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MK Abadoo
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Matt Brett
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Terry Davis
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Miah Domel
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Jared Duesterhaus
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Tabatha Easley
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Caroline Eddy
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Kristina Edwards
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TyRuben Ellingson
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Ryan Ellington
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Tirazheh Eslami
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Michael Etto
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McNair Evans
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Rice Evans
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Rosen Eveleigh
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Annie Evelyn
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Travis Fairman
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Hillary Waters Fayle
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Marcus Fischer
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Jeff Foster
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Starrene Foster
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Michelle Gagliano
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Jessica Gaines
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Susie Ganch
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Eric Garberson
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Emmy Garcia
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Antonio García
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Traci Garland
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Rebecca Gates
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Noren Gelberg-Hagmaier
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Josh George
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Julian K Glover
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Filipa Arinto de Carvalho Godinho
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Sandy Goldie
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Julie Grosche
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Sonali Gulati
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Michelle Harman Gulick
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Shannon Gunn
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Min Haeng Kang
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Thomi Hairston
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Dann Hall
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Bruce Hammel
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Timothy Hamnett
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Wells Hanley
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano, Small Jazz Ensemble
Christopher Hansen
Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education
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Stephanie “Tippi” Hart
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Department of Theatre
Clinton Helms
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John Hendershot
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Sarah Hendricks
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Morgan Herrin
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Corin Hewitt
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Arghavan Heydareslam
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HH Hiaasen
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Veronica Hicks
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Noah Hook
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Ian Horwitz
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Steven Hoskins
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Jeff Hudson
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Sterling Hundley
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Dean Hurley
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Sam Huss
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Brooke Inman
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Sarah Irvin
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Brian Ivasauskas
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Vanessa Jackson
Speech
Department of Theatre
Talita Jackson
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Katie Jackson
Adjunct Professor for Intro to Drama
Roberto Jamora
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Ryan Jarrard
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Jarvis Jefferson
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Anastasia Jellison
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Quiana Johnson
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Ron Johnson
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Linda Johnston
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Michael Jones
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Kayla Jones
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Prashanth Kamalakanthan
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Bob Kaputof
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Ayça Kartari
Instructor/Adjunct Faculty of Double Bass
GM Keaton
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GM Keaton
Adjunct Instructor
Kelly Kerr
Director of Constituent Engagement
Sushma Khadepaun
Adjunct Professor
Kyra Kilfeather
Industry Professional, Adjunct Professor
Nicole Killian
Associate Professor
Angelica Kim
Dean's Office Coordinator
David Jonghak Kim
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Monica Kinsey
Administrative Coordinator
Keith Byron Kirk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Graduate Studies
Department of Theatre
Susanna Klein
Area Coordinator of Strings
Associate Professor of Music
Karen Kopryanski
Associate Professor
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Department of Theatre
J.C. Kuhl
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Saxophone
Irene Kuykendall
Adjunct Professor of Effective Speech and Oral Communication & Presentation
Adjunct Professor of Winning Presentations, School of Business
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Christiana Lafazani
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
Renee Lamb
Assistant Professor
Xiaolin Lan
Theatrical Makeup and Figure Drawing
Department of Theatre
Cate Latham
Assistant Professor
Babatunde Lawal
Professor
Chelsea Lee
Assistant Professor
Seung-Ho Lee
Assistant Professor
Tracy Leipold
Arts Research Coordinator
Filipe Leitão
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Massa Lemu
Associate Professor
Brian Letscher
Instructor - Desktop A/V
Department of Theatre
Leland Lew
Technical Director
Julinda Lewis
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Lillian Lewis
Assistant Professor
Peter Lewis
Adjunct Professor
Darby Libka
Academic Advisor
Rudy Lopez
Assistant Professor
Whitney Ludvik
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Nyasha Madamombe
Assistant Professor
Jamie Mahoney
Assistant Professor
Chris Mahonski
Instructor
Digital Fabrication Technician
Catherine Malone
Adjunct Instructor
Eka Maraneli
Adjunct Professor
Colleen Marino
Senior Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Lentz Marseille
Adjunct Instructor
Amy Marshman
Adjunct Instructor
Ryan Martin
Admissions Counselor
Amber M. Martinez
Speech
Department of Theatre
Tony Martucci
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Drum Set, Small Jazz Ensemble
Jordan Marty
Assistant Professor
Emily J. Mattison
Assistant Professor - Acting
Head of Undergraduate Performance
Dana McComb
Adjunct Professor of Cello
Bonnie McCoy
Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre
Shaun McCracken
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Molly McFadden
Professor
Kevin McGranahan
Scene Shop Foreman and Facilities Manager
Department of Theatre
Michael Jones McKean
Associate Professor
Alyssa McKeithen
Adjunct Professor, Music History and Oboe
Roy McKelvey
Associate Professor
Anthony Meloro
Academic Advisor
Mark Mervis
Adjunct Professor
Evie Metz
Adjunct Professor
Mary Metzger
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Sarah Midkiff
Coordinator of Facilities, Equipment and Technology
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Janel Miley
Academic Advisor
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Department of Theatre
Meg Miller
Adjunct Instructor
Caroline Minchew
Adjunct Instructor
Somer Mojica
Facilities & Equipment Coordinator
J Molina-Garcia
Graduate Director
Assistant Professor in Photography and Digital Futures
Jaydan Moore
Adjunct Instructor
Madeleine Mae Morris
Adjunct Professor
Holly Morrison
Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor
Dean Moss
Distinguished Visiting Faculty
Jackie Mullins
Assistant Professor
Supervisor of the Fashion Department's Study Collection of Historic Garments
Chad Mundie
Adjunct Professor
Katerina Muromtseva
Adjunct Instructor
Cynthia Myron
Department Chair
Director of Graduate Studies
Assistant Professor
Daniel Myssyk
Director of Orchestral Activities
Professor of Music
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Nadiya Nacorda
Assistant Professor
Eri Nakamura
Assistant Professor
Dae Newman
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Harrison Nicholas
Adjunct Instructor
Jesse Njus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Theatre History
Department of Theatre
A. Christopher Norris
Interim Associate Program Lead
Student Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Andrew Norris
Adjunct Professor
Conlan Northcutt
Adjunct Professor
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Dana Ollestad
Instructor
Sheri Oyan
Adjunct Professor of Saxophone
Barry O’Keefe
Adjunct Instructor
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Michael Panbehchi
Adjunct Instructor
Bob Paris
Associate Professor
Sarah Parker
Adjunct Faculty - Metals & Jewelry
Linda Pasquarell
Music Education Program Assistant
Kaitlyn Paston
Post Graduate Teaching Fellow
Ryan Patton
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Art Education
John Patykula
Associate Professor
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D.
Professor - Graduate Pedagogy, Acting and Directing
Department of Theatre
Julia Pfaff
Adjunct Professor
Frank Pichel
Instructor
Pier Pierandrei
Adjunct Professor
Michael Birch Pierce
Assistant Professor
Trebien Pollard
Assistant Professor
Trey Pollard
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Guitar
Melyatta Powers
Senior Executive Director of Finance
Sarah Powers
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Denise Purvis
Adjunct Instructor
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Aidan Quinlan
Adjunct Instructor
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Kendra Rai
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Department of Theatre
Chris Raintree
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Department of Theatre
Leah Raintree
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Sara Desvernine Reed
Assistant Professor
Mary Beth Reed
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Justin James Reed
Professor Emeritus
Elaine Reeder
Adjunct Instructor
Miranda Reichhardt
Adjunct Professor
Melanie Richards
Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Dance
Ian Rilliet
Facilities & Equipment Coordinator
Robin Rio
Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy, RVA Street Singers
Eric Rivera
Associate Professor
Catherine Roach
Associate Professor
Kat Roberson
Graduate Studies Coordinator
Shelley Roden
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Ernesto Rodriguez
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Taylor Roesch
Industry Professional, Adjunct Professor
Asia Rorick
Admissions Counselor
Melissa Rose
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Michael Royce
Adjunct Professor
Paul Rucker
Curator for Creative Collaboration
Chris Rudasill
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Semi Ryu, Ph.D.
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Hanaa Safwat
Adjunct Instructor
Cat Samples
Adjunct Instructor
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Information Technology Support Analyst
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Morgan Sawyer
Adjunct Instructor
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Adjunct Professor of Viola
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Ephraim Schum
Adjunct Instructor
Nancy Scott
Executive Associate Dean
Kimberly Seagraves
Senior Financial Specialist
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Wes Seals
Assistant Professor - Acting
Department of Theatre
Joe Seaton
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Kevin Sellars
Assistant Professor
Michael Shaffer
Adjunct Instructor
Saar Shemesh
Adjunct Instructor
Ying-Fang Shen
Associate Professor
Jon-Phillip Sheridan
Chair, Photographer + Film
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E. Gaynell Sherrod
Professor
Rebecca Shields
Adjunct Instructor
David Shields
Professor
Jiwon Shin
Adjunct Faculty
Anna Showers-Cruser
Adjunct Professor
Ryan Shriver
Adjunct Instructor
Kate Sicchio
Associate Professor of Dance and Media Technologies
Graduate Director
Noah Simblist
Associate Professor
Ruta Smedina-Starke
Instructor/Adjunct Faculty
Emily Smith
Assistant Professor
Patrick Smith
Coordinator of Music History
Associate Professor of French Horn and Music History
Preston Spence
Assistant Professor
Technical Director
Department of Theatre
Ryan Sprowl
Interim Executive Director of Communications
Art Director
Bonnie Staley
Adjunct Professor
Judith Steel
Associate Professor
George Stoffan
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
Hawa Stwodah
Assistant Professor
Brandon Sutliff
Adjunct Professor
Jody Symula
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Art Foundation Program Lead
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Mariah Taghavie-Moghadam
Theatre Instructor
Kelly Teeling
Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Nathan Tersteeg
Academic Advisor
Tasia Thompson
Human Resources Administrator
Colleen Potter Thorburn
Adjunct Professor, Music Theory and Harp
Eleanor Thorp
Adjunct Professor
Lauren Thorson
Chair
Bravita Threatt Brown
Adjunct Instructor
Stephanie R Thulin
Associate Professor
Paul Thulin-Jimenez
Associate Professor
David Emerson Toney
Assistant Professor - Acting, Directing, and Playwriting
Head of Undergraduate Performance
Department of Theatre
David Toussaint
Adjunct Professor of Guitar
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
Assistant Professor
Rob Tregenza
Professor
Pamela Turner
Associate Professor
J.M. Tyree
M.Phil Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Dimitrije Vasiljevic
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies
Thomas Vecchione
Sound Design
Department of Theatre
Camelia Velázquez
Finance Assistant
Roberto Ventura
Department Chair
Associate Professor
Mikhail Veselov
Assistant Professor
Karen Videtic
Professor Emeritus
Jocelyn Vinson
Payroll Manager, VCU Qatar
Stephen Vitiello
Department Chair
Professor
Sonia Vlahcevic
Professor of Piano and Music Analysis
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Autumn Proctor Waddell
Assistant Professor
Kendall Walker
Instructor - Movement
Matt Wallin
Professor, Communication Arts
Sarah Walston
Adjunct/Instructor of Voice
Ross Walter
Professor of Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba
Sasha Waters
Professor of Photography + Film
Tamara Watkins
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Jack Wax
Professor - Glass
Will Weaver
Web Developer
Scott Wegener
Adjunct Instructor
Yiwen Wei
Graduate Program Director
Assistant Professor
Steffi West
Director of Development
Christopher White
Adjunct Instructor
Sheila Whitsett
Assistant Professor
Shop Technician
Hilary Wilder
Associate Professor
BJ Wilkinson
Assistant Professor
Head of Lighting Design
Department of Theatre
Anna Williams
Assistant Professor
Sara Wilson McKay
Associate Professor
Emily Winthrop
Adjunct Instructor
James Wiznerowicz
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Department Chair for Music
Tess Wladar
Office Assistant
Tobias Wofford
Associate Professor
Kenneth Wood
Coordinator of Voice
Co-Director of VCU Opera
Assistant Professor of Voice and Voice pedagogy
Margaret Woods
Adjunct Professor of Voice Methods, Techniques, and Applied Voice
Emily Wyman
Adjunct Professor
dana washington-queen
Visiting Artist Professor
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Michelle Yee
Assistant Professor
Bohyun Yoon
Associate Professor - Glass
William Young
Adjunct Instructor
Miranda Young
Adjunct Instructor
Bunt Young
Industry Professional, Director of Photography
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Vincent Zawada
Adjunct Professor
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Adjunct Instructor
Ruiqi Zhang
Adjunct Faculty
Lena Zharekhin
Web Developer
Dalton Zheng
Adjunct Instructor
Claire E. Zitzow
Academic Advisor
Sandy Zohore
Assistant Professor