L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Susan Gooden, Ph.D.

Wilder School Dean and Professor

• (804) 827-0776
• stgooden@vcu.edu

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RaJade M. Berry-James, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor

• berryjamesr@vcu.edu

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Amy Cook, Ph.D.

Acting Director of Student Success and Associate Professor

• 804-828-7544
• cookak@vcu.edu

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Robyn Diehl McDougle, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research and Outreach, Professor

• 804-828-2759
• rdmcdougle@vcu.edu

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Nakeina Douglas-Glenn, Ph.D.

Director, Research Institute for Social Equity

• (804) 828-0209
• nedouglas@vcu.edu

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Stevan Dozier

Senior Director of Development

• 919-961-2528
• doziers2@vcu.edu

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Ross Losapio

Acting Senior Director of Strategic Enrollment and Student Success and Director of Recruitment

• 804-827-0364
• losapior@vcu.edu

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Timothy M. O'Dell

Director of Finance and Administration

• 804-828-6111
• tmodell@vcu.edu

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David Slipher

Director of Communications and External Relations

• 804-828-1614
• slipherd@vcu.edu

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Franklin Wallace

Director of Human Resources and Operations

• 804-828-7476
• frwallace@vcu.edu

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Susan White, Ph.D.

Director of Research Services

• 804-827-1858
• whitesg@vcu.edu

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John Accordino, Ph.D.

Professor

• 804-827-0525
• jaccordi@vcu.edu

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Jay Albanese, Ph.D.

Professor

• 804-827-0844
• jsalbane@vcu.edu

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Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Adjunct faculty

• jgalcaine@vcu.edu

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Mark Bittner, AICP

Instructor

• 804-828-2292
• bittnermj@vcu.edu

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Sarah Jane Brubaker, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention, Assistant Chair, Criminal Justice programs

• 804-827-2400
• sbrubaker@vcu.edu

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Xueming (Jimmy) Chen, Ph.D.

Professor, program chair - Urban and Regional Studies and Planning program

• 804-828-1254
• xchen2@vcu.edu

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Hayley Cleary, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• 804-827-0475
• hmcleary@vcu.edu

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Lindsey Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• 804-828-0994
• evansll@vcu.edu

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Meghan Gough, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-827-0869
• mzgough@vcu.edu

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Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate professor, director of the Ph.D. program

• 804-828-7390
• elharperande@vcu.edu

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Brittany 'Brie' Haupt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Public Policy and Administration doctoral program

• 804-828-1431
• hauptb@vcu.edu

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Myung Hun Jin, Ph.D.

Associate professor, chair - Master of Public Administration program

• 804-828-8812
• mhjin@vcu.edu

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Brittany Keegan, Ph.D.

Director of Research and Outreach, Center for Public Policy and Assistant Professor

• 804-827-3404
• keeganbs@vcu.edu

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Brad Lehmann, Ph.D.

Instructor

• 804-827-7312
• lehmannrb@vcu.edu

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Saltanat Liebert, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-828-1874
• sliebert@vcu.edu

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Hans Louis-Charles, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• 804-828-8889
• louischah@vcu.edu

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Patrick Lowery, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-828-8889
• pglowery@vcu.edu

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Christina Mancini, Ph.D.

Associate professor, criminal justice graduate coordinator

• 804-828-4223
• cnmancini@vcu.edu

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Mary Moore, Ph.D.

Senior Field Research Director, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

• 804-827-4226
• mmoore@vcu.edu

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Nancy A. Morris, Ph.D.

Associate professor, Program Chair, Criminal Justice

• 804-827-0484
• nmorris@vcu.edu

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Maureen Moslow-Benway, M.A.

Associate professor, program chair - Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

• 804-475-6496
• mmoslowbenwa@vcu.edu

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Luisa Nazareno, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

• 804-828-2103

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William Pelfrey Jr., Ph.D.

Professor

• 804-828-8467
• wvpelfrey@vcu.edu

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Damian Pitt, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-828-7397
• dpitt@vcu.edu

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Sarah Raskin, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-828-1651
• seraskin@vcu.edu

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Jennifer Reid, Ph.D.

Director of Evaluation, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

• 804-827-0459
• jguyre@vcu.edu

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Grant Rissler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies
School of Professional and Continuing Studies

• risslerge@vcu.edu

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Charity Scott, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

• 804-828-2348
• scottcp4@vcu.edu

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Avrum Shriar, Ph.D.

Distinguished Career Professor

• 804-355-8473
• ajshriar@vcu.edu

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James Smither, M.U.R.P.

Associate professor

• (804) 827-0570
• jcsmither@vcu.edu

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Anthony Starke, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

• 804-827-7313
• starkeam@vcu.edu

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I-Shian (Ivan) Suen, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-828-2721
• isuen@vcu.edu

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Shruti Syal, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

• (804) 828-1215
• syals@vcu.edu

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Benjamin Teresa, Ph.D.

Associate professor and co-director of the RVA Eviction Lab, assistant chair - Urban and Regional Studies and Planning program

• 804-828-8297
• bfteresa@vcu.edu

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Niraj Verma, Ph.D.

Professor

• 804-828-6962
• nverma2@vcu.edu

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David Webber, Ph.D.

Associate professor, homeland security and emergency preparedness assistant chair

• 804-828-8711
• dwebber@vcu.edu

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Christopher Whyte, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 571-338-0442
• cewhyte@vcu.edu

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L. Douglas Wilder

Distinguished professor

• 804-828-8520
• ldwilder@vcu.edu

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Blue Wooldridge, D.P.A.

Distinguished Career Professor and Professor Emeritus

• bwooldri@vcu.edu

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Chernoh Wurie, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

• 804-827-0493
• cmwurie@vcu.edu

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Gina Barber

Director of Administration and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy

• 804-827-2081
• gbarber@vcu.edu

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Noah Bateman

Research Administrator, Survey and Evaluation Research Lab

• 757-805-4188
• batemann2@vcu.edu

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Brian Biggio

Program Coordinator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute (GEHLI)

• (804) 827-1169
• biggiobj@vcu.edu

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Tina Braden

Human resources and building manager

• 804-828-1016

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Alexia Brown

Research Specialist, Center for Public Policy / Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

• Office: (804) 828-1841 ; Cell: (516) 864-6591
• browna4@vcu.edu

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Jason Burkett

Senior Research Analyst, Center for Public Policy

• (804) 827-2643
• jburkett@vcu.edu

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Bradford Bryant

Grant Manager

• 804-828-8811
• btbryant@vcu.edu

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Nancy Calkins

Training Facilitator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

• (804) 828-3698
• calkinsn@vcu.edu

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Victoria Carter-Johnston

Program Coordinator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

• (804) 827-1583
• carterjohnsva@vcu.edu

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Julie Charbonnier, Ph.D.

Consultant and Facilitator
Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

• (804) 628-1550
• charbonnierj@vcu.edu

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Collin Cox

Administrative coordinator, Office of Research and Outreach

• coxcd@vcu.edu

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Pam Cox

Senior Special Projects & Communications Manager and Executive Assistant, Distinguished Faculty

• 804-827-2168
• coxp3@vcu.edu

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Katie Crump

Senior Academic Advisor

• crumpc4@vcu.edu

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Tivoli Dabney

Executive Assistant, Research Institute for Social Equity

• (804) 828-4336
• dabneytt2@vcu.edu

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Keandra Davis

Doctoral Student

• davisk17@vcu.edu

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Kim Hunter

Project director

• 804-828-0779
• khunter@vcu.edu

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Katherine Huynh

Senior events manager

• 804-827-0867
• huynhkp@vcu.edu

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Wendy Hyland

Academic Advisor

• (804) 828-6709
• hylandwj@vcu.edu

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Sarah Jackson

Consultant and Facilitator, Center for Public Policy

• jacksonsk2@vcu.edu

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Leona Jones

Administrative assistant/travel coordinator

• 804-828-6235
• lgjones@vcu.edu

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Ron Jones

Event and Administrative Support Coordinator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

• 804-828-8845
• jonesre22@vcu.edu

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Sharon Kelly

Financial Specialist

• sakelly@vcu.edu

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Cydney Lowenstein, Ph.D.

Research Support Specialist, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

• (804) 827-2643
• lowensteincj@vcu.edu

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Molly Lumsden

Research Specialist, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory (SERL)

• (804) 381-1018
• lumsdenml@vcu.edu

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Bridget Lyons

Doctoral Program Academic Advisor

• belyons@vcu.edu

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Tammy Martin

Senior Program Assistant

• 804-827-0174
• martintr3@vcu.edu

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Angela McGrath

Business Manager, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

• 804-827-1170
• almcgrath@vcu.edu

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Erin McGhee

Assistant Director of Academic Advising and Student Services

• 804-827-3206
• carree@vcu.edu

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Karen Meister

Training Facilitator, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

• (804) 827-1899
• kmeister@vcu.edu

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Tiffany Murray-Robertson

Associate Director of Communications & External Relations

• 804-827-1253
• tfmurray@vcu.edu

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Yali Pang, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate, Research Institute for Social Equity (RISE)

• (804) 827-1899
• pangy@vcu.edu

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Luke Parker

Assistant Director of Research Services

• 804-828-0683
• wlparker@vcu.edu

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Carolyn Patterson

Procurement Officer

• 804-827-4455
• chpatter@vcu.edu

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Frank Pitchford

IT analyst

• 804-828-8086
• pitchfordfa@vcu.edu

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Catherine Poarch

SERL Production Supervisor

• poarchch@vcu.edu

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Candace Price-Stafford

Senior project manager

• 804-827-4247
• ceprice@vcu.edu

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Sah Ara Sanu-t

Executive Assistant to the Dean

• (804) 827-0776
• sanuts@vcu.edu

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Danielle Shutt

Program Manager, Center for Public Policy

• 804-828-7482
• shuttdm@vcu.edu

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Jess C. Smith, Ph.D.

Project Director, Evaluation of the Virginia Violent Crime Initiative, Center for Public Policy

• 804-828-2759
• smithjc26@vcu.edu

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Matthew R. Smith

Senior Academic Advisor for Graduate Students

• 804-828-1591
• msmith43@vcu.edu

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Shinique Smith

Executive Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

• (804) 827-5683
• smithse12@vcu.edu

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Rhonda Snead

Student Services Program Assistant

• 804-827-2791
• sneadrm@vcu.edu

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Alexandra Stonte

Project Administrator, Survey and Research Laboratory

• stewartal2@vcu.edu

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Steph Vennetti

Director of Academic Advising and Student Services

• 804-827-0789
• vennettis@vcu.edu

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Wheeler Wood

Director of Operations and Senior Consultant, Center for Public Policy

• wooddw@vcu.edu

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Wenli Yan, Ph.D.

Associate professor

• 804-827-0541
• wyan@vcu.edu

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Kamal Alhassan

Doctoral Student

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Gina Abena Amedeka

Doctoral Student

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Victor Amuzu

Doctoral Student

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Shannon Arnette

Doctoral Student

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Manika Avasthi

Doctoral Student

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Emily Avesian

Doctoral Student

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Devin Bowers

Doctoral Student

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Leslie "Les" Carter

Doctoral Student

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Sidi Cheng

Doctoral Student

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Lilian Chineme-Ugwu

Doctoral Student

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Amy Clifton-Mills

Doctoral Student

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Nick Devlin

Doctoral Student

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Joseph Faulk

Doctoral Student

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Kathryn J. Genthon

Doctoral Student

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Grady Hart

Doctoral Student

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Laura Herrmann

Doctoral Student

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Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor

Doctoral Student

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Amidu Kalokoh

Doctoral Student

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Arnold "Chip" Kramer

Doctoral Student

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James Lambert

Doctoral Student

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Kapria Lee

Doctoral Student

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Ricardo Lopez

Doctoral Student

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Monali Mal

Doctoral Student

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James Jay McConville

Doctoral Student

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Corey Miles

Doctoral Student

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Heather Millar

Adjunct Faculty

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Karimjon Mullaboev

Doctoral Student

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Corey Nolan

Doctoral Student

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Michael O'Grady

Doctoral Student

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Rajendra Pandit

Doctoral Student

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Michael Rutz

Doctoral Student

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Nancy Kent Smith

Doctoral Student

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Shelly Smith

Doctoral Student

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Meagan Sok

Doctoral Student

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Mary Strawderman

Doctoral Student

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Anila Smriti Surin

Doctoral Student

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Jeff Thomas

Doctoral Student

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Christine Wengloski

Doctoral Student

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Isaac Yeboah

Doctoral Student

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Ashley Zehrt

Doctoral Student

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Dominic Zicari

Doctoral Student

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