HONORS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Instructional Assistant Professor, Honors College
Aimee Ledewitz Weinstein, is a Term Assistant Professor of Humanities and Graduate Pathway Advisor with INTO Mason
Aimee Ledewitz Weinstein, D.A., is an Instructional Assistant Professor with the Honors College where she teaches research writing, creative nonfiction writing/reading and works with the community based learning team to guide college essay mentors for the Early Identification Program. Dr. Weinstein is also affiliate faculty with INTO Mason, where she works with International Graduate students on their research writing, transition management and other assorted aspects that characterize a move to a new culture and American university life. In addition, Dr. Weinstein is a faculty fellow with the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning where she works with the Anti-Racist and Inclusive Teaching (ARIT) team to help professors be more overtly inclusive in their classrooms. When it is safer to travel, she plans to lead a summer study abroad course on Japanese Arts and Well-being. She received her doctorate from the Department of Higher Education at George Mason University where she focused on teaching writing to second language learners via a hybrid classroom. Before moving to Northern Virginia in 2015, Dr. Weinstein lived for more than ten years in Tokyo, Japan where she taught first year writing and research writing at Temple University, Japan. In addition to traveling throughout Asia, she advocated for women's education via the Japan Support Committee of the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. Dr. Weinstein's publications include a College Essay handbook, a study guide for the ACT essay, a fiction piece in an anthology about the concept of time, and a small book on humorous English translations of Japanese signs. Her other, varied publications are mostly out of Japan and include English-language travel and food journals as well as both print and online news sources.
Education
DA, Higher Education, George Mason University (2006)
MA, English/Composition, George Mason University (1996)
BA, English, The University of Connecticut (1992)
Job Titles:
- Member of Mason 's Honors College
Massenburg, a member of Mason's Honors College and a University Scholar, who attends Mason tuition-free, said she originally wanted to major in psychology. But after seeing a speech in Richmond, Virginia, by Samantha Power, who at the time was the United States' ambassador to the United Nations, Massenburg, then a high school junior, changed direction.
Job Titles:
- Professor and Director, Center for Humanities Research
Professor Landsberg is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of memory studies. Her book, Prosthetic Memory: The Transformation of American Remembrance in the Age of Mass Culture (Columbia UP, 2004) considers the way in which individuals are increasingly able to take on memories of events they did not live through. She is interested in the potential of such memories to produce empathy and to become the grounds for progressive politics. Professor Landsberg has been invited to speak at conferences in the Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France. In 2007, the journal Rethinking History published a forum on her book.
Her book entitled, Engaging the Past, explores popular modes of engagement with the past in contemporary mediated society, and the ramifications of those modes of engagement for the projects of history and politics. Considering a wide range of history texts-historical fiction films, TV historical dramas, Reality History TV, Immersive History Museum websites, among others-this book engages with the dynamics of the experiential to explain both what it makes possible for people and what it obscures or refuses. Engaging the Past suggests that these popular engagements pose some fundamental challenges for our sense of what constitutes history in the 21 st century, but also that academic historians need to take more seriously the kind of work popular media can do in the production of historical knowledge.
Amy Crockett is a PhD student in the Department of Economics at George Mason University. Amy earned her MA in Teaching at the Relay Graduate School of Education, and her BS in Systems Engineering and Economics at George Mason University. Amy has previously served as a cost analyst for Tecolote Research, Inc. and a statistics and algebra teacher at North Star Academy.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Dean in the Honors College
Andy Hoefer is the assistant dean in the Honors College. His research in English focuses on the literature of the U.S. South.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Composition
- Term Professor
Anna S. Habib serves as Associate Director of Composition, managing the undergraduate composition courses designated for multilingual students at Mason's home campus and branch campus in Songdo, Korea. She is also the English department liaison to INTO Mason, coordinating and teaching the writing courses for the international undergraduate and graduate pathway programs. Anna is recipient of the 2020 University Teaching Excellence Award. She also serves as Associate Editor for the WAC Clearinghouse's International Exchanges on the Study of Writing book series and lead Editor for Connecting Writing Centers across Borders, a blog of WLN: a Journal of Writing Center Scholarship.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Associate Dean, Honors College / Associate Professor, English
Anthony Dyer Hoefer currently serves as the Assistant Dean of the Honors College. Among other HNRS courses, he often teaches experiential learning courses, like the Honors College Connects section of HNRS 261 and the Industry Challenges section of HNRS 361. He also advises Honors College students pursuing degrees in Business and Economics.
In addition, Dr. Hoefer is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, where he teaches courses on modern and contemporary US literature. His research is in the field U.S. southern studies, but his published work engages graphic novels, detective fiction, Hurricane Katrina, and The Big Lebowski. He is the author of Apocalypse South: Judgment, Cataclysm, and Resistance in the Regional Imaginary (The Ohio State University Press, 2012).
Education
PhD, English, Louisiana State University, 2008
MA, American Studies, University of Alabama, 2003
BA, Government and English, Wofford College, 2000
Ashley Blinstrub is the Student Success and Inclusion Librarian at George Mason University Libraries. Ashley is passionate about continual improvement of library services for students and creating inclusive environments. A large part of Ashley's career has been teaching students how to research effectively for their topics, which is something she loves to expand on in her HNRS 110 course.
Education
BA, English, University of Michigan (2011) MSI, Information Science, University of Michigan (2013)
Job Titles:
- Academic Advisor
- Academic Advisor, Honors College / Co - Chair, Communication Committee, Staff Senate
Ashley brings over seventeen years of experience to the field of higher education. She is an academic advisor and certified academic success coach. She is an advocate for student success and firmly believes in the integral part that advising plays in graduating students from institutions with Bachelor's degrees and beyond.
Education
M.A. Ed Higher Education (Spring 2024), George Mason University
B.A. English, Creative Writing (2001), Virginia Tech
From talking about climate change policy with President Cabrera to protesting Virginia pipelines, Ben was a constant presence in conversations about sustainability and environmental justice during his four years at Mason.
Since graduating, Rhoades has been working with the Reston Association as a Watershed Specialist, assisting with the maintenance of water resources within Reston, Virginia. "It has been a great way to apply the skills I learned in Mason's Environmental Studies program and get work outdoors," says Rhoades. As a Watershed Specialist, Ben works as part of a team responsible for the water quality of the lakes, drainage and erosion issues, boating, and recreational water activities. "It's been a great experience coming right out of college and being able to practice some of the things about water conservation that I learned over the course of my time at Mason in the Environmental Studies department."
While at Mason, Rhoades studied Wildlife Ecology & Conservation (WEC) at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) located in Front Royal, Virginia. "It was a great experience not only because of the super-specialized conservation education I was getting from practitioners in the field, but also the experience of having such a small cohort of people living at [the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute] together."
Even now, Rhoades reflects on the value of a tight-knit academic community. "I am still friends with so many people," he says of his peers in the Honors College. In addition to staying in touch with his old friends, Rhoades continues to meet and connect with new Honors College students through the Climate Change and Energy Transition reading group facilitated by Honors College Director of Communications, Professor Stafford. He has been enjoying staying in touch with activists from throughout the Mason community, sharing, "I still spend my free time thinking about preserving our global environment and fighting climate change [with other] GMU students and alum."
As an alumnus, Rhoades reflects on all the opportunities, both in and out of the classroom, that Mason presented for his success. "All of my projects had something to do with the environment or environmental impacts from people; it ties perfectly in with the watershed work I do at the Reston Association."
Rhoades' advice for current students is to make the most of the privileges they have and use those privileges to demand change. "Mason students have a lot of power in that they're at this great point in their lives where they have incredible access to academic resources and political resources. They can combine those [resources]" to advocate for a better future.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Director of Educational Pathways & Faculty Development
Blake Silver collects and analyzes data to enable the Honors College to fulfill its mission. His research in Sociology focuses on higher education, inequality and mobility, second-generation immigrant studies, and the transition to adulthood.
Blake R. Silver is Director of Educational Pathways & Faculty Development in the Honors College and Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He also serves as the Director of the Education & Health Research Hub in the Center for Social Science Research.
Dr. Silver received a PhD in sociology from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Fellow. His research focuses on culture, social stratification, and higher education, addressing questions about the role of colleges and universities in contesting and reproducing inequality.
His current projects examine college students' educational pathways, the senior-year transitions of second-generation immigrant students, and campus art and architecture. His research has been supported by the American Sociological Association, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, ACPA-College Student Educators International, the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the NASPA Foundation.
Dr. Silver's first book, The Cost of Inclusion: How Student Conformity Leads to Inequality on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press), explores how inequalities are reproduced as students pursue social inclusion on campus.
His forthcoming co-edited volume with Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin: New Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice (Cambridge University Press), will be published in spring 2024.
Dr. Silver's second book, Degrees of Risk: Navigating Insecurity and Inequality in Public Higher Education (University of Chicago Press), is forthcoming in summer 2024. This book argues that students at public colleges and universities today confront rampant insecurity, amplified by common policies and practices employed by those institutions. Students encounter and manage this insecurity in very different ways, intensifying inequality at the intersections of socioeconomic status, race, gender, and other sociodemographic dimensions.
C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa received his PhD at Michigan State University. He is the author of Crooked Paths to Allotment: The Fight over Federal Indian Policy after the Civil War (UNC Press, 2012), and the co-editor of Beyond Two Worlds: Critical Conversations on Language and Power in Native North America (SUNY Press, 2014).
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Business Investment for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
- Vice President, Business Investment / Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Catherine Riley is the Vice President of Business Investment for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, which is one of the most successful local development programs in the US. She has overall responsibility for the strategic planning and project management for the agency's three investment divisions which include the National Business Investment, International Business Investment, and Diversity Investment and Entrepreneurship Division programs.
She has managed a successful team that has generated more than 90,000 new jobs in Fairfax County over the last ten years, including the headquarters relocations for Hilton Worldwide, CSC, SAIC, and Volkswagen Group of America. In addition, Ms. Riley managed the successful bid to win the headquarters relocation of Intelsat and Northrop Grumman; and the Global Operations Center of Bechtel.
Prior to her promotion to Vice President in 2002, Ms. Riley served as Director for the International Division at the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. She started the agency's overseas investment program and established the first FCEDA foreign office in Tokyo, Japan. During her time as Director, Ms. Riley opened five more overseas offices and her team announced more than 12,000 new jobs for Fairfax County over ten years.
Ms. Riley served as the President of the British American Business Association (BABA) from 2010-2012. And, she served on the BABA Board of Directors for six years, and the Executive Committee for three years. Ms. Riley also chaired the BABA Strategic Planning Committee.
Ms. Riley also served on the Executive Committee of the British American Business Council, a national organization based in New York. Additionally, she served as the BABC representative for the South East regional chapters.
She served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce for six years and its Executive Committee for three years. She also has served on its Transition Team and Nominating Committees.
Ms. Riley is a graduate of Leadership Fairfax and is a member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and the International Economic Development Council.
Ms. Riley earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and has completed additional training in real estate, management and economic development.
Job Titles:
- Chief Development Officer, United Way of Metro Chicago
- Vice President, Corporate Relations, United Way Worldwide
Chris Preston, Vice President, Corporate Relations, United Way Worldwide brings a strong commitment to and understanding of United Way's mission and work as he has been part of the United Way network for 16 years. Mr. Preston oversees the Global Corporate Leadership Program which consists of 91 corporate partners that raised a combined total of $1 billion for United Ways in communities around the globe and provides support to local United Ways in their overall fundraising efforts as part of the $4.8 billion United Way network.
Mr. Preston spent the first 11 years of his United Way career at United Way Worldwide with roles as National Sales Manager of the United Way Store and Corporate Relations Manager for the Global Corporate Leadership team. In addition to those roles, he was Resource Development liaison for United Way Worldwide's Africa Region, convener for the Young Leaders Business Resource Group of United Way Worldwide's Diversity & Inclusion Council, and Project Manager for the Network Engagement and Support Team Committee for United Way's U.S. Task Force on Economic Model & Growth.
Prior to his return to United Way Worldwide, Mr. Preston served two local United Ways. First, as the Senior Vice President, Strategic and Regional Management at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. In that role, Mr. Preston assumed Chief of Staff duties and was responsible for the management and execution of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's organizational strategies across the region. Mr. Preston also served as Vice President, Resource Development, at United Way of the National Capital Area in Washington, DC. In that role he led the development team in managing a $33 million annual fundraising effort.
Mr. Preston is also a committed alumnus of George Mason University where he has served as President of the George Mason Alumni Association. He is currently on the Past Presidents Roundtable and member of the George Mason Honors College Advisory Board.
Christopher Gregg received his BA and MA degrees in Latin from the University of Georgia; he earned his doctorate in Classical Archaeology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2000 with the dissertation "The Legacy of Ganymede: Homoerotic Images in Roman Art." Gregg's research interests include urban development of Roman cities, the interpretation of mythological images in Roman homes, and the portraiture of Antinous. He has taught four times at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, most recently as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Charge for the 2016-2017 academic year. He has also been a visiting lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill and The George Washington University. He has been a frequent speaker for the Smithsonian's Resident Associate Program. Gregg's archaeological field work includes four seasons as Registrar for the Kalamazoo College/University of Colorado Excavations at the Villa of Maxentius (Rome), two seasons as Registrar for the NC State Roman Aqaba Project (Jordan), and seven seasons as Registrar on the University of Georgia's Yasmina Excavations at Carthage (Tunisia).
Christopher Gregg received his BA and MA degrees in Latin from the University of Georgia; he earned his doctorate in Classical Archaeology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2000. Art History: Topography and urbanism of Ancient Rome and Pompeii; gender and sexuality in the Classical world; Roman imperial sculpture
Job Titles:
- Visiting Associate Professor
A professor of contemporary literature, film, and television, Christopher Pizzino is interested in the way storytelling connects to social, moral, political, and philosophical conversations in the modern world. He studies the way we imagine places and regions (such as the southern United States), the way we imagine the future and the past (in historical novels and in science fiction), and the way differing modes of storytelling--some based in words, some in images, some in both--cooperate or clash. Recent courses include a study of the television series The Wire and a survey of the literature and culture of the 1980s.
Job Titles:
- Professor
- Professor, Honors College
John Paden received his B.A. in philosophy from Occidental College, his M.A. in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and his Ph.D. in politics from Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
Collin Hawley holds a Bachelor of Arts in photography and film studies as well as a Master of Arts in humanities with a concentration in cultural studies from Milligan University. His research draws heavily from his practical experience with analog photography and examines the intersection of vision, power, and subject formation through visual technologies. Currently he is a doctoral student in George Mason's cultural studies program.
Research interests: chemical photography, film, vision, ocularcentrism, alienation, and subjectivity
David Lemmons (he/they) is the Instruction Coordinator in University Libraries and an Adjunct Faculty member in the Honors College.
Davis Kuykendall is a faculty member in the Philosophy Department and the Honors College. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Job Titles:
- Dean Taciuch Has Taught at Mason since 1995. Dr. Taciuch Teaches Poetry, Literature, Composition, Professional / Technical Writing, and Digital Media Classes.
- Professor
Dean Taciuch has taught at Mason since 1995. Dr. Taciuch teaches poetry, literature, composition, professional/technical writing, and digital media classes.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Wealth Advisor and Relationship Manager / Chevy Chase Trust
Ms. Gandy is responsible for advising clients in the areas of investment management, financial and estate planning, and trust administration. She oversees the delivery of services to clients and coordinates with their legal, accounting and other advisors.
Prior to joining Chevy Chase Trust, Ms. Gandy was Director and Private Banker at Citi Private Bank. Before that, she was Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager at U.S. Trust Company where she was responsible for business development and client relationship management. Ms. Gandy has also held positions with Wachovia Bank and Trust and the Royal Bank of Scotland in New York City.
Ms. Gandy is actively engaged in the Northern Virginia community. She serves on the board of Signature Theatre in Arlington where she previously served as Board Chair. She also serves as Vice Chair of the board of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the board of the Arlington Community Foundation and was the prior Chair of the Board for Lead Virginia.
Ms. Gandy graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Job Titles:
- Member of the International Economic Development Council
- Vice President of Operations for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority ( FCEDA )
Donna Hurwitt serves as the Vice President of Operations for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), where she oversees operational activities including finance, budget, IT, human resources, procurement, and facilities. Ms. Hurwitt serves on the organization's executive leadership team and holds the distinction of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from the International Economic Development Council.
Previously Ms. Hurwitt was Director of Market Intelligence at the FCEDA, with responsibility for research in support of business attraction and retention, and strategic planning. She managed a team that conducted detailed analyses on industry sectors, market conditions, workforce and Fairfax County businesses.
Her prior experience includes market research roles with the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development and at Booz Allen Hamilton. She has also worked in enterprise software sales and customer support.
Ms. Hurwitt is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the Society for Human Resources Management, and the Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing. She is a graduate of Leadership Fairfax, holds a bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary, and a master's degree in business administration from The George Washington University.
Doreen Joseph, who graduated in Spring 2019 with a B.S. in Cyber Security Engineering, maintains her passion for supporting underrepresented students as they access spaces that might otherwise be out of reach.
While at Mason, Joseph was an active member of the Honors College. Joseph was also a true exemplar of the Honors College's commitment to interdisciplinary learning, leading the Pre-College Initiative for Mason's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Honors College Multicultural Alliance (HCMA), then known as the Honors College Black Ambition. An emerging leader, she encouraged students to explore under-utilized resources available on campus.
Now, Joseph is attending a fully-funded PhD program in Computer Science at the University of California, Davis.
At Davis, she continues to wear the many hats she picked up during her time at Mason. Joseph serves as a board member on the Coordinating Council on Graduate Affairs (CCGA), a committee on the UC Systemwide Academic Senate and the University Committee on Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Equity (UCAADE), as well as on Davis's Chancellor's Graduate & Professional Student Advisory Board (CGPSA).
Dr. Alexander Monea is an Assistant Professor serving jointly in George Mason's English Department and Cultural Studies Department. He researches the history and cultural impacts of computers and digital media. He is also an Ethics, Equity, and Trust Area Editor for Data & Policy. He received his PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media from North Carolina State University.
Current Research
My book The Digital Closet: How the Internet Became Straight examines how heteronormative biases get embedded in the computer vision algorithms and content filters that control the flow of content we encounter online. It examines everything from the anti-porn coalition of Christian conservatives and Alt-Right groups to the bias in datasets and algorithms that filter content to instances of sex educational and artistic materials being rendered invisible online.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Global
- Professor of Global and Community
- Professor, Public Health
Dr. Ali A. Weinstein is a Professor of Global and Community Health (GCH) and a Senior Scholar in the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being. She has extensive experience conducting human biobehavioral experiments in the laboratory and field, conducts survey research, as well as a small research portfolio of qualitative research.
Job Titles:
- Social Worker
- Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs, College of Public Health / Professor, Social Work
Dr. Tompkins is a gerontological social worker and has extensive experience leading community-based projects related to older adults and their care partners. She has been a faculty member at George Mason University for more than 20 years. Dr. Tompkins is a qualitative researcher and teaches both in-person and online classes. Her expertise is in areas related to grandparent-headed households, non-pharmacological interventions for older adults, and dementia caregiving. She received her MSW and PhD from the University of Maryland's School of Social Work. Dr. Tompkins is a John A. Hartford Geriatric Scholar in Social Work and currently the Editor and Chief of Ageing International.
Inoue, M., Hasegawa, M., Tompkins, C.J., & Donnelly, C.M. (2021). Culturally responsive companion program for a Japanese nursing home resident with dementia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. doi: 10.1007/s10823-021-09434-y
Dr. Tompkins, Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs and Professor, teaches human behavior, research, and gerontology courses in the Social Work Department. She is interested in developing new programs for undergraduate students and developing innovations in distance education.
Dr. Gerald L. Gordon was the founding chair person of the Honors College advisory board, serving as the chair until early 2019.
Virginia Business Magazine named Dr. Gordon as its "2010 Business Person of the Year." In 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, the magazine named him one of the 50 Most Influential Virginians.
Dr. Gordon was the President and CEO of the Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County, Virginia, one of the largest office markets in the nation. He was with the FCEDA from late 1983 through the end of 2018, during which time office space in the county grew from 32 million square feet to more than 117 million, and jobs in the county grew from 243,000 to about 600,000. As a result, the real estate tax rate has decreased from $1.47 to $1.09. The FCEDA created the Honors College Dr. Gerald Gordon Scholarship in honor of his service to the Northern Virginia community.
Dr. Gordon has also worked for Arlington County, Virginia, and the United States Department of Labor. In 2005, the FCEDA was named by Site Selection Magazine as one of the Top Ten Economic Development organizations in North America. In 2007, Time magazine called Fairfax County "one of the great economic success stories of our time." In 2011, the Washington Post said that "Fairfax County remains the economic wunderkind of Virginia and in many ways of the Washington area."
Dr. Gordon has taught at Catholic University, the University of Maryland, George Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. He has consulted with city and state governments throughout the United States and around the world, as well as the governments of Poland, the island of Vieques, and Micronesia. He has also served as a consultant to various government agencies, the United States Navy, businesses, non-profit organizations, associations, colleges and universities, and the United Nations.
Dr. Gordon holds a Bachelor's Degree from The Citadel, a Master's Degree from George Washington University, and a Doctorate in International Economics from the Catholic University of America. He is the author of 12 books on strategic planning and economic development. His most recent books include The Formula for Economic Growth on Main Street America (CRC Press, 2009), Reinventing Local and Regional Economies (CRC Press, 2011), The Economic Viability of Micropolitan America (CRC Press, 2013), and The Economic Survival of America's Isolated Small Towns (CRC Press, 2015).
Dr. Gordon is the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Israel Freedom Award of the Israel Bonds organization. In 2006, Dr. Gordon became the first American to address the All-Parliamentary Exports Group in the British House of Commons. In 2007, Dr. Gordon was accepted for inclusion on the roster of Fulbright Senior Scholars. In 2007, Dr. Gordon was named a Fellow of the International Economic Development Council. In 2010, he received the James Rees Award from the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce; and, in 2011, Leadership Fairfax honored him with the Northern Virginia Regional Leadership Award. In 2012, Dr. Gordon was named the Trendlines Trendsetter of the Year for the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In 2015, he was honored by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) with the Jeffrey A. Finkle Lifetime Achievement Award.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor of Global Affairs
Dr. Matthew West is a Term Assistant Professor of Global Affairs. Dr. West is broadly interested in phenomena at the intersections of the legal and the economic as sites to further our critical understanding of globalization's unequal circulations of knowledge, people, and things.
Job Titles:
- Professor of History
- University Professor, Provost Emeritus, Honors College
Dr. Peter N. Stearns became Provost and Professor of History at George Mason University on January 1, 2000, serving as Provost until June 30, 2014. He was named University Professor in January 2011. He has taught previously at Harvard, the University of Chicago, Rutgers, and Carnegie Mellon; he was educated at Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor of Game Writing
- Associate Professor of Game Writing, Computer Game Design Program, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Dr. Seth Andrew Hudson is an Assistant Professor of Game Writing in George Mason University's Computer Game Design Program, situated in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read more...
Job Titles:
- Academic Advisor, Honors College
Edna Sergio, a student in HEP's Higher Education MAIS concentration, was nominated for and awarded the Osher Lifelong Learning Scholarship. Edna is one of two MAIS students to receive the merit-based scholarship.
Elizabeth Stern knew at age 15 that she wanted to be an editor in publishing. "I'm going to be the Editor in Chief of Elle Magazine," Stern said of her teenage ambitions. Although she was an accomplished violinist at age 11, attended a historically Black arts high school in D.C., and graduated with diplomas in Vocal Music and Literary Media Arts, Stern's heart was set on a career outside of performance. The next question was where she would attend college.
Esther serves as an English for Academic Purposes instructor at INTO George Mason University where she serves multilingual learners who speak English as a Second language.
Job Titles:
- Director of the University Scholars
- Director, University Scholars, Honors College / Associate Director for Honors College Admissions, Office of Admissions
Eva Bramesco is the Director of the University Scholars in the Honors College. She is also the Associate Director of Honors College Admissions. Beginning with her involvement in the Admissions Office at her alma mater, Eva has spent nearly a decade working with students and families of all backgrounds to overcome the various hurdles of the college admissions process.
Job Titles:
- Academic Advisor, Honors College
Gabriela Guzman is a proud first-generation college graduate who enjoys helping students from all walks of life, as they navigate through their college experiences.
Oluseyi was previously part of the faculty at the Florida Institute of Technology, and from 2016 to 2019 was the space science education lead in NASA's Space Mission Directorate, where he provided strategic leadership and management for the directorate's investments in science education and communications.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor Emeritus
Harold A. Geller is Associate Professor Emeritus, George Mason University (GMU); Adjunct Professor, American University (AU); and, Solar System Ambassador, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Heidi Y. Lawrence teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on professional writing and rhetoric. Her research focuses on the rhetorics of medical and scientific controversies, specifically public debates about vaccinations, campus sexual assault, and opioids.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant, Honors College
Physicist and author James Trefil is known for his writing and his interest in teaching science to nonscientists. He accepted an offer of a Robinson Professorship in order to develop a new kind of science curriculum for general education, one based on developing scientific literacy among college graduates.
James Witte is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR). Witte, who earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1991, has been a professor at Clemson University and Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Chief, Community Defender Division
For the last twenty years, Jamie Argento Rodriguez has dedicated her career to representing persons from poor communities who would not otherwise have access to attorneys and legal assistance. As an education attorney and public defender in Washington, DC, she began her career entrenched in the battle against the school to prison pipeline. She advocated for poor families who were seeking to enforce their children's rights to a free and appropriate public education. In addition, she assisted countless children and young adults in school disciplinary proceedings. For the last decade, she has focused on prisoners' rights and reentry, seeking to enforce the rights of children and adults following arrest, sentencing, and incarceration.
Ms. Argento Rodriguez is a graduate of and former presidential scholar at George Mason University where she earned her bachelor's degree in Government and Politics with high distinction. She earned her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. In 2014, she was a Fellow in the Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program. She frequently serves as a presenter or collaborator in publications for training through a variety of local and national legal and advocacy organizations and universities.
Job Titles:
- Associate Dean, Honors College / Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Game Technology, and Computer Graphics
Job Titles:
- Online Learning Coordinator & Instruction Librarian Adjunct Faculty, Honors College
I have been with George Mason University Libraries since 2007 and have had the privilege of teaching Honors 110 since 2020.
Job Titles:
- Coordinator
- Associate Director of Student Support & Retention, Honors College
Jasmyne Rogers is the Student Success Coordinator in the Honors College. Her role is to advise and serve as both an academic and personal resource to students while also supporting retention efforts in the college.
Job Titles:
- President
- President at Red Team Consulting
Jeffrey Shen is the President at Red Team Consulting and brings over 25 years of proven leadership and expertise in federal contracting, corporate strategy, and business development. Mr. Shen is responsible for overseeing the company's corporate growth strategy while providing federal contracting expertise to the 200+ clients his company supports every year.
His career in management and consulting includes working with U.S. corporations, federal integrators, and U.S. government agencies in the areas of strategic growth, capture management, and acquisition planning.
Prior to Red Team Consulting, Mr. Shen delivered business strategy and technology solutions to the U.S. Federal Government and Fortune 500 companies worldwide on contracts totaling over $50 billion. He previously acted as Vice President of Sales for a small business where he increased company revenue by nearly 300% within two years and drove the recognized revenues of the company to $250M over a three-year period.
Mr. Shen earned his bachelor's degree and was a former presidential scholar at George Mason University. In addition to the George Mason University Honors College Advisory Board, Mr. Shen sits on the Dulles Advisory Board for Truist Bank. He has been a featured speaker at various summits and conferences in the past on topics such as Acquisition Strategy, Proposal and Capture Management, and Business Growth.
Jennifer Ritterhouse earned her B.A at Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of Discovering the South: One Man's Travels Through a Changing America in the 1930s (UNC Press, 2017) and Growing Up Jim Crow: How Black and White Southern Children Learned Race (UNC Press, 2006), as well as several articles.
Job Titles:
- Acting Director
- Professor
Jesse Kirkpatrick is a Research Assistant Professor and the Acting Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. Jesse is also an International Security Fellow at New America and serves as a consultant for numerous organizations.
Job Titles:
- Vice President and Senior Wealth Investment Advisor / Wilmington Trust, N.a.
Mr. Mongold is responsible for managing a team of investment specialists in the Greater Washington, DC region with experience in strategic asset allocation and portfolio management. He works with high-net-worth clients and institutions to develop customized investment portfolios based on their unique parameters for risk, return, liquidity, and other factors. After taking the time to listen to his client's objectives and to understand any tax, legal and personal considerations, Mr. Mongold then structures a diversified portfolio in keeping with the client's asset allocation plan.
Mr. Mongold joined Wilmington Trust in 2014 and has considerable tenure in the financial services industry. Earlier in his career, he served as managing director and head trader for Group One Trading, a proprietary derivatives trading firm, managing a team of equity and derivatives traders nationwide. In addition, he has held analyst and consulting positions at FolioFn and American Management Systems.
He holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Washington, DC. Additionally, he holds his CPA license and is a member of AICPA and the Virginia Society of CPAs.
He has taught finance as adjunct faculty for the George Mason University School of Business MBA program.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Dean of Faculty
- Assistant Dean of Faculty and Curriculum, Honors College
John Woolsey is an assistant Dean of Faculty and Curriculum Development in the Honors College. He has led a number of key initiatives in the Honors College, including the expansions and institutionalization of the peer mentorship program and the curriculum development team.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- President and CEO / Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Julie Coons is a transformative leader who delivers unprecedented revenue and profit growth through innovation, operational excellence, and cultural change. She has a wealth of leadership experience with regional, national, and international organizations.
In September 2018 Ms. Coons was named President & CEO of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. From 2017-2018 Ms. Coons served as Chief Operating Officer of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. From 2008-2016, Ms. Coons served as CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association where she led a significant financial and brand transformation of the association. Prior to joining ERA, Ms. Coons served as president and CEO of the Tech Council of Maryland. Prior to the non-profit world, Ms. Coons led international business development for a number of telecommunications companies.
She has been an active member of numerous boards including Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Connected DMV, Tysons Community Alliance, and a director of the Advisory Board of Marketsmith, Inc., a direct response marketing agency. She is an active member of the Economic Club of Washington, DC, the US Chamber's Committee of 100 Chambers, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and American Society of Association Executives. She holds a CAE (certified association executive) professional credential. She was named one of the 2015 Trending 40 Association Leaders.
Ms. Coons graduated cum laude from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., with a B.A. in economics and Japanese language and literature.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Advisory Board Member of George Mason University Honors College
- Founding Partner of Armitage International
Kara L. Bue is a founding partner of Armitage International, L.C., a global business advisory firm. Located in Arlington, Virginia, Armitage International provides multinational clients critical support in the areas of international business development, strategic planning, and problem solving.
Previously, Ms. Bue served as deputy assistant secretary for political-military affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In that capacity, she managed programs involving government-to-government arms sales, foreign military assistance, and humanitarian mine-action. Her initial position at the Department of State was special assistant for South Asia to then-deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage. Before joining the Department of State, Ms. Bue practiced corporate law in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California. Earlier in her career, she also held positions at the Department of Defense and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In addition to serving as an Advisory Board member of George Mason University Honors College, Ms. Bue serves on the board of directors of Michael Baker International, an engineering and consulting services firm, and Acuity International, a government services provider. She is also past-Chair of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - America, a non-governmental organization devoted to the demining of war-torn countries. Ms. Bue has authored opinion pieces on foreign policy that have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal - Asia. She is a recipient of the State Department's Superior Honor Award.
Ms. Bue earned her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Program Coordinator
Kate Sweeney is the Journalism Program Coordinator in the Department of Communication. She holds an M.S. in Science Journalism from Boston University, and a B.A. in Anthropology from Colorado College.
Kate launched her professional career as a nonfiction media producer. As an associate producer, field producer and co-producer at National Geographic Television & Film, she earned multiple credits for news and documentary projects that explored diverse topics, from scientific discoveries to life on the front lines of conflict. Later, Kate served as the supervising producer on the creative team that launched Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between CBS/Showtime and the Smithsonian Institution. She was also the executive producer for TPI, an international distributor of fiction and nonfiction films. Kate's productions have taken her from Bangkok to Burbank and aired all over the world on networks including MSNBC, Al Jazeera, Showtime, History, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Channel.
Job Titles:
- Professor of English and African and African American Studies
Keith Clark is a Professor of English and African and African American Studies. He earned a B.A. from the College of William and Mary (1985) and a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993).
Honors College student Kennedy Ream installed a floating biological island to combat the algae problem in the pond behind her high school in Logansport, Indiana. Photo by Tony Walters. Courtesy of Pharos Tribune.
Kevin M. Flanagan received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2015 in English/film studies (dissertation - The British War Film, 1939-1980: Culture, History, and, Genre).
Job Titles:
- Associate Chair / Associate Professor
Kristin Samuelian received her PhD from Boston University in 1992. She teaches courses in nineteenth-century British literature and culture, the nineteenth-century novel, and research methods.
Job Titles:
- Clarence J. Robinson Professor
Laurie Robinson is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law and Society. She joined the CLS faculty in 2012 after more than three decades of involvement in national criminal justice policy.
Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble, an associate professor at George Mason University, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of St. Olaf College. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication (Rhetoric) from the University of Maryland.
Loren Rufino is a Vice President within the Physician Services division of Falls Church, VA-based Inova Health System. Loren has held a number of ambulatory leadership roles during his tenure at Inova with a focus on patient outcomes, improved access, and growth of services offered in the community. Loren has served on local board of directors including Celebrate Fairfax (2011-2017), where he also served as chairman of the board (2013-2015), as well as Leadership Fairfax (2006-2010).
Loren is a graduate of George Mason's College of Health and Human Services with a B.S. in Health Administration and Policy. Loren is an M.B.A candidate at Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business.
Job Titles:
- Graduate Teaching Assistant ( GTA )
Luma Mousa has a BA in English Language & Literature and an MA in English Literature & Criticism.
Maoria Kirker is the Lead for the University Libraries' Teaching and Learning Team and an adjunct faculty member in the Honors College.
Job Titles:
- Director for Data Innovation and Strategy Nektaria Tryfona 's Classes on Using Data to Address Civic Challenges
Mason Scientific Director for Data Innovation and Strategy Nektaria Tryfona's classes on using data to address civic challenges
In his 35-year career in the agency business, Matt White has guided WHITE64 to become one of the largest independent advertising agencies in the Washington DC market.
In 1964, Mr. White's father, Jim White, started the company as Nolan, Duffy and White. In 2004 Mr. White completed a buyout and renamed the agency White+Partners. Today, as Chairman|CEO of WHITE64, he takes tremendous pride in the 55 people they have in their Tysons location and the results-oriented work they produce for clients including: Penfed, Metro, The Washington Nationals, Hilton, Navy Mutual, Visit Fairfax, BIO, and American Chemical Society.
In addition to the George Mason University Honors College Advisory Board, Mr. White serves on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board and the Fairfax County Public School Foundation Board.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Senior Communications and Public Affairs Advisor
- Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at Peraton
Matt McQueen is vice president and chief communications officer at Peraton. In this role, McQueen serves as the senior communications and public affairs advisor to the chief executive officer and company leadership. He has responsibility for Peraton's communications strategy and execution, including media relations, employee communications, branding, digital and social media, executive communications, corporate citizenship, and government relations.
Prior to his appointment, he led the integrated communications team for Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions and Space ISR Systems divisions and had enterprise responsibilities for the company's cyber branding efforts. Earlier in his career, McQueen held senior roles in Northrop Grumman's strategic communications, government relations, strategy, and business development functions.
McQueen earned a master's degree in organizational management and science from The George Washington University and a bachelor's degree in international relations from The College of Wooster. He serves on the board of directors for several civic and non-profit organizations including the George Mason University Honors College, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Lead Virginia, and GO Virginia Region 7.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Experiential Learning Coordinator, Honors College / Assistant Professor, Honors College
Melanie Fedri is an Assistant Professor in the Honors College and serves as its Experiential Learning Coordinator. She focuses on the nonprofit-serving Honors College Connects program (HNRS 261 & HNRS 361), along with the corporation- and industry partner-focused class,
Job Titles:
- Academic Advisor, Honors College
Michael is an academic advisor in the Honors College at George Mason University. He enjoys writing comedy and has been published in several magazines. He is currently working on a novel that explores humanity's relationship with social media.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Counsel of the Americas for Sumitomo Electric USA
- in - House Counsel
Michael L. Whitlock is Assistant General Counsel of the Americas for Sumitomo Electric USA Holdings, Inc. (SEUHO). Based in Southern California, SEUHO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., one of the largest wire and cable manufacturers in the world. In this role, Mr. Whitlock heads SEUHO's ethics and compliance programs in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Paraguay. Mr. Whitlock also serves a key role on the company's senior global legal team, based in Tokyo, assessing worldwide compliance and antitrust issues.
Mr. Whitlock has served as in-house counsel for a major media company, as a partner in two large law firms, as well as a federal prosecutor.
Earlier in Mr. Whitlock's career, he clerked for Judge Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (retired) and for Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (retired).
Mr. Whitlock earned his Bachelor of Arts from George Mason University, of which he is an honorary member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Mr. Whitlock also holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Envisioning President Barack Obama ( 2019 )
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- College Term Faculty Member
Honors College Term Faculty member Nadeen Makhlouf brings her expertise in public administration, collaboration, and organizational capacity to classes on public service and public-private partnerships.
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- College Communications Alumnus, 2020
"I remember turning on The Today Show when I was ten years old and immediately becoming mesmerized by the sights and sounds of a television studio," says Crawford, who majored in Communication with a double concentration in Journalism and Media Production here at George Mason.
Now an alumnus, Crawford still loves the world of journalism, specifically when it comes to highlighting the stories of those around him.
Job Titles:
- College Admissions Counselor Lecturer, Honors College
I work in Mason's Office of Admissions on behalf of the Honors College. In this capacity, I teach coursework on the college admissions process, represent the Honors College in external events, and read all applications to the HC. I also help to head up the Honors College Recruit Team (HCRT), serve on the Honors Strategic Communications Committee, and liaise directly between the HC and central Admissions regularly. Education MA, Political Science, and Government, University of Pittsburgh, 2017 BA, History & Political Science, Gannon University, 2015
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Admissions
- Associate Director, Office of Admissions
Patrick Money is the Associate Director of Admissions for George Mason University. After starting as a student employee at the Admissions office, he has spent the last decade as a member of the Mason Admissions family helping students and families find the right college destination.
Job Titles:
- Member at the Schar School of Policy
Phil Thomas is an adjunct faculty member at the Schar School of Policy and Government where he leads a Global Food Security Project addressing the causes and effects of global hunger and teaches a course on the national security implications of global food insecurity.
Rabbi Bruce D. Aft was the spiritual leader at Adat Reyim in Springfield, VA, from 1991 until 2020.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Chairman
- Professor
Professor Jones received her B.A. in Philosophy and German from St. John's College, Oxford University, and her MA and PhD in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Warwick. Her teaching and research interests include key thinkers and themes in continental and feminist philosophy (such as Kant, Nietzsche, Lyotard, and Irigaray; self and body, the sublime, sexual difference).
Randolph Scully is a social and cultural historian of early America, with a particular focus on issues of religion, race, and gender. A graduate of Williams College, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and began teaching at George Mason the same year
Job Titles:
- Director of Communications
- Director of Communications, Honors College
Richard Todd Stafford is the director of communications in the Honors College; co-organizer of the Center for Humanities Research Environmental Justice reading group; and a scholar studying culture, energy, and the environment.
Job Titles:
- Dean of the College
- Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts / Professor, School of Theater
Rick Davis is Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Executive Director of the Hylton Performing Arts Center, and Professor of Theater. From 1991 until the company's closure in 2012, he was artistic director of Mason's professional theater company, Theater of the First Amendment (TFA). Under his leadership, TFA became one of the Washington area's most respected theaters, winning twelve Helen Hayes Awards and producing more than twenty world premieres.
Rutledge M. Dennis is a Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. He received the B.A. in Social Science and Sociology from South Carolina State University and the M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University.
Job Titles:
- ITI 's Senior Manager of Communications
As ITI's Senior Manager of communications, Thornton develops and implements ITI's messaging strategy, often engaging with several stakeholders in advocacy. In his daily work, Thornton has the opportunity to offer communications guidance to technology industry experts, helping to develop focused messages that effectively represent their interests and concerns. Each project requires a carefully designed communication strategy. By coordinating press releases about key issues, efforts to put important messages in front of key policy makers, and calls with reporters, Thornton's team is able to raise awareness of the issues most important to ITI's stakeholders.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Instructor, Honors College
Savannah Fetterolf is a graduate lecturer at George Mason
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- Instructional Associate Professor of English
Sharon Doetsch-Kidder completed their PhD in English and Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and their BA and MA at Georgetown University.
Job Titles:
- Community Based Learning Coordinator Graduate Teaching Assistant, SOC Professional Development Co - Chair
Sheri Ann Huerta holds a PhD in History from George Mason University specializing in the antebellum South, slavery, legal history and social culture. Her dissertation, "'A Great Uneasiness In Our County': Slavery and Its Influence on Family and Community Stability in Northern Virginia, 1782-1860," compares the dynamics of control, resistance, and adaptation to enslavement experienced in Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.
Stefan Wheelock is an associate professor in the English department. He earned his PhD in English from Brown University in 2001. He specializes in the study of Atlantic history and culture with a specific focus on early African-British and African-American literatures.
Job Titles:
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
Stephen completed a BA with a self-designed, interdisciplinary major in Comparative Literature at Sewanee: The University of the South. He taught middle and high school literature in Georgia before pursuing an MA in English at Georgetown University. Stephen has also taught freshman-level rhetoric and composition courses at Northern Virginia Community College and Howard University. Stephen is now a doctoral student in Cultural Studies at George Mason University.
Job Titles:
- Journalist
- Robinson Professor of Public Affairs
Dr. Hamdani received her B.A. from Georgetown University and M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in the field of Islamic history.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Counsel of the Americas
Sun-Young Park is a cultural and architectural historian who specializes in nineteenth-century France. Her research focuses on the ways in which architectural history, urban history, and the history of medicine intersect.
Suzanne E. Smith received her Ph.D. from Yale University. She specializes in African American history with a particular interest in exploring how the history of African American entrepreneurship can transform our understanding of African American culture. Her current research agenda focuses on the history of African American religion in modern America. She regularly teaches courses in African American history, American popular music, and civil rights and citizenship.
Job Titles:
- Student Support Coordinator
Tabatha Hargrove is from Suffolk, Virginia and has over 10 years of experience in higher education. She has a broad background in Academic and Student Affairs and currently serves as the Student Support Coordinator in the Honors College. She has an MBA in Human Resources and an Educational Specialist post master's degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University and a doctoral degree from Aspen University.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director for Transfer and Continuing Student Outreach
Tahmina Rahman in George Mason University's Honors College has been named the V. Ann Lewis Academic Advisor of the Year, in recognition of outstanding care and commitment to supporting undergraduates' academic achievement.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Composition, Term Assistant Professor of English
Tawnya (Ravy) Azar is a Term Assistant Professor of English at George Mason University. She is a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College and received her M.A. and PhD. in English at George Washington University.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Student Programming and Engagement, Honors College
Telecia Taylor joined the Honors College in the fall of 2019. Within her role, she oversees the first year and upper-level learning communities. Additionally, she works with the Programming and Engagement committee to organize various events and workshops for students in the Honors College.
Job Titles:
- Instructor & Graduate Professional Assistant, Honors College
Tharuna Kalaivanan is a PhD student in the Public and Applied Sociology Program at George Mason University. She graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2020. She is also an Honors College Alum.
Professor Kinnaman received his B.A from Carleton College and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His graduate education also included one year each at the universities of Bonn and Konstanz in Germany, the latter as a Fulbright Fellow. His research interests include early modern philosophy, especially Kant and British Empiricism, and issues related to normativity.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Integrative
Dr. Wood is Associate Professor of Integrative and Interdisciplinary Studies in the School of Integrative Studies (SIS) at George Mason University and has been with SIS since 1996. He created the Smithsonian Mason Semester and directed the development of Mason's joint program with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
Timothy Leslie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Sciences. He joined Mason's faculty in 2007 after launching the Arizona Indicators Project from the Office of President at Arizona State University. He has had affiliations with Mason's School of Public Health, the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, and GIS Center of Excellence.
Job Titles:
- Director of Advising, Honors College
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Economics
Virgil H. Storr is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is also the Senior Director of Academic & Student Programs at the Mercatus Center. He holds a Ph. D. in Economics from George Mason University and did his undergraduate work at Beloit College.
Job Titles:
- Director of the MA Program in History
Zachary M. Schrag studies cities, technology, and public policy in the United States in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries.
Zofia Burr is the founding dean of Mason's Honors College. She is a poet and has researched African American literature and the reception of modern American poetry.