Faculty & Staff

Associate Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (PPEL)
Specialties:
- Economic History of Weather Information
- Flipped Classroom
- Traffic Citations
(804) 287-6573

E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL)
Specialties:
- Political and legal philosophy, with special interests in republicanism, political obligation, and the justification of punishment
804-289-8530

Lewis T. Booker Professorship in Religion & Ethics
Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL)
Specialties:
- Ethics
- Western Religious Thought
(804) 289-8331

Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics & Democratic Values
Specialties:
- Ethics
- Bioethics
- Political Philosophy
(804) 287-6353

Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL)
Interdisciplinary Program Co-Coordinator, PPEL
Specialties:
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Law
- Ethical Theory
- Applied Ethics
(804) 287-6805

Associate Professor of Political Science and PPEL (Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law)
Specialties:
- Political philosophy
- Democratic theory
- Institutional design
- Immigration ethics
(804) 289-8530

Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law and Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics
Specialties:
- Leadership Ethics
- Moral Psychology
- Responsibility
- Influence
- Social, Political, and Legal Theory
(804) 287-6088
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL), Coordinator, Law & Liberal Arts Minor
Specialties:
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Law
- Ancient Philosophy
(804) 287-6087

Associate Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL)
Specialties:
- Constitutional Law
- Legal and Political Theory
- Universal Rights
- Natural Law and Philosophy
- The American Judiciary
(804) 287-6626

Assistant Professor of Law
Specialties:
- Property
- Environmental Law
- Land Use and Zoning
(804) 289 8211

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Program Co-Coordinator, PPEL
Specialties:
- Social and political philosophy
- History of normative thought from Grotius to the present
(804) 289-8413

Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law
Specialties:
- Urban Politics and Sprawl
- Community Economic Development
- City of Richmond Politics
- Sports, Justice, and Ethics
(804) 287-6542