PhD Advisors at William & Mary 威廉玛丽学院 US
Quick answer: William & Mary in the US has 463 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 6 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 William & Mary, 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 (6)
Professors at William & Mary with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Geoffery Zahn
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Dr. Zahn welcomes undergraduate and graduate students interested in fundamental and applied research into microbial communities.
Dr. Zahn is a microbial ecologist who investigates how microbial communities form and why their distributions shift across environments. He pairs field surveys with experimental microcosms, metagenomic assays, and machine learning approaches to uncover the ecological and evolutio…
Geoffrey Zahn
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
⭐ Dr. Zahn welcomes undergraduate and graduate students interested in fundamental and applied research into microbial communities. Interested students should fill out the appropriate forms here: https://gzahn.github.io/contact.html
Dr. Zahn is a microbial ecologist who investigates how microbial communities form and why their distributions shift across environments. He pairs field surveys with experimental microcosms, metagenomic assays, and machine learning approaches to uncover the ecological and evolutio…
Isabelle Taylor
Associate In Research · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Research Opportunities for Students: Lab Webpage
Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry
J.C. Poutsma
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Research Opportunities for Students
Analytical, Computational, Physical
Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs
2024 University Professor for Research Excellence · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
⭐ I am currently looking for additional graduate students to assist in these modeling efforts. Specifically I am looking for prospective students who have a strong interdisciplinary background, including college-level physics, chemistry and math coursework. Experience with computer programming and mat…
Using mathematical models to study effects of climate change and other human impacts on coastal & estuarine systems; Assessing the impacts of climate change and land management on estuarine hypoxia and acidification; Comparing and improving existing models of hypoxia and acidific…
Radomir Ray Mitic
Professor of Ancient Studies · William & Mary School of Education
⭐ Dr. Mitic is accepting Ph.D. students interested in topics related to equity in graduate education, civic outcomes of higher education, and international/comparative higher education for Fall 2025.
Equity in Graduate Education, Student Outcomes, Civic Engagement, First-Generation College Students, International/Comparative Higher Education, Quantitative Research Methods
All Faculty at William & Mary (194)
Audrey Yñigez-Gutierrez
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Audrey Yñigez-Gutierrez is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at William & Mary. Her research interests include organic chemistry, synthetic methodology, and the development of new chemical reactions.
Nathan Kidwell
Director for Engineering Innovation · College of Arts & Sciences
Nathan Kidwell is a faculty member in the Chemistry department at William & Mary, where he leads the Kidwell research group. His research applies laser-based techniques to explore reactive processes at a fundamental level, addressing problems in atmospheric and physical chemistry…
A. Benjamin Spencer
Dean and Trustee Professor · William & Mary Law School
Civil Procedure; Class Actions; Federal Courts; Jurisdiction; Military Law
A. Maurits van der Veen
Associate Professor, Government · College of Arts & Sciences
Ideas and identity in foreign policy; European integration; the political economy of international altruism; agent-based modeling; identity politics in Western Europe; human rights and humanitarianism
Aaron Griffith
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
metaphysics (truth, truthmaking, grounding, time, freedom) and Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. He also has interests in social ontology, feminism, philosophy of race, phenomenology, and philosophy of religion.
Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
Rita Anne Rollins Professor of Law and Kelly Professor for Excellence in Teaching · William & Mary Law School
statutory interpretation, federal courts, and the legislative process
Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
Kelly Professor and Rita Anne Rollins Professor of Law · William & Mary Law School
Professor Bruhl teaches and writes on statutory interpretation, federal courts, and the legislative process.
Abdoulie Jabang
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental History; Histories of Development, Technology, Energy, Imperialism, Citizenship; Regimes of Power: Class, Gender, Class, Masculinity, Generational and Religious Difference, and Inequality
Adam Potkay
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities & English · College of Arts & Sciences
Eighteenth-Century & Romantic Literature
Admasu Shiferaw
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
microeconomic aspects of development economics and industry dynamics in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa; firm behavior and dynamics in SSA and their implication for labor market outcomes
Adrian J. Bravo
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
identifying who is most susceptible to the development of substance use and mental health disorders, under what conditions individuals engage in health risk behaviors that lead to poor mental health outcomes and problematic substance use, and what factors may decouple (specifical…
Adriane Michaelis
Assistant Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
human dimensions, aquaculture and fisheries, social-ecological systems
Alan Braddock
Professor of Art History · College of Arts & Sciences
American and Global Art, ecology, environmental justice, and animal studies
Alan J. Meese
Ball Professor of Law and Director, Center for the Study of Law & Markets · William & Mary Law School
Antitrust Law; Constitutional Law; Business Associations; Economic Analysis of Law; and Political Economy
Alan J. Meese
Harihara Baskaran | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · William & Mary Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alexander Angelov
Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Medieval Christianity; Eastern Orthodoxy; Byzantine and Balkan history; Conversion; Inter-religious relations; Atheism and Secularization; Cultural Anthropology; Theories of Religion
Alexander Prokhorov
Professor of Russian Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Film & Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Contemporary Cultural Politics
Alicia Andrzejewski
Hillel Chiel | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Early modern literature and culture, with an emphasis on drama and performance studies; queer and feminist theory; LGBTQ+ studies; the medical humanities; and critical race theory
Alicia Andrzejewski
Assistant Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
Early modern literature and culture, with an emphasis on drama and performance studies; queer and feminist theory; LGBTQ+ studies; the medical humanities; and critical race theory
Allen, Jody L.
Associate Professor, History · College of Arts & Sciences
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: U.S., African American, Women, Higher Education (slavery and Jim Crow)
Alyssa Quintanilla
Assistant Professor of Art History and American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
U.S.-Mexico borderlands, Latine/x Art and Culture, Memory studies
Amber Pope
Assistant Professor in Counselor Education · William & Mary School of Education
LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling, Human Sexuality, Couples and Relationship Counseling, Culturally Responsive Counselor Education & Supervision, Innovative Training Methods in Counselor Preparation
Ameni Mehrez
Assistant Professor of Government · College of Arts & Sciences
Comparative Politics, Political Behavior, Middle East and North Africa
Amy Malek
Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Migration; citizenship; memory; visual culture; diaspora and transnationalism; Iranian and Southwest Asian diasporas
Amy Oakes
Associate Professor, Government · College of Arts & Sciences
International security, national security strategy, foreign policy analysis, and international relations theory
Amy Quark
Professor, Sociology · College of Arts & Sciences
Globalization; Uneven Development; Transnational Governance; Food and Agriculture
Amy Quark
Professor, Sociology · College of Arts & Sciences
Globalization; Uneven Development; Transnational Governance; Food and Agriculture
Andrea Wright
Associate Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology, Director of Global Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Anthro-history, cultural anthropology, citizenship, energy production, governance, kinship, labor, migration, rights, South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula
Andrew Tobolowsky
Walter G. Mason Associate Professor of Religious Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Hebrew Bible, Ancient Israel, Greek Mythology, Ancient History
Andrew Wargo
Associate Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Andy Fisher
Associate Professor of History · College of Arts & Sciences
United States, Imperialism and Colonialism, Environmental, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, North American West, Pacific World/Pacific Rim, Race and Ethnicity
Angelina Dichiera
Assistant Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Fish physiology, adaptation and plasticity, conservation
Anna Perez Chason
Professor of the Practice of Law · William & Mary Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anne K. Rasmussen
Professor of Music/Ethnomusicology, Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Music of the Middle East and Islamicate worlds, with a focus on Indonesia and the Arabian Peninsula, and music and community in a multicultural United States
Annie Blazer
David L. Holmes Associate Professor of Reformation Studies and American Religious History · College of Arts & Sciences
religion in North America; religion and popular culture; gender and sexuality; critical race studies; anthropology of religion; religion and urbanization
Anya Hogoboom
Gerald Saidel | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Anya Hogoboom is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and English and Director of Linguistics in the College of Arts & Sciences at William & Mary. Her research focuses on phonetics and phonology, with recent work examining word-final strength and weakness, phonetic versus phonol…
Anya Hogoboom
Associate Professor of Linguistics and English, Director of Linguistics · College of Arts & Sciences
Anya Hogoboom is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and English and the Director of Linguistics at William & Mary. Her research focuses on phonetics and phonology, including topics such as word-final strength and weakness and the rhythmic patterns of English.
Archana Kaku
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Violence, Necropolitics, Feminist Politics, Queer Theory
Arthur Knight
Chair - Associate Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
African Americans and U.S. cinema (and popular and mass cultures more generally), film and music reception studies
Arthur Knight
Associate Professor of English and American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
African Americans and U.S. cinema (and popular and mass cultures more generally), film and music reception studies
Arturo Castellanos
Assistant Professor · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Business Analytics, FinTech, Blockchain, Systems Analysis and Design, Conceptual Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Analytics
Audrey Horning
Arts & Sciences Vice Dean for Research & Graduate Studies, and Forrest D. Murden Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Historical Archaeology; Atlantic World; Comparative Colonialism; Ireland; Chesapeake; Archaeological Ethics; Heritage and Conflict Transformation.
Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
Associate Professor of History, Director of Medieval & Renaissance Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Pre-modern Middle East, with a focus on Anatolia and the Balkans under Ottoman rule; Cultural and social history; religion; constructions of heresy and orthodoxy; sectarianism; Sufism; Alevi-Bektashi communities; Ottoman-Safavid relations; women, gender, and sexuality; historiogr…
Ball, Christopher
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Christopher Ball is an Associate Professor at William & Mary whose research focuses on autobiographical memory, including involuntary memories, subliminal priming, and the cues that trigger memory retrieval. His work also explores the connections between memory processes and ever…
Bethany Smith
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Ocean Literacy, K-12 Professional Development, K-12 Student Programs
Betsy Konefal
Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering · College of Arts & Sciences
Her research interests include race and ethnicity, indigenous organizing, human rights, and oppositional politics in Guatemala’s recent civil war.
Betty B. Barrack
Budget Director · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Betty B. Barrack is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, where she is listed in the faculty and staff directories. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from James Madison University and began her professional career as an audit…
Bongkeun Song
Professor of Marine Science; Chair, Ecosystem Health · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Microbiome ecology and biogeochemistry
Brad Weiss
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies: Anthropology · College of Arts & Sciences
Africa; The Anthropology of Food; The Body; Space, place, and locality; Urban transformation; Popular Culture; Socio-cultural theory; Theories of Value; Ritual and Religious Practice
Braddock, Alan C.
Department Chair, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art History, Environmental Humanities, and American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
American and Global Art, ecology, environmental justice, and animal studies
Brent Kaup
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology, Political Economy, Globalization & Development
Brent Kaup
Professor of Sociology · College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology, Political Economy, Globalization & Development
Brett Wilson
Associate Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
British culture, 1660-1837; drama; gender studies; history of political thought; history of the novel
Brian Castleberry
Michael Keith | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Fiction, Nonfiction, & Screenwriting.
Brian Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
auditor judgment and decision-making, how client relationship factors influence audit quality
Brian Kreydatus
Professor of Art · College of Arts & Sciences
Printmaking and Life Drawing
Buck Woodard
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Cultural and historical anthropology; Indigenous/Native Studies; kinship; material culture; cosmology & ritual life; political economy
Caroline Hanley
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Earnings and Employment Inequality; Race, Class and Gender; Economic Sociology; Spatial Inequality; State and Local Economic Development Policy
Catherine Forestell
Professor of Psychological Sciences & Vice Dean for Natural & Health Sciences, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
My research interests intersect the areas of learning and memory, developmental psychology, and sensation and perception, with a specific focus on the mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of food preferences and eating habits from infancy to adulthood. This work…
Catherine Levesque
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Dutch Baroque Art, Netherlandish Art, Italian Renaissance Art
Charles McGovern
Associate Professor of American Studies & History · College of Arts & Sciences
Cultural/Intellectual, Economic History and Capitalism, Popular Culture and Media
Charles Palermo
Professor of Art History · College of Arts & Sciences
French art and literature from Symbolism through the early1930s and the history and theory of art photography (especially the work of James Agee, Guillaume Apollinaire, Peter Henry Emerson, Walker Evans, Michel Leiris, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso);…
Cheryl L. Dickter
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
My main area of research focuses on using a social cognitive approach to examine how individuals perceive members of different social groups. More specifically, I am interested in how attention is allocated to members of different social groups during categorization and how this …
Chima Osakwe
Assistant Professor of English & Africana Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
African literature; postcolonial literature and theory; African diaspora studies; intertextuality; literature and social justice; modern drama; and dramatic theory.
Chinua Akimaro Thelwell
Associate Professor of Africana Studies & History · College of Arts & Sciences
Afro-diasporic history, history of the idea of race, blackface minstrelsy as a popular culture export, performance studies, post-colonial hybridity theory, Asian American history, and hip-hop studies. Regional Areas of Research: Ancient to Modern Africa, United States. Thematic A…
Chinua Akimaro Thelwell
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History · College of Arts & Sciences
Afro-diasporic history, history of the idea of race, blackface minstrelsy as a popular culture export, performance studies, post-colonial hybridity theory, Asian American history, and hip-hop studies.
Chitralekha Zutshi
Class of 1962 Professor, History · College of Arts & Sciences
South Asia and the Indian Ocean, Islam, Imperialism and Colonialism, Historiography and Historical Memory, Nationalism and National Identity, British Empire, and Cultural/Intellectual History
Chon Abraham
Lawrence B. Pulley Principled Achievement Professor · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
cybersecurity related topics, business intelligence, data management, and health information management
Christine Petrovits
Pamela J. and James D. Penny Associate Professor · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Financial reporting, Nonprofit sector, Corporate litigation
Christopher 'Chuck' Bailey
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Structural Geology, Tectonics, & Landscape History
I am a structural geologist with broad interests. Much of my research focuses on the geometry and history of deformed rocks from an array of tectonic settings. I am particularly interested in ductile fault zones and work to elu…
Christopher A. Del Negro
Chancellor Professor of Applied Science · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
We seek to understand the neural origins of rhythmic behaviors such as walking, running, swimming, breathing, and chewing, among others.
We address this general problem using respiration (breathing) as a model system. The need to breathe is obvious: inspiratory breathing movemen…
Christopher A. Del Negro
Chancellor Professor of Applied Science · College of Arts & Sciences
We seek to understand the neural origins of rhythmic behaviors such as walking, running, swimming, breathing, and chewing, among others.
We address this general problem using respiration (breathing) as a model system. The need to breathe is obvious: inspiratory breathing movemen…
Christopher Ball
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Cognitive psychology
Memory processes
Relationship between memory and psychopathology
Christopher Carone
Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Physics · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christopher Gareis
Professor · William & Mary School of Education
Curriculum Development, Instructional Leadership, Classroom Assessment, Performance-Based Assessment, Program Evaluation, Teacher Mentoring
Christopher Grasso
Professor of History · College of Arts & Sciences
Atlantic World, Early America, United States, Cultural/Intellectual, Religion
Christopher J. Abelt
Andrei Maiseyeu | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Physical organic chemistry, organic photochemistry, fluorescence, sensors.
Christopher Tucker
Francis S. Haserot Professor, Department Chair · College of Arts & Sciences
Chris is primarily interested in epistemology, philosophy of religion, ethics, and their intersection. Much of his work in epistemology, including religious epistemology, is devoted to developing and defending phenomenal conservatism: if it seems to someone that a claim is true, …
Claire Pamment
Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance, and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
South Asian theatre and performance, marginalized performance communities in Pakistan and its diaspora, at the intersections of class, gender, sexuality, religion, and race.
Clémentine 'Clem' Hamelin
Sean Abbott-Klafter | Case School of Engineering | School of Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Metamorphic Geology/Petrology, High-Temperature Geochemistry, Tectonics, Orogenesis
Courtney K. Harris
Alumni Professors · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
3-D modeling to improve understanding of sediment transport in continental shelves and estuarine environments.
Cristina Stancioiu
Assistant Professor of Art History · College of Arts & Sciences
Early Christian, Byzantine and Medieval Art
Cyanne Topaum
Assistant Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
20th and 21st century Native American literatures, Native American studies, and contemporary Native American genre fiction (particularly horror, postapocalyptic, and speculative fictions)
Cynthia V. Ward
Professor of Law · William & Mary Law School
Criminal Law; Criminal Responsibility; Domestic Violence; Law and Psychology; Law and Sexual Violence; Legal Theory
Da'Von Boyd
Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Political Theory; Twentieth Century African American Political Thought and Social and Intellectual History; Social Movements; Political Theology
Dan Miller Runfola
Chair of Data Science · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Daniel Cristol
Chancellor Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Ecotoxicology of mercury in birds and food webs. Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Ornithology.
Daniel Maliniak
Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy · College of Arts & Sciences
International Relations/Political Economy, Environment
Daniel Maliniak
Associate Professor of Government · College of Arts & Sciences
international relations, focusing on international political economy and the environment. His doctoral work examined electoral geography across many areas, with a focus on trade, foreign aid, and the environment. He is currently examining the Republic of Georgia.
Daniel Ogunyemi
Director of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Daniel Ogunyemi, Ph.D., serves as Director of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging at William & Mary and is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, where he has spoken as part of their Dive-In Signature Speaker Series. His work focuses on advancing inclusive excelle…
Danielle Dallaire
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Danielle Dallaire is a Professor of the Department of Psychological Sciences at The College of William & Mary. She earned her B.A from the Pennsylvania State University in 1997 and her doctorate degree in developmental psychology from Temple University in 2003. Her research exami…
Danielle Moretti-Langholtz
Director of the Thomasina E. Jordan American Indian Resource Center · College of Arts & Sciences
Cultural anthropology, American Indians, museology, life history; North America
David Dominique
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
the music of Beat Furrer, noise and chaos in popular genres, and the critical discourse surrounding Sly Stone and his album "There's a Riot Goin' On."
David Feldman
Professor of Economics · College of Arts & Sciences
Education, Trade, Political Economy
David Gosling
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Director of Military Counseling Concentration · William & Mary School of Education
Military counseling, 1st responder/LEO counseling, moral injury, post-traumatic growth (PTG)
David Grandis
Associate Professor (Conducting), Director of Orchestras · College of Arts & Sciences
French repertoire, symphonic and lyric literature, opera singing style, restoration of lost scores, conducting
David Long
J. Edward Zollinger Associate Professor of Business · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Impression Management, Influence Tactics, Organizational Justice, Leadership
David Price
Sharp Writer in Residence (Spring 2026) · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
David Rudders
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Applied fisheries research in systems from the near coastal to the outer continental shelf with a specific interest in the sea scallop fishery of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
David Samuel Johnson
Associate Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Marine ecology, global change effects on marine animals and habitats, bottom-dwelling invertebrates, food webs, biodiversity, ecosystem processes such as carbon storage and primary production.
DeLisa Hawkes
Debra McGivney | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Nineteenth to twenty-first-century African American literature, Native American and Indigenous Studies, historical fiction, speculative fiction, genealogy in literature, and cultural identity in horror and science fiction.
Debabrata Das
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Developmental biology, focusing on signaling mechanisms that regulate germ cell development and chromosomal dynamics during meiosis.
Debbie Ramer
Clinical Faculty in Curriculum & Instruction/Special Education; Director, Special Education Program; Principal Investigator, W&M TTAC; Co-Director, W&M Literacy Lab · William & Mary School of Education
Special Education, Literacy Instruction & Structured Literacy, Assessment, Classroom & Behavior Management, Trauma-informed pedagogy, Traumatic Brain Injury
Deborah C. Bebout
Professor; Director of Biochemistry Program · College of Arts & Sciences
Inorganic, Biological, Spectroscopy
Deborah K. Steinberg
CSX Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Zooplankton ecology; coastal and deep sea food webs/marine "snow."
Deborah Morse
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
Victorian studies, English novel, the animal in Victorian literature, feminist studies
Deenesh Sohoni
Professor of Sociology, Director of Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Race and Ethnicity, Immigration, Asian American Studies, Law and Citizenship
Denise Damon Wade
Professor of Dance · College of Arts & Sciences
Choreography, Performance, Theatre Movement
Denise Johnson
Professor · William & Mary School of Education
Elementary Education: Reading, Literacy Leadership
Denise Jones
J. S. Quinn Professor of Business · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Voluntary Disclosure
Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuation
Financial Reporting
Sustainability Reporting
International Accounting
Dennis Manos
Professor · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
plasma-surface interactions, surface cleaning and passivation, surface modification by particle and photon bombardment, formation and characterization of surfaces and interfaces with particular specialized properties including resistance to corrosion, reduced friction, pre-determ…
Derek Aday
Professor, Dean & Director · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Before becoming Dean & Director, my research focused broadly on aspects of aquatic ecology, conservation biology, fishery science, and environmental toxicology. I worked at the interface of basic and applied ecology, addressing issues related to conservation and management of gam…
Derek Loftis
Assistant Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Hydrodynamic Model Validation via Sensors & Citizen Science
Diane Shakes
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Cell and developmental biology, post-transcriptional process of building a functional sperm cell, The cell biology of cell polarity and cell motility
Diya Bose
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Gender, Sexuality & Intersectionality, Criminal Legal Systems & Colonialism
Dominick 'Dom' Ciruzzi
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Hydroecology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Trees, Ecosystem/Landscape Ecology
Donglai Gong
Associate Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Coastal and Polar Oceanography
Donna Marie Bilkovic
Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
restoration/conservation strategies and decision-tools for coastal ecosystems, ecology of coastal habitats and assemblages, interacting roles of natural and anthropogenic perturbations and species composition, diversity, and distribution, assessment of environmental consequences …
Douglas C. Schmidt
Dean · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
patterns, optimization techniques, and quality assurance of frameworks and model-driven engineering tools that facilitate the development of mission-critical middleware for cyber-physical systems and intelligent mobile cloud computing applications; prompt engineering techniques a…
Douglas D. Young
Associate Chair; McLeod Tyler Distinguished Professor; Health Professions Advisor · College of Arts & Sciences
Biological, Organic
Dr. Mona Behl
Director, Virginia Sea Grant · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Dr. Mona Behl is the Director of Virginia Sea Grant, affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary. Her work involves leading the Sea Grant program, which includes directing research and fellowship portfolios, building partnerships, and overseeing adm…
Eleanor Loiacono
Henry A. and Phyllis Shook Professor, OISM Area Head · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
User experience, IS accessibility for people with disabilities, Neurodiversity in IS workforce, Intersectionality in IT workforce
Elena Prokhorova
Associate Chair of Educational Policy, Professor of Russian Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Elena Prokhorova is a Professor of Russian Studies and Associate Chair of Educational Policy at William & Mary, where she also serves as Director of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Her research interests include film and media theory, gender studies, and cultural stu…
Elena Prokhorova
Professor of Russian Studies, Director of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Film & Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Contemporary Cultural Politics
Elena Vasileva
Teaching Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elizabeth J. Harbron
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Physical Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Conjugated Polymers, Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Elizabeth Losh
Anthony Bucaro | Weatherhead School at Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence; Feminism & Technology; Digital Humanities; Digital Journalism; Electronic Literature
Elizabeth Losh
Duane A. & Virginia S. Dittman Professor of English & American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence; Feminism & Technology; Digital Humanities; Digital Journalism; Electronic Literature
Elizabeth Losh
Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of English & American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence; Feminism & Technology; Digital Humanities; Digital Journalism; Electronic Literature
Elyas Bakhtiari
Associate Professor and Director of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy · College of Arts & Sciences
Health Disparities, Social Policy, Historical Demography, Immigrant Health, Racialization, and Computational Methods
Emily Rivest
Associate Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology
Emma Ebowe
Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Political theory; black political theory; feminist theory; theories of justice; democratic theory
Eric A. Kades
Thomas Jefferson Professor of Law · William & Mary Law School
Constitutional Law--Eminent Domain (Takings); Corporations; Economic Analysis of Law; Economics of Corporate Structure; Land Use and Zoning; Property Law; Real Estate Transactions
Eric Bradley
Professor, Department Chair · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
mechanisms of reproductive inhibition; endocrine disrupting effects of low level exposure to mercury
Eric Bradley
Professor and Chair of Applied Science · College of Arts & Sciences
mechanisms of reproductive inhibition and is currently studying the endocrine disrupting effects of low level exposure to mercury
Eric D. Chason
Professor of Law · William & Mary Law School
Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law generally; Tax Law--Income Tax; Trusts and Estates Law
Erica R. Wiborg
Assistant Professor · William & Mary School of Education
Critical Discourse Analysis, Qualitative Research, Leadership Education in Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration, Critical Leadership Pedagogy
Erin Demastes
Assistant Professor of Music, Composition & Music Technology; Director, Experimental Music & Technology Ensemble · College of Arts & Sciences
Experimental composition, sound art, use of everyday objects and hacked electronics in installations and performances, interaction and instruction design in scores, balancing structured composition with improvisation and exploration.
Erin Joy Hendrickson
Professor of the Practice of Law · William & Mary Law School
Erin Joy Hendrickson is a Professor of the Practice of Law at William & Mary Law School. She holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall), where she served as a publishing editor on the California Law Review, and a B.A. summa cum laude from St. Olaf Colle…
Erin Webster
Associate Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
Early modern literature, science and literature, Milton, early European colonialism, visual culture
Erin Webster
Assistant Professor of English · College of Arts & Sciences
Early modern literature, science and literature, Milton, early European colonialism, visual culture
Erin Woods
Director of the Flanagan Counselor Education Clinic and Professional Faculty · William & Mary School of Education
Substance Use, Diagnosis, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Esther June Kim
Assistant Professor · William & Mary School of Education
Social Studies Education, Civic Education, Religion and Schools
Eugenia Rainey
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
African Diaspora religions, medical anthropology, race, lived religion, critical theory, colonialism
Eun A Jo
Assistant Professor of Government · College of Arts & Sciences
International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democracy and Autocracy, East Asia
Evgenia Smirni
Chair of Computer Science · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Evgenia Smirni is a Greek-American computer scientist and the Sidney P. Chockley Professor and Chair of Computer Science at William & Mary. Her research focuses on computer science topics including scheduling, workload analysis, and general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGP…
Faraz Sheikh
Hans Tiefel Associate Professor of Ethics · College of Arts & Sciences
Comparative Religious Ethics; Ethical Formation; Muslim Ethics; Discourse and Subjectivity
Fernando Galeana-Rodriguez
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Integrative Conservation · College of Arts & Sciences
Political Ecology, Sociology of Development, Property Rights and Land Governance
Francesca Sawaya
Professor of English & American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Francesca Sawaya is a Professor of English and American Studies at William & Mary, where she is affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies program. Her research focuses on American literary history, with particular interests in patr…
Frederick Corney
Professor of History · College of Arts & Sciences
Comparative and Transnational, Cultural and Intellectual History, Historiography and Historical Memory
Fredric I. Lederer
Chancellor Professor of Law and Director, CLCT · William & Mary Law School
Computers and the Law; Constitutional Law--4th, 5th, 6th Amendments; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure Law; Evidence; Law Related Education; Law and Technology; Legal Research; Legal Skills; Legal Writing; Military Law; Practice of Law; Professional Responsibility; Trial Practice
Gayle Murchison
Adj/PTVisiting Prof/PTLecturer · College of Arts & Sciences
Gayle Murchison is an Associate Professor of Music at William & Mary. Her research interests include musicology, with a focus on topics such as race, gender, and the canon, as evidenced by her work on figures like Mary Lou Williams, Nadia Boulanger, and William Grant Still.
Georgia Irby
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
History of Science, Ancient Environment, Mythology
Greek and Roman Science (cartography, geography, and hydrology), Pomponius Mela, Greek and Latin pedagogy, Greek and Latin Mythology in "pop" music.
Gerard Chouin
Associate Professor of History · College of Arts & Sciences
pre-Atlantic and early modern Atlantic West African sacred landscapes, earthworks, trade, sociopolitical systems, urbanization, social collapse, diseases, food, plants and cuisines; and West African politics
Giulia Pacini
Professor of French & Francophone Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Her research focuses on the history of deforestation and attendant discourses of climate instability in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. More generally she is interested in human-arboreal relations and arboreal representations of the French body politic in late…
Gladys Krause
Loubat Professor of American Archaeology · William & Mary School of Education
Mathematics Education, Bilingual Mathematics Education
Grace Chiu
Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Integrative statistical methodologies for multi-faceted problems, environmental and biological sciences, bent-cable regression, latent health factor index (LHFI) modeling framework, assessment of similarity in preference between networked individuals, multiresolution heritability…
Graham C. Ousey
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Social Ecology of Violence; Victim-Offender Overlap; Dynamics of Offending and Victimization; Immigration and Crime
Greg Conradi Smith
Professor of Applied Science · College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematical aspects of cell biology and neuroscience
Normal and pathological calcium signaling pathways in the heart
Modeling gene regulatory networks using chemical reaction network theory
Computational neuroscience of thalamus and basal ganglia
Application of product graphs to…
Greg Conradi Smith
Professor, Associate Chair · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Mathematical aspects of cell biology and neuroscience
Normal and pathological calcium signaling pathways in the heart
Modeling gene regulatory networks using chemical reaction network theory
Computational neuroscience of thalamus and basal ganglia
Application of product graphs to…
Gunter Luepke
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
My research interests are concerned with novel electronic and magnetic materials and devices, including diluted magnetic semiconductors, high-TC superconductors, and colossal magnetoresistance materials. The focus of our research is on understanding dynamical processes (electroni…
Hamish J. Small
Assistant Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
aquatic health (plant, vertebrate and invertebrate) and parasitology/pathology, harmful algal bloom (HAB) biology, molecular genetics, host-parasite interactions and immunology
Hannah Rosen
Director of American Studies; Associate Professor of History & American Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
African American, American South, Cultural/Intellectual, Race and Ethnicity, Social and Labor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Hannes Schniepp
VMEC Professor · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Spider Silk, Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials, Scanning Probe Microscopy
Harmony Dalgleish
Associate Professor of Biology · College of Arts & Sciences
Plant demography, the ecology of bud banks, and plant-animal interactions. Her current research examines biological interactions critical to American chestnut reintroduction and the potential consequences of successful establishment of blight-resistant chestnut for the ecology an…
Harvey Langholtz
Professor, Psychology · College of Arts & Sciences
Applied decision theory
Behavioral aspects of international diplomacy
Harvey Langholtz
Professor, Psychology · College of Arts & Sciences
Applied decision theory
Behavioral aspects of international diplomacy
Heather Broughton
Wildlife Scientist · College of Arts & Sciences
Disease Ecology, Ecoimmunology, One Health, Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology, Trophic-mediated Disease Interactions, Diseases and Large Carnivores, Human-Wildlife-Disease Conflict
Heather Hansen
Associate Professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Helen Murphy
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Evolutionary biology, genetics, microbial ecology
Henry Hart
Christopher Pulliam | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Modern American and British poetry and creative writing (poetry)
Hermine Pinson
Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of English & Africana Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
Contemporary African diaspora literature (poetry, fiction, drama) and cultural studies, creative writing (poetry and fiction), modern American literature
Hiroshi Kitamura
Associate Professor, History · College of Arts & Sciences
Comparative and Transnational, International Relations, Pacific World/Pacific Rim, Popular Culture and Media
Indranath Mitra
Assistant Professor · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Physiology, Biomedical engineering, 3D Bioprinting
Inga Carboni
W. Brooks George Associate Professor, Management Area Head · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Networks and networking
Diversity and inclusion
Building and managing relationships
Leadership
Iria Giuffrida
Professor of the Practice of Law · William & Mary Law School
Her research explores the legal dimensions of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and smart cities, viewed through the lenses of governance, privacy, and cybersecurity. Her interdisciplinary work includes partnerships with colleagues …
Isaiah Speight
Fredy Zypman | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Arts & Sciences
Solid Synthesis in Organic Chemistry
Jack B. Martin
Chancellor Professor of English and Linguistics · College of Arts & Sciences
Language documentation, syntax, morphology, language change, native languages of the American south (especially Creek and Miccosukee)
James 'Jim' Kaste
Professor and Chair · College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, sediment transport
The goal of my research is to describe chemical and physical processes operating near the earth's surface, with a focus on quantifying sediment transport, chemical weathering, and the fate of carbon and contamin…
James Dwyer
Arthur B. Hanson Professor of Law · William & Mary Law School
Family Law; Children and the Law; Trusts & Estates; International Law; Adoption Law; Education Law; Philosophy of Law; Constitutional Law--14th Amendment; Constitutional Law--1st Amendment (Religion)
James H. Stronge
Heritage Professor · William & Mary School of Education
Teacher and leader effectiveness, Teacher and leader evaluation, Teacher selection, Human resource leadership, International comparative schooling related to school and educator effectiveness
James Olver
Associate Professor · Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Marketing Management
Product Management
Consumer Behavior
Marketing Strategy
Healthcare Marketing
James P. Barber
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Education · William & Mary School of Education
Integrative Learning, College Student Development, Assessment of Student Learning, Fraternity/Sorority Research, Liberal Arts Education, Pilgrimage Studies
James Y. Stern
Professor of Law and Director, William & Mary Property Rights Project · William & Mary Law School
Property, Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secrecy, National Security Law, Sanctions & Economic Statecraft, Privacy, Private Law Theory, Conflict of Laws, Torts, Remedies
Jamie Bartlett
Senior Research Associate · College of Arts & Sciences
Jamie Bartlett is a Senior Research Associate at William & Mary, where they also direct the Barksdale Treble Chorus. Their work at the university includes leading choral workshops and performances of commissioned works by contemporary composers.
Jan McDowell
Associate Professor · Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Our research interests are in the areas of population genetics, conservation genetics, systematics, molecular ecology and evolutionary biology. We use molecular markers study the forces that shape and maintain population structure in the marine realm. Many of our research questi…
Janice Zeman
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Clinical Child Psychology
Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents
Developmental Psychopathology
Janise Parker
Associate Professor of School Psychology · William & Mary School of Education
Sociocultural Factors and Positive Youth Development Among Black Students, Culturally Responsive Behavioral and Mental Health Services, Religious/Spiritual Diversity Among Minoritized Youth
Jason A. Chen
Professor of Education · William & Mary School of Education
Academic Motivation, Academic Engagement, Science Education, Nature of Science, Immersive Virtual Environments, Educational Technology, STEM Education
Javaria Munir
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Her research focuses on the role of extracellular vesicles in treating neurodegenerative diseases, brain cancer, and influencing infant nutrition, using mouse models.
Jayson W. Richardson
Professor of Education · William & Mary School of Education
Leading Deeper Learning, School Technology Leadership, International Development, School Leadership Preparation
Jeff Nelson
Chair of Physics · William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Jeff Nelson is Chair of Physics at William & Mary, affiliated with the university's School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics. His research focuses on high-energy experimental physics, particularly the study of neutrinos, and he is involved in major experiments such as the DUN…
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