Faculty & Staff Committee Membership

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Ms. Emily Boone
She/Her
Teaching Faculty of Biology
Specialties:
  • Marine ecology
  • Physiological ecology
  • Environmental studies
Contact:
(804) 287-6831
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Dr. Emory (Ted) F. Bunn
Professor of Physics
E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in the Liberal Arts
Specialties:
  • Big Bang cosmology (theory and data analysis)
Contact:
(804) 287-6486
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Dr. Colleen Carpenter-Swanson
Assistant Professor in Biology
Specialties:
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Genetics
  • Epilepsy
  • Addiction
  • Zebrafish modeling
Contact:
(804) 287-6339
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Ms. Pat Coleman
She/Her
Academic Administrative Coordinator
Contact:
(804) 289-8242
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Dr. Priscilla Erickson
She/Her
Assistant Professor of Biology
Specialties:
  • Evolutionary genetics and genomics
  • Quantitative genetics
  • Evolutionary developmental biology
Contact:
804-484-1591
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Dr. Gerard P. Gilfoyle
Professor of Physics
Robert Edward and Lena Frazer Loving Chair of Physics
Specialties:
  • Electro-nuclear physics
  • Computational methods
  • Nuclear non-proliferation and science policy
  • Active learning strategies in introductory and advanced physics courses
Contact:
(804) 289-8255
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Dr. Christine C. Helms
She/Her
Associate Professor of Physics
Chair, Department of Physics
Specialties:
  • Biophysics
  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Nanomechanics
Contact:
(804) 289-8256
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Dr. Angie Hilliker
She/Her
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Gene Expression
  • RNA Biology
Contact:
(804) 484-1423
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Dr. Shannon Z. Jones
Teaching Faculty of Biology
Director of SMART and URISE Programs
Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator, Integrated Inclusive Science
Specialties:
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Toxicology of inhaled pollutants
  • Development of novel evidence-based teaching strategies
Contact:
(804) 287-6568
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Dr. Michael Norris
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Specialties:
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Solar Fuels and Alternative Energy
Contact:
(804) 662-3044
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Ms. Emily Phaup
She/Her
Academic Administrative Specialist
Contact:
(804) 289-8871
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Dr. B. Daniel Pierce
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bacterial Pathogenesis
  • Tumorigenesis
  • Synthetic Biology
Contact:
(804) 289-8107
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Dr. Omar Quintero-Carmona
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
  • Cell Biology
  • Cytoskeleton/molecular motors
  • Quantitative fluorescence microscopy
Contact:
804-287-6892
headshot of Dr. Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias
Dr. Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias
Associate Professor of Physics
Specialties:
  • Electronic transport
  • Nanophotonics
  • Plasmonics
  • Design of optical-electro nanostructures
  • Optical properties of metallic and semiconductor nanostructures
  • Structure and electronic properties of semiconductor nanowires, quantum dots, hetrojunctions, and superlattices
Contact:
(804) 662-3147
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Dr. Isaac Skromne
He/Him
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
  • Development
  • Neuroscience
Contact:
(804) 289-8235
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Susan Wolski
Academic Administrative Manager
Contact:
(804) 289-8252