Allar, Matthew
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2015-17
Office: Phi Beta Kappa Hall 247
Email: mjallar@wm.edu
Phone: 757-221-2694
Website: http://www.matthewallar.com
Past Fellows
Bagdassarian, Carey
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-17
Barber, Jim
Clark G. and Elizabeth H. Diamond Fellow, 2018-20
Contact Info: jpbarber@wm.edu, (757) 221-6208
Professional: Background
Home Department: Higher Education, School of Education
Contact Fellow for: Education; Business; Data Analysis/Assessment Initiatives
Barko-Alva, Katherine
CLA Fellow 2019-21
Contact Info: kbarkoalva@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: ESL/Bilingual Education, School of Education
Contact Fellow For: Education, Business, Interdisciplinary, Sociology, WMSure, COLL 350
Blank , Paula
Professor of English 1959-2016
: 1959-2016
Boone, Tonya
CLA Fellow 2021-23
Contact Info: tonya.boone@mason.wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: Mason School of Business
Campbell, Bruce
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2015-17
Cochrane, Leslie
Fellow, 2018-20
Contact Info: lecochrane@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: English, Linguistics
Contact Fellow for: English; Linguistics; Psychological Sciences; COLL 400
Cronin, Michael
Class of 1955 Fellow, 2017-19
Contact Info: mpcronin@wm.edu, 757-221-2072
Professional: Background
Home Department: Japanese Studies, AMES
Contact Fellow for: Modern Languages; Music; Religious Studies
Forestell, Catherine
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2015
Office: Integrated Science Center, Room 1151
Phone: 757 221 3892
Email: caforestell@wm.edu
Website: https://cforestell.wixsite.com/forestell
CV: pdf
Gaynes, Michael
Wakefield Fellow, 2018-20
Contact Info: mogayn@wm.edu, 757-221-7522
Professional: Background
Home Department: Art & Art History
Contact Fellow for: Art & Art History; Theater, Speech & Dance; Maker Spaces; Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation; COLL 100/150
Harris, M. Brennan
CLA Fellow 2019-21
Contact Info: mbharr@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Contact Fellow For: Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Mathematics, Physics; COLL 300 & 200
Irby, Georgia
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-16
Office: Boswell 329
Phone: 757 221 2162
On Leave: 2023-24
Email: glirby@wm.edu
Research interests: History of Science, Ancient Environment, Mythology
Johnson, Keith
CLA Fellow 2021-23
Contact Info: kljohnson@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: English, Film & Media Studies
Knight, Arthur
CLA Fellow 2016; Film Studies/English/AMST
Office Hours: Wednesday 10-11 am, Thursday 2-3:30 pm, and by appointment.
Zoom Office Hours: https://cwm.zoom.us/my/arthur.knight
Phone: 757-221-7517
Email: iaknig@wm.edu
Konefal, Betsy
Class of 1952 Fellow, 2018-20
Contact Info: bokone@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: History
Contact Fellow for: American Studies; Anthropology; History; Global Studies; COLL 200 & COLL 400
Lombardini, John
CLA Fellow 2016; Government
Office: Chancellors 256, 757-221-2082
Links: Email and Webpage
Office Hours: Monday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Wednesday 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Research Interests: Political Theory; Ancient Political Thought (Greece, Rome, and China)
Mapp, Paul
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-16
Office: Blair 315
Phone: 757-221-3765
Email: pwmapp@wm.edu
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Early America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Medieval and Early Modern Europe, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Borders and Borderlands, British Empire, Comparative and Transnational, Imperialism and Colonialism, French Atlantic, Historiography and Historical Memory, Iberian Empires, International Relations, North American West, Pacific World/Pacific Rim
Morse, Deborah
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-16
Office: Tucker Hall 230
Office Hours: By appointment only, in-person Tuesday & Thursdays and Zoom Fridays. (Please email Professor Morse directly to schedule.)
Zoom Office Hours: https://cwm.zoom.us/j/97287235497
Phone: 757-221-3933
Email: ddmors@wm.edu
Nemacheck, Chris
CLA Fellow, 2015-17; CLA Director 2018-21
Contact Info: clnema@wm.edu, 757-221-3133
Professional: Background
Home Department: Government
Osiapem, Iyabo
CLA Fellow 2016; English, AFST, Linguistics
Office: Boswell Hall 101B
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:30-12:30 (in Boswell 101b),
Wednesday 1:00-4:00 (in Blow 236) and by appointment (Fall 2023)
Phone: 757-221-3904
Email: ifosiapem@wm.edu
Pacini, Giulia
Robert and Sarah Boyd Fellow, 2018-20
Contact Info: gxpaci@wm.edu, 757-221-7714
Professional: Background
Home Department: French & Francophone Studies
Contact Fellow for: Modern Languages; Philosophy; Mathematics; Geology; COLL 200 & COLL 400
Paga, Jessica
CLA Fellow 2019-21
Contact Info: jpaga@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: Classical Studies
Contact Fellow For: Classical Studies, Economics, Government, Music, Religious Studies; COLL 100/150 & 400
Parman, John
Paul R. Verkuil Fellow, 2018-20; CLA Fellow 2021-23
Contact Info: jmparman@wm.edu, 757-221-2852
Professional: Background
Home Department: Economics
Contact Fellow for: Economics; Government; Sociology Public Policy; International Relations; COLL 300 & COLL 350
Popper, Nicholas
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-16
Office: Blair 349
Email: nspopper@wm.edu
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: British Empire, Comparative and Transnational, Cultural/Intellectual, Imperialism and Colonialism, Historiography and Historical Memory, Science and Medicine
Prado, Fabricio
CLA Fellow 2016; History
Office: Blair 351
Email: fpprado@wm.edu
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic Areas of Research: Borders and Borderlands, Comparative and Transnational, Economic History and Capitalism, Imperialism and Colonialism, Iberian Empires, Social and Labor
Riofrio, John ("Rio")
Fellow, Center for the Liberal Arts 2014-16, 2020-22
Office: Washington Hall 207
Email: jdriofrio@wm.edu
Scott, Alison
Sally Gertrude Smoot Spears Fellow, 2017-19
Contact Info: ascott01@wm.edu, 757-221-2760
Professional: Background
Home Department: Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Contact Fellow for: Kinesiology & Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies (AFST, ENSP, FMST, GSWS, NSCI)
Spaeth, Barbette
CLA Fellow 2016; Classical Studies
Email: bsspae@wm.edu
Research interests: Ancient religion and magic
Stancioiu, Cristina
CLA Fellow 2020-22
Contact Info: cstancioiu@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: Art & Art History
Contact Fellow For: Art & Art History, Geology, Maker Spaces, Philosophy, Theater, Speech & Dance; COLL 200 & 300
Tandeciarz, Silvia
CLA Fellow 2016; Hispanic Studies
Office: Ewell Hall 133
Phone: (757) 221-1522
Email: srtand@wm.edu
Tracy, Gene
Founding Director, Center for the Liberal Arts; Physics
Office: Small Hall 223B
Email: ertrac@wm.edu
Office Phone: 757-221-3527
Webpage: http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/ertrac
Webster, Erin
CLA Fellow 2020-22
Contact Info: emwebster@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: English
Contact Fellow For: American Studies, Computer Science, English, Linguistics, Psychological Sciences, COLL 100/150
Wustholz, Kristin
Class of 1964 Fellow, 2017-20
Contact Info: kwustholz@wm.edu
Professional: Background
Home Department: Chemistry
Contact Fellow for: COLL 350 Initiatives