Meet Our Faculty

The School of Public and International Affairs

ABOUT OUR FACULTY

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Whether teaching classes, mentoring students, or handling the behind-the-scenes administration of SPIA, our faculty work each day to teach students how they can lead and shape the world around them, through developing policy and planning, for a sustainably better tomorrow.

OUR DIRECTOR

Dr. Joel Peters, Associate Director of The School of Public and International Affairs, SPIA at Virginia Tech

Joel Peters, Director

Joel Peters is a SPIA professor at the Arlington campus. Dr. Peters' research interests cover global security, conflict resolution, Israeli politics, foreign policy, regional cooperation in the Middle East, Europe's relations in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and the Arab-Israeli peace process.

Dr. Peters has published four books, and edited four books, arising from his research. He is currently engaged in two research projects: Israel and the World- Israeli Foreign Policy Since the End of the Cold War and, his second project, Israeli-Egyptian Relations.

Learn more about Dr. Peters' work and publications here.

Faculty Lists

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Ariel Ahram , bio
Professor of Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-022 | Email: ahram@vt.edu
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Aaron Ansell , bio
Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Email: aansell@vt.edu
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David Bieri , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP | Affiliated Faculty of The Department of Economics and The Blackwood Department of Real Estate | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bieri@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3831
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Nataliya D. Brantly , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Deputy Director for Health Technologies, Tech4Humanity Lab | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 215, Blacksburg | Email: nbrantly@vt.edu
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Aaron F. Brantly , bio
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | 526 Major Williams Hall (0130), 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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David Bredenkamp , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bredenkamp@vt.edu | Phone: (804) 977-3503
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Ralph Buehler , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-012 | Email: ralphbu@vt.edu |
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Maggie Cowell , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-018 | Email: mmcowell@vt.edu |
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Giselle Datz , bio
Associate Professor and Chair, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-010 | Email: gdatz@vt.edu
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Stephanie Davis , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 239, Blacksburg | Email: sddavis@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3438
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Matthew Dull , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-040 | Email: mdull@vt.edu |
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Adrienne Edisis , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-034 | Email: aedisis@vt.edu |
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Maaz Gardezi , bio
Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning | Office: Major Williams, Room 220, Blacksburg, 540-231-2765, maaz@vt.edu
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Ralph Hall , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP); Director, Undergraduate Studies, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA); Associate Director, Center for the Future of Work Places and Practices; Affiliated Faculty, VT Honors College | Office: Major Williams, Room 227, Blacksburg | Email: rphall@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7332
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Steve Hankey , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 235, Blacksburg | Email: hankey@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7508
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Karen Hult , bio
Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society | Office: Blacksburg, Thomas-Conner House | Email: khult@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-5351
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Chad Levinson , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-016 | Email: chadlevinson@vt.edu |
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Tim Luke , bio
University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: twluke@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6633
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Magda Rich , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP)
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Sharon Mastracci , bio
Chair and Professor, Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 226, Blacksburg | Email: smastracci@vt.edu
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Shalini Misra , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-182 | Email: shalini@vt.edu |
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Joel Peters , bio
Director of the School of Public and International Affairs Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)
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Joe Rees , bio
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Richmond | Email: reesj@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-250-5632
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Minnis Ridenour , redirect
Affiliated Faculty, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Senior Fellow for Resource Development, Virginia Tech
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Patrick Roberts , bio
Associate Chair, Master of Public Administration (MPA) program | Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-184 | Email: robertsp@vt.edu |
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803
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Stephanie Smith , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-042 | Email: slsmith@vt.edu |
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Max Stephenson , bio
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: mstephen@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6775
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Taesoo Song , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning | Email: taesoo@vt.edu
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Gerard Toal , bio
Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-020 | Email: toalg@vt.edu |
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Paroma Wagle , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 201, Blacksburg | Email: paroma@vt.edu
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Dara Wald , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Steger Hall, Room 263B, Blacksburg | Email: dwald@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7714
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Diane Zahm , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 213 Blacksburg | Email: dzahm@vt.edu
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Yang Zhang , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 214, Blacksburg | Email: yang08@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1128
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Raymond Zuniga , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: raymondz@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-0969

First	Years	Title	Email
James Bohland	1980-2012	Professor Emeritus of SPIA	jayjon@vt.edu
Wilma Dunaway	1999-2015	Professor Emerita of Government and International Affairs	wdunaway@vt.edu
Patricia K. Edwards	1974-1999	Professor Emerita of Urban Affairs and Planning and Dean Emerita of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies	edwardsp@vt.edu
Ted Koebel	1990-2015	Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning	tkoebel@vt.edu
John M. Levy	1979-2003	Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning	levy@vt.edu
John Randolph	1979-2013	Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning	energy@vt.edu
Jeanne H. Roper	1975-1998	Associate Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning	roperj@vt.edu
Brian Cook	2008-2019	Professor Eneritus of Public Administration	brml27@vt.edu
Joyce Rothschild	1991-2017	Professor Eemerita of Government and International Affairs	joycevt@aol.com
Kris Wernstedt	2007-2024	Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning	krisw@vt.edu

Name	Position
Liz Allen	Research Associate/Data Manager, IPG
Paul Avey	Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Sheryl Bailey	Professor of Practice
Joyce Barr	Professor of Practice, Government and International Affairs
Binio Binev	Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Aaron Brantly	Associate Professor
Andrea Briceno	Faculty Research Scientist
Eric Burger	Research Professor of Public Policy
Willandia Chaves	Assistant Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Maria Elisa Christie	Director, Woman and Gender in International Development
Ciara Collins	Research Faculty, IPG
Drenan Dudley	Head of State and Local Government Partnerships and Senior Advisor for Global Cyber Policy
Mary Beth Dunkenberger	Deputy Director and Research Scientist
Lillian Frost	Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Jeffrey Glick	Senior Policy Advisor
Jennifer Hart	Professor and Department Chair, Department of History
Eunju Hwang	Associate Professor, Residential Environments and Design, Department of Apparel, Housing and Resource Management
Mel Jones O'Brien	Associate Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research
Junghwan Kim	Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Karin Kitchens	Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Theodore Lim	Associate Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning
Sarah Lyon-Hill	Director of Research Development, Center for Economic and Community Engagement
Michael Moehler	Professor, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
David Moore	Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships, IPG
Lara Nagle	Community-Based Research Manager, IPG
Bob Oliver	Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Bruce Pencek	Assistant Director of Collections Management and College Librarian for Social Sciences and History
John Provo	Founding Executive Director, Center for Economic and Community Engagement
Besnik Pula	Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Minnis Ridenour	Senior Fellow for Resource Development
Cecily Rodriguez	Associate Director of Research and Organizational Innovation, IPG
Andrew Sharp	Lecturer and Senior Public & Community Engagement Manager
Lawrence Spencer	Town Attorney
Miron Straf	Affiliated Faculty
Daniel Sui	Senior Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer
Clara Suong	Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Scott Tate	Deputy Director for Community Innovation and Extension Specialist, Center for Economic and Community Engagement
Laura Taylor	Health Program and Policy Research Associate, IPG
Mark Tirpak	Guest Instructor, Urban and Regional Planning
Anne Walters	Applied Research Associate, IPG
Laura Zannoti	Professor, Department of Political Science

Specialization

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Maggie Cowell , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-018 | Email: mmcowell@vt.edu |
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Stephanie Davis , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 239, Blacksburg | Email: sddavis@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3438
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Adrienne Edisis , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-034 | Email: aedisis@vt.edu |
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Max Stephenson , bio
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: mstephen@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6775
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Diane Zahm , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 213 Blacksburg | Email: dzahm@vt.edu

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Ariel Ahram , bio
Professor of Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-022 | Email: ahram@vt.edu
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Tim Luke , bio
University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: twluke@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6633
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Joel Peters , bio
Director of the School of Public and International Affairs Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)
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Max Stephenson , bio
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: mstephen@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6775

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Patrick Roberts , bio
Associate Chair, Master of Public Administration (MPA) program | Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-184 | Email: robertsp@vt.edu |
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Yang Zhang , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 214, Blacksburg | Email: yang08@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1128

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Ralph Hall , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP); Director, Undergraduate Studies, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA); Associate Director, Center for the Future of Work Places and Practices; Affiliated Faculty, VT Honors College | Office: Major Williams, Room 227, Blacksburg | Email: rphall@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7332
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Steve Hankey , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 235, Blacksburg | Email: hankey@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7508
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Tim Luke , bio
University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: twluke@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6633
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803
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Paroma Wagle , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 201, Blacksburg | Email: paroma@vt.edu
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Dara Wald , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Steger Hall, Room 263B, Blacksburg | Email: dwald@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7714
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Yang Zhang , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 214, Blacksburg | Email: yang08@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1128

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David Bieri , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP | Affiliated Faculty of The Department of Economics and The Blackwood Department of Real Estate | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bieri@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3831
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Gerard Toal , bio
Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-020 | Email: toalg@vt.edu |

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Chad Levinson , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-016 | Email: chadlevinson@vt.edu |
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Gerard Toal , bio
Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-020 | Email: toalg@vt.edu |

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David Bredenkamp , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bredenkamp@vt.edu | Phone: (804) 977-3503
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Matthew Dull , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-040 | Email: mdull@vt.edu |
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Karen Hult , bio
Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society | Office: Blacksburg, Thomas-Conner House | Email: khult@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-5351
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Joe Rees , bio
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Richmond | Email: reesj@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-250-5632
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Patrick Roberts , bio
Associate Chair, Master of Public Administration (MPA) program | Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-184 | Email: robertsp@vt.edu |
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803

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Nataliya D. Brantly , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Deputy Director for Health Technologies, Tech4Humanity Lab | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 215, Blacksburg | Email: nbrantly@vt.edu
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Ralph Buehler , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-012 | Email: ralphbu@vt.edu |
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Steve Hankey , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 235, Blacksburg | Email: hankey@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7508
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Stephanie Smith , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-042 | Email: slsmith@vt.edu |

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Raymond Zuniga , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: raymondz@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-0969

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Patrick Roberts , bio
Associate Chair, Master of Public Administration (MPA) program | Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-184 | Email: robertsp@vt.edu |

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David Bieri , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP | Affiliated Faculty of The Department of Economics and The Blackwood Department of Real Estate | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bieri@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3831

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Raymond Zuniga , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: raymondz@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-0969

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David Bieri , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP | Affiliated Faculty of The Department of Economics and The Blackwood Department of Real Estate | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bieri@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3831
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Giselle Datz , bio
Associate Professor and Chair, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-010 | Email: gdatz@vt.edu
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Stephanie Smith , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-042 | Email: slsmith@vt.edu |

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Giselle Datz , bio
Associate Professor and Chair, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-010 | Email: gdatz@vt.edu

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Stephanie Davis , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 239, Blacksburg | Email: sddavis@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3438
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Karen Hult , bio
Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society | Office: Blacksburg, Thomas-Conner House | Email: khult@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-5351

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Ariel Ahram , bio
Professor of Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-022 | Email: ahram@vt.edu
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Joel Peters , bio
Director of the School of Public and International Affairs Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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Ariel Ahram , bio
Professor of Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-022 | Email: ahram@vt.edu
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Chad Levinson , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-016 | Email: chadlevinson@vt.edu |
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Joel Peters , bio
Director of the School of Public and International Affairs Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Yannis Stivachtis , bio
Professor of Government & International Affairs, GIA | Office: Major Williams, Room 219, Blacksburg | Jean Monnet Chair in EU Strategy. Director, Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) - A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. University Coordinator, Diplomacy Lab.
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Gerard Toal , bio
Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-020 | Email: toalg@vt.edu |

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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803

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David Bredenkamp , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 222, Blacksburg | Email: bredenkamp@vt.edu | Phone: (804) 977-3503

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Karen Hult , bio
Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society | Office: Blacksburg, Thomas-Conner House | Email: khult@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-5351
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Chad Levinson , bio
Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-016 | Email: chadlevinson@vt.edu |

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Matthew Dull , bio
Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-040 | Email: mdull@vt.edu |
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Adrienne Edisis , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-034 | Email: aedisis@vt.edu |
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Joe Rees , bio
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Richmond | Email: reesj@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-250-5632
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803
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Raymond Zuniga , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: raymondz@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-0969

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Shalini Misra , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-182 | Email: shalini@vt.edu |

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Tim Luke , bio
University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: twluke@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6633
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Max Stephenson , bio
Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG) | Office: Blacksburg | Email: mstephen@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-6775

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Shalini Misra , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 5-182 | Email: shalini@vt.edu |

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Ralph Buehler , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-012 | Email: ralphbu@vt.edu |
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Ralph Hall , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP); Director, Undergraduate Studies, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA); Associate Director, Center for the Future of Work Places and Practices; Affiliated Faculty, VT Honors College | Office: Major Williams, Room 227, Blacksburg | Email: rphall@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7332
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Steve Hankey , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 235, Blacksburg | Email: hankey@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7508

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Ralph Buehler , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-012 | Email: ralphbu@vt.edu |
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Maggie Cowell , bio
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-018 | Email: mmcowell@vt.edu |
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Stephanie Davis , bio
Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 239, Blacksburg | Email: sddavis@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-3438
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Adrienne Edisis , bio
Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) | Office: Arlington, Room 6-034 | Email: aedisis@vt.edu |
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Magda Rich , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP)
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803
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Paroma Wagle , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 201, Blacksburg | Email: paroma@vt.edu
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Dara Wald , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Steger Hall, Room 263B, Blacksburg | Email: dwald@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7714
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Diane Zahm , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Major Williams, Room 213 Blacksburg | Email: dzahm@vt.edu
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Yang Zhang , bio
Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 214, Blacksburg | Email: yang08@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1128

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Ralph Hall , bio
Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEPP); Director, Undergraduate Studies, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA); Associate Director, Center for the Future of Work Places and Practices; Affiliated Faculty, VT Honors College | Office: Major Williams, Room 227, Blacksburg | Email: rphall@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-7332
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Todd Schenk , bio
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP) | Director of Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program | Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC) and Fralin Life Sciences Institute | Office: Blacksburg | Email: tschenk@vt.edu | Phone: (540)-231-1803
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Paroma Wagle , bio
Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) | Office: Architecture Annex, Room 201, Blacksburg | Email: paroma@vt.edu

Meet Our Faculty

ABOUT OUR FACULTY

OUR DIRECTOR

Joel Peters, Director

About Joel Peters

Faculty Lists

Our Faculty | Alphabetical Listing

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Democracy, Civil Society, and the State

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Health & Health Policy

Higher Education

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Housing and Real Estate

Immigration Policy and Refugees

International Economy & Development

Latin American Politics

Local and State Governance

Middle East Politics

National Security

Networks & Collaboration

Organizational Theory

Presidency

Public and Social Policy

Social and Environmental Psychology

Social & Political Theory

Technology / Digital Technologies

Transportation

Urban & Rural Policy and Planning

Water Resources