Faculty & Staff Committee Membership

Ms. Emily Boone
She/Her
Senior Teaching Faculty of Biology
Specialties:
- Marine ecology
- Physiological ecology
- Environmental studies
(804) 287-6831

Professor of Physics
E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in the Liberal Arts
Specialties:
- Big Bang cosmology (theory and data analysis)
(804) 287-6486

Assistant Professor in Biology
Specialties:
- Neuropharmacology
- Genetics
- Epilepsy
- Addiction
- Zebrafish modeling
(804) 287-6339

Ms. Pat Coleman
She/Her

Dr. Priscilla Erickson
She/Her
Assistant Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Evolutionary genetics and genomics
- Quantitative genetics
- Evolutionary developmental biology
804-484-1591

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
(804) 289-8255

Dr. Christine C. Helms
She/Her
Associate Professor of Physics
Chair, Department of Physics
Specialties:
- Biophysics
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Nanomechanics
(804) 289-8256

Dr. Angie Hilliker
She/Her
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Molecular Genetics
- Gene Expression
- RNA Biology
(804) 484-1423

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
(804) 287-6568

Associate Professor of Chemistry
Specialties:
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Solar Fuels and Alternative Energy
(804) 662-3044

Ms. Emily Phaup
She/Her

Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Molecular Biology
- Bacterial Pathogenesis
- Tumorigenesis
- Synthetic Biology
(804) 289-8107

Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Cell Biology
- Cytoskeleton/molecular motors
- Quantitative fluorescence microscopy
804-287-6892

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
(804) 662-3147

Dr. Isaac Skromne
He/Him
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Development
- Neuroscience
(804) 289-8235