Dean's Fellow · Darden School of Business
International Macroeconomics and Finance
Ayman Karim
Olsen Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
designing heterogeneous catalysts for energy and environmental applications, using controlled synthesis, detailed kinetics measurements, and advanced in-situ and in-operando characterization techniques. His group has made significant advances in understanding the active site's st…
Ayn Balija
Associate Professor, Viola · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Ayn Balija is Associate Professor of Viola at the University of Virginia, where she leads a musically rich life through performance and instruction. She also serves as Principal Violist of the Charlottesville Symphony and is a member of the Rivanna String Quartet. Her work focuse…
Aynne Kokas
Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Aynne Kokas is a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and holds the C. K. Yen Chair at the Miller Center, where she also serves as director of UVA's East Asia Center. Her research examines Sino-U.S. media and technology relations, with additional expertise in …
B. Brian Park
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor, Systems and Information Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cybersecurity; Internet of Things; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Smart Buildings/Cities; Human Machine Interface; Computational Statistics and Simulation/Statistical Modeling; Optimization Models and Methods; Machine Learning; Infrastructure Engineering/Transportation Studi…
Bakhyt Aitzhanova
Assistant Professor, General Faculty · University of Virginia
Bakhyt Aitzhanova is an Assistant Professor of General Faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Her research interests are in mathematics, and she has been involved in piloting digital math learning tools, such as Grasple, to support students in uni…
Bao, Huan
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics · School of Medicine
Biophysics of membrane pore formation; research and therapeutic applications of lipid nanoparticles.
Baoxing Xu
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Engineering mechanics
Nanomanufacturing for wearable electronics
Engineering design for biomedical devices
Soft-hard integration mechanics
Thermal transport of mechanically deformed materials
Barbara A. Spellman
Professor of Law; Professor of Psychology; Director, Center for Empirical Studies in Law · University of Virginia
Evidence; Empirical methods in the law; Psychology and the law
Barbara E. Armacost
Professor of Law · School of Law
Criminal procedure, Criminal justice, Civil rights litigation, Torts, First Amendment (church and state), Law and morality, Race and law
Baris Unlu
Assistant Professor of Sociology, General Faculty · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Race and Ethnicity, Empires, Colonialism, Nationalism, Historical Sociology
Barry Horowitz
Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
wireless systems, systems engineering perspective to cyber security
Barry W. Johnson
L.A. Lacy Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cybersecurity
Safety
Biometrics
Internet of Things
Autonomous Systems
Basil Halperin
Assistant Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Monetary Economics, Artificial Intelligence, Economic Growth
Ben Fincher
Research Librarian
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ben Goehring
Assistant Professor of Public Policy · Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
American political institutions, executive branch politics at the state and federal levels, unilateral presidential actions like executive orders, state civil service reforms, correctional officer understaffing in U.S. prisons
Benjamin Converse
Professor of Public Policy and Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Social Psychology
Benjamin Doherty
Head of Library Instruction and Research Librarian · School of Law
Benjamin Doherty is the Head of Library Instruction and Research Librarian at the University of Virginia School of Law. His professional interests include legal research and instruction, as evidenced by his published work on appellate research and his involvement in library-focus…
Benjamin Goldschneider
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering Center · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Benjamin Goldschneider is an Assistant Professor and founding member of the First-Year Engineering Center at the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science. His work integrates teaching, advising, curriculum development, and research to foster students' pa…
Benjamin Hayes
Associate Professor · University of Virginia
Functional Analysis, Operator Algebras
Benjamin Joseph Laugelli
Associate Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Science, technology, and society (STS)
Engineering Ethics
Engineering Education
Sustainable Design Values
Technology & Science Fiction
The LEGO(R) Group's Design Values & Practices
Benjamin L. Castleman
Newton and Rita Meyers Associate Professor in the Economics of Education · School of Education and Human Development
Benjamin L. Castleman is a professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia, where he also directs the Nudge4 Solutions Lab and serves as faculty director of the university’s partnership with the U.S. Army on veterans’ education. His research focuses on educ…
Benjamin Lobo
Senior Scientist · School of Data Science
Systems; Analytics; Time Series Analysis; Prediction Modeling; Simulation-Optimization; Data Cleaning & Curation
Benjamin Mays
Associate Professor of Theatre & Technical Director · UVA Wise
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Benjamin Rous
Associate Professor of Music (Conducting) and Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Benton H. Calhoun
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Internet of Things
Low Power Design
VLSI Design
Embedded Systems
Berr, Stuart S.
Professor, Radiology- Radiology Research · School of Medicine
Developing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques as a tool for basic biomedical research.
Beth Epstein
Professor of Nursing · University of Virginia School of Nursing and School of Medicine Center for Health Humanities and Ethics
moral distress and ethical issues, especially as related to healthcare organizational factors
Bethany A. Teachman
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Bi-Cheng Zhou
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Thermodynamics and kinetics
First-principles alloy theory
Phase transformation
High temperature materials and corrosion
Electrochemical corrosion
Bijoy K. Kundu
Associate Professor of Data Science by Courtesy · School of Data Science
Analytics; Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Biomedical, Health, and Life Sciences; Computational Sciences; Engineering, Robotics, and Physical Sciences
Bijoy Kumar Kundu
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Medical and Molecular Imaging, Cardiovascular Engineering
Bill Steven
Assistant Coach, Baseball · UVA Wise
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Billy Sparks
Officer
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Blake Mellinger
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Blake Mellinger is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise). He has been a mainstay in the program for over two decades, serving both as a player and a coach before taking over the head coaching position.
Bobbi VanHuss
Academic Advisor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bon Trinh
Assistant Professor of Pathology · School of Medicine
Myeloid cells, including granulocytes and macrophages, play a crucial role in the body's defense against infections. Abnormalities in their functions and maturation cause various diseases. At the Trinh laboratory, we employ experimental and computational approaches to understand …
Bonnie Gordon
Professor of Music · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Bonnie Gordon's primary research interests center on the experiences of sound in Early Modern music making and the affective potential of the human voice.
Boris Kovatchev
Professor of Data Science by Courtesy · University of Virginia
Boris Kovatchev, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, an Adjunct Professor at UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the founding Director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology. His research focuses on diabetes technology, includ…
Bourne, Philip E
Stephenson Dean of the School of Data Science, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics · School of Data Science
Data Science
Brad Campbell
Associate Professor, Computer Science; Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Internet of Things; Smart Buildings/Cities; Embedded Operating Systems
Brad D. Gelfand, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Center for Advanced Vision Science · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bradley Johnson
Associate Professor · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Bradley Johnson is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the early universe, including studying the faint glow of light from the universe's origins over 13 billion years ago and developing technologies to observe this phenomeno…
Brenda Harris
Professor of Dermatology and Ophthalmology · School of Medicine
Brenda Harris is affiliated with the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she serves as the Medical Education Programs Administrator for the Department of Dermatology. Her role involves coordinating medical education programs within the department.
Brendan T. Byrne
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, EMS Faculty · School of Medicine
Austere Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine, Tactical/Operational Medicine, Clinical Ethics
Brent A. French
Professor, Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
Biomedical Imaging
Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Cardiovascular Disease
Brent Kitchens
William Stamps Farish Associate Professor of Commerce · McIntire School of Commerce
Information systems, Business analytics, Machine learning, Natural language processing, Economics of information systems
Brian A. Nosek
Professor of Psychology · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Social Psychology
Brian C. Werner, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · School of Medicine
Current research interests include clinical outcomes after knee and shoulder surgery, biomechanical studies in the knee and shoulder, shoulder arthroplasty and cartilage injury and repair
Brian D. McKnight
Professor of History · UVA Wise
The first time Dr. McKnight was referred to as a military historian rather than a Civil War historian or southern historian, he recoiled. Over time, however, he came to realize that although he did not study military history in the traditional sense, his interests did focus on i…
Brian H. Annex
Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering); Computational Systems Biology; Cardiovascular Engineering
Brian L. Smith, PE
Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cybersecurity
Connected and Automated Vehicles
Smart Buildings/Cities
Infrastructure Engineering/Transportation Studies
Brian P. Helmke
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Brian Helmke researches the relationship between cell mechanics and cell function using new tools in materials science and molecular biology, with a focus on cardiovascular disease.
Brian P. Owensby
Professor; Director, Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation, Hotel A · College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Latin America, Modern Brazil, Colonial Mexico, Legal History, Early-modern Spanish empire in the New World, Global History
Brian Wright
Quantitative Foundation Associate Professor of Data Science · School of Data Science
Analytics; Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Briana Morrison
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Computer Science · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Science Education
Broadening Participation in Computing
Increasing K-12 Access to Qualified Computing Teachers
Brit J. Long
Professor of Emergency Medicine · School of Medicine
Education & curriculum design, Research
Brittany Belcher
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bronislaw Gepner
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Research Track, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computational/Finite Element Modeling
Vehicle Safety and Crashworthiness
Occupant Safety
Human Body Modeling
Brooke Barnette
Laboratory and Chemical Safety Officer
Brooke Barnette, PhD, is the Laboratory and Chemical Safety Officer at the University of Virginia, based at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. She is a cellular biologist by training, having earned her doctorate from the University of Texas Medical Branch. Her professi…
Bruce E. Prum Jr., MD
Professor · School of Medicine
Bruce E. Prum Jr., MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia, where he is affiliated with the UVA Health System. His clinical specialty is ophthalmology, with expertise in areas including cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and blindness. He has contributed to…
Bryan Berger
Professor, Chemical Engineering · School of Engineering and Applied Science
Synthetic Biology, Biomanufacturing, Biotechnology, Biofilms, Biomineralization, Biosurfactants, Biosensors, Structural Biology
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