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Susan Gooden, Ph.D.

Wilder School Dean and Professor
Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration

  • (804) 827-0776
  • stgooden@vcu.edu
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L. Douglas Wilder

Distinguished professor

  • 804-828-8520
  • ldwilder@vcu.edu
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RaJade M. Berry-James, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor
Public Administration

  • berryjamesr@vcu.edu
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David Dearden, Ed.D.

Assistant Dean of Student Services
Office of Student Success

  • 804-827-2417
  • deardendm@vcu.edu
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Robyn Diehl McDougle, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research and Outreach, Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-828-2759
  • rdmcdougle@vcu.edu
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Nakeina Douglas-Glenn, Ph.D.

Research Institute for Social Equity Director, Associate Professor
Public Administration

  • (804) 828-0200
  • nedouglas@vcu.edu
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Stevan Dozier

Senior Director of Development

  • 919-961-2528
  • doziers2@vcu.edu
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Ross Losapio

Director of Recruitment

  • 804-827-0364
  • losapior@vcu.edu
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Timothy M. O'Dell

Director of Finance and Administration

  • 804-828-6111
  • tmodell@vcu.edu
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David Slipher

Director of Communications and External Relations

  • 804-828-1614
  • slipherd@vcu.edu
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Franklin Wallace

Director of Human Resources and Operations

  • 804-828-7476
  • frwallace@vcu.edu
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Susan White, Ph.D.

Director of Research Services

  • 804-827-1858
  • whitesg@vcu.edu
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John Accordino, Ph.D.

Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-827-0525
  • jaccordi@vcu.edu
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Jay Albanese, Ph.D.

Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-0844
  • jsalbane@vcu.edu
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Christina Barnes Arrington, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Criminal Justice

  • barnescm2@vcu.edu
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Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Adjunct faculty
Public Administration

  • jgalcaine@vcu.edu
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Randy Barrack, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

  • (804) 355-4264
  • barrackr@vcu.edu
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Mark Bittner, AICP

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-828-2292
  • bittnermj@vcu.edu
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Fred Bolton, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • boltonfc@vcu.edu
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Kathy Bradshaw, MLIS

Adjunct Faculty
Public Administration

  • (804) 828-1171
  • akbradshaw@vcu.edu
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Curtis Brown

Term Faculty Instructor

  • (804) 828-0591
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Sarah Jane Brubaker, Ph.D.

Professor, Criminal Justice Program Assistant Chair, Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention Director
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-2400
  • sbrubaker@vcu.edu
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Robert Cerullo, J.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Criminal Justice

  • (804) 598-5736
  • rccerullo@vcu.edu
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Hayley Cleary, Ph.D.

Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-0475
  • hmcleary@vcu.edu
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Amy Clifton-Mills, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Criminal Justice

  • cliftonae@vcu.edu
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Timothy Clinker, M.A.

Adjunct Faculty

  • tgklinker@vcu.edu
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Amy Cook, Ph.D.

Professor and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy
Criminal Justice

  • 804-828-7544
  • cookak@vcu.edu
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Mike Ciriello, MLA

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • ciriellom@vcu.edu
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Christopher Cruz, M.S.

Adjunct Faculty
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • cruzcr@vcu.edu
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Lynnette Diaz-Miller

Academic Advisor

  • (804) 827-2295
  • diazmillerlv@vcu.edu
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Lindsey Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Public Administration

  • 804-828-0994
  • evansll@vcu.edu
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Jeffrey Fox, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and Criminal Justice

  • jcfox2@vcu.edu
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Claudia Flores, Ph.D.

Program Term Faculty Instructor

  • (804) 827-3841
  • florescd3@vcu.edu
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Meghan Gough, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Studies and Planning Program Interim Chair
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-827-0869
  • mzgough@vcu.edu
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Elisha Harig-Blaine, M.S.

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • (857) 928-3658
  • harigblaine@vcu.edu
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Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Public Policy and Administration Ph.D. Program Director
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-828-7390
  • elharperande@vcu.edu
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Brittany 'Brie' Haupt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Public Policy and Administration doctoral program
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • 804-828-1431
  • hauptb@vcu.edu
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Clarence Hunter Jr.

Adjunct Faculty and VCU and VCU Health Chief of Police
Criminal Justice

  • (804) 980-0210
  • hunterct@vcu.edu
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Thomas Jacobson, M.S.

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • tjacobson@vcu.edu
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Myung Hun Jin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Master of Public Administration Program Chair
Public Administration

  • 804-828-8812
  • mhjin@vcu.edu
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Brittany Keegan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Research and Outreach Director, Center for Public Policy
Public Administration

  • 804-827-3404
  • keeganbs@vcu.edu
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Saltanat Liebert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Master of Public Administration Program Assistant Chair
Public Administration

  • 804-828-1874
  • sliebert@vcu.edu
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Brad Lehmann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-7312
  • lehmannrb@vcu.edu
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Hans Louis-Charles, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • 804-828-8889
  • louischah@vcu.edu
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Patrick Lowery, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-828-8889
  • pglowery@vcu.edu
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Christina Mancini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-828-4223
  • cnmancini@vcu.edu
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Heather Millar

Adjunct Faculty

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Mary Moore, Ph.D.

Senior Field Research Director, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

  • 804-827-4226
  • mmoore@vcu.edu
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Nancy A. Morris, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Program Chair
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-0484
  • nmorris@vcu.edu
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Maureen Moslow-Benway, M.A.

Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program Chair
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • 804-475-6496
  • mmoslowbenwa@vcu.edu
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Carolyn Naoroz, Ph.D.

Visiting Term Faculty Instructor

  • (804) 828-8067
  • naorozcj@vcu.edu
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Luisa Nazareno, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-828-2103
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William Pelfrey Jr., Ph.D.

Professor
Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • 804-828-8467
  • wvpelfrey@vcu.edu
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Damian Pitt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-828-7397
  • dpitt@vcu.edu
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Larry Prokop

Instructor
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • (804) 828-2492
  • lprokop@vcu.edu
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Sarah Raskin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Studies and Planning Program Assistant Program Chair
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-828-1651
  • seraskin@vcu.edu
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Jennifer Reid, Ph.D.

Evaluation Director and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy

  • 804-827-0459
  • jguyre@vcu.edu
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Grant Rissler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies
School of Professional and Continuing Studies

  • risslerge@vcu.edu
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Charity Scott, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-828-2348
  • scottcp4@vcu.edu
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Avrum Shriar, Ph.D.

Distinguished Career Professor Emeritus

  • 804-355-8473
  • ajshriar@vcu.edu
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James Smither, M.U.R.P.

Associate Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • (804) 827-0570
  • jcsmither@vcu.edu
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Anthony Starke, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-827-7313
  • starkeam@vcu.edu
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David Stock Esq.

Adjunct Faculty

  • stockda@vcu.edu
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I-Shian (Ivan) Suen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-828-2721
  • isuen@vcu.edu
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Anila Smriti Surin

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • surinas@vcu.edu
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Shruti Syal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • (804) 828-1215
  • syals@vcu.edu
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Benjamin Teresa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, RVA Eviction Lab Director
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • 804-828-8297
  • bfteresa@vcu.edu
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Niraj Verma, Ph.D.

Professor
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, Public Policy and Administration

  • 804-828-6962
  • nverma2@vcu.edu
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David Webber, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Assistant Program Chair
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • 804-828-8711
  • dwebber@vcu.edu
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Christopher Whyte, Ph.D.

Associate professor
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • cewhyte@vcu.edu
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Chernoh Wurie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice

  • 804-827-0493
  • cmwurie@vcu.edu
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Gina Barber

Director of Administration and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy

  • 804-827-2081
  • gbarber@vcu.edu
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Noah Bateman

Research Administrator, Survey and Evaluation Research Lab

  • 757-805-4188
  • batemann2@vcu.edu
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Brian Biggio

Program Coordinator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute (GEHLI)

  • (804) 827-1169
  • biggiobj@vcu.edu
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Tina Braden

Human Resources and Building Manager

  • 804-828-1016
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Bradford Bryant

Grant Manager

  • 804-828-8811
  • btbryant@vcu.edu
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Alexia Brown

Research Specialist, Center for Public Policy / Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

  • Office: (804) 828-1841 ; Cell: (516) 864-6591
  • browna4@vcu.edu
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Jason Burkett

Senior Research Analyst, Center for Public Policy

  • (804) 827-2643
  • jburkett@vcu.edu
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Nancy Calkins

Training Facilitator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • (804) 828-3698
  • calkinsn@vcu.edu
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Victoria Carter-Johnston

Program Coordinator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • (804) 827-1583
  • carterjohnsva@vcu.edu
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Julie Charbonnier, Ph.D.

Consultant and Facilitator
Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

  • (804) 628-1550
  • charbonnierj@vcu.edu
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Collin Cox

Administrative Coordinator, Office of Research and Outreach

  • coxcd@vcu.edu
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Pam Cox

Senior Special Projects and Communications Manager, Executive Assistant to Distinguished Faculty

  • 804-827-2168
  • coxp3@vcu.edu
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Katie Crump

Senior Academic Advisor

  • crumpc4@vcu.edu
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Tivoli Dabney

Executive Assistant, Research Institute for Social Equity

  • (804) 828-4336
  • dabneytt2@vcu.edu
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Craig Dearfield, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate
Research Institute for Social Equity

  • (804) 828-3075
  • dearfieldc@vcu.edu
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Lauren Floyd

Communications Specialist

  • floydll2@vcu.edu
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Kim Hunter

Project Director

  • 804-828-0779
  • khunter@vcu.edu
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Katherine Huynh

Senior Events Manager

  • 804-827-0867
  • huynhkp@vcu.edu
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Sarah Jackson

Consultant and Facilitator, Center for Public Policy

  • jacksonsk2@vcu.edu
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Adrienne K. Jones

Assistant Director of Student Services

  • (804) 828-9922
  • jonesak8@vcu.edu
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Leona Jones

Administrative Assistant and Travel Coordinator

  • 804-828-6235
  • lgjones@vcu.edu
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Ron Jones

Senior Program Coordinator
Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • 804-828-9908
  • jonesre22@vcu.edu
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Sharon Kelly

Financial Specialist

  • sakelly@vcu.edu
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Cydney Lowenstein, Ph.D.

Research Support Specialist, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

  • (804) 827-2643
  • lowensteincj@vcu.edu
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Molly Lumsden

Research Specialist, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory (SERL)

  • (804) 381-1018
  • lumsdenml@vcu.edu
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Bridget Lyons

Doctoral Program Academic Advisor

  • belyons@vcu.edu
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Tammy Martin

Senior Program Assistant

  • 804-827-0174
  • martintr3@vcu.edu
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Angela McGrath

Business Manager, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • 804-827-1170
  • almcgrath@vcu.edu
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Erin McGhee

Assistant Director of Academic Advising and Student Services

  • 804-827-3206
  • carree@vcu.edu
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Karen Meister

Training Facilitator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • (804) 827-1899
  • kmeister@vcu.edu
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Tiffany Murray-Robertson

Senior Associate Director of Communications & External Relations

  • 804-827-1253
  • tfmurray@vcu.edu
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Mae Oetjens

Communications Specialist

  • oetjensmn@vcu.edu
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Yali Pang, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate, Research Institute for Social Equity

  • (804) 828-5406
  • pangy@vcu.edu
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Luke Parker

Assistant Director of Research Services

  • 804-828-0683
  • wlparker@vcu.edu
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Carolyn Patterson

Procurement Officer

  • 804-827-4455
  • chpatter@vcu.edu
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Frank Pitchford

IT Analyst

  • 804-828-8086
  • pitchfordfa@vcu.edu
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Catherine Poarch

Production Supervisor
Center for Public Policies

  • poarchch@vcu.edu
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Candace Price-Stafford

Senior Project Manager

  • 804-827-4247
  • ceprice@vcu.edu
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Sah Ara Sanu-t

Executive Assistant to the Dean

  • (804) 827-0776
  • sanuts@vcu.edu
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Danielle Shutt

Program Manager, Center for Public Policy

  • 804-828-7482
  • shuttdm@vcu.edu
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Jess C. Smith, Ph.D.

Project Director, Evaluation of the Virginia Violent Crime Initiative, Center for Public Policy

  • 804-828-2759
  • smithjc26@vcu.edu
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Matthew R. Smith

Senior Academic Advisor for Graduate Students and Adjunct Faculty
Government and Public Affairs

  • 804-828-1691
  • msmith43@vcu.edu
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Shinique Smith

Executive Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

  • (804) 827-5683
  • smithse12@vcu.edu
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Rhonda Snead

Student Services Program Assistant

  • 804-827-2791
  • sneadrm@vcu.edu
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Alexandra Stonte

Project Administrator, Survey and Research Laboratory

  • stewartal2@vcu.edu
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Sofia Tortolero Calanche

Consultant and Facilitator
Center for Public Policy

  • (804) 827-9715
  • tortoleros@vcu.edu
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Steph Vennetti

Director of Academic Advising and Student Services

  • 804-827-0789
  • vennettis@vcu.edu
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Dwayne Whitehead, Ed.D.

Senior Consultant & Training Facilitator
Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

  • (804) 828-3698
  • whiteheadde@vcu.edu
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Wheeler Wood

Director of Operations and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy

  • wooddw@vcu.edu
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Morgan Woodle, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Research Institute for Social Equity

  • (804) 828-0811
  • woodlem@vcu.edu
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Wenli Yan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Public Administration

  • 804-827-0541
  • wyan@vcu.edu
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Gina Abena Amedeka

Doctoral Student

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Victor Amuzu

Doctoral Student

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Shannon Arnette

Doctoral Student

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Manika Avasthi

Doctoral Student

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Emily Avesian

Doctoral Student

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Devin Bowers

Doctoral Student

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Aly Carroll

Doctoral Student

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Leslie "Les" Carter

Doctoral Student

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Sidi Cheng

Doctoral Student

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Lilian Chineme-Ugwu

Doctoral Student

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JoNathan Collins

Doctoral Student

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Keandra Davis

Doctoral Student

  • davisk17@vcu.edu
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Morgan Dean

Doctoral Student

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Nader Elshikh

Doctoral Student

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Russ Evans

Doctoral Student

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Grady Hart

Doctoral Student

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Laura Herrmann

Doctoral Student

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Hakilah Hudson

Doctoral Student

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Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor

Doctoral Student

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Kelsey Jones

Doctoral Student

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Amidu Kalokoh

Doctoral Student

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Jessica Koroma

Doctoral Student

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Nancy Kent Smith

Doctoral Student

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Arnold "Chip" Kramer

Doctoral Student

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James Lambert

Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Student
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning

  • lambertja2@vcu.edu
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Monali Mal

Doctoral Student

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James Jay McConville

Doctoral Student

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Solenne Montgomery

Doctoral Student

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Promito Musharraf Bhuiyan

Doctoral Student

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Albert Nii Noi Okwei

Doctoral Student

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Michael O'Grady

Doctoral Student

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Hector Rivera Rivera

Doctoral Student

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Kenneth Rosenkranz

Doctoral Student

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Michael Rutz

Doctoral Student

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Tayler Shreve

Doctoral Student

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Sofia Simmons

Doctoral Student

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Mary Strawderman

Doctoral Student

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Matt Talone

Doctoral Student

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Adams Tarfa

Doctoral Student

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Mariah Williams

Doctoral Student

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Aemro Worku Ayalew

Doctoral Student

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Isaac Yeboah

Doctoral Student

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Ashley Zehrt

Doctoral Student

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William Capers, MURP

Adjunct Faculty
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, Public Policy and Administration

  • capersw@vcu.edu
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