Faculty

Associate Professor
Lawrie Balfour headshot
James Hart Professor of Politics
Colin Bird headshot
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
James W. Ceaser headshot
Harry F. Byrd Professor
Dale Copeland headshot
Hugh S. and Winnifred B. Cumming Memorial Professor of International Affairs
Associate Professor
John Echeverri-Gent headshot
Associate Professor
Robert Fatton, Jr. headshot

Director of Distinguished Majors Program

Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics
Paul Freedman headshot

Director of Undergraduate Program

Associate Professor
Peter Furia headshot
Associate Professor, General Faculty
Larycia Hawkins headshot
Assistant Professor, General Faculty
Justin Kirkland headshot

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Professor
George Klosko headshot
Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor
Professor Kruks-Wisner headshot
Associate Professor of Politics & Global Studies
Jennifer Lawless headshot

Department Chair

Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics
David Leblang headshot
Ambassador Henry Taylor Professor of Politics & Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs
Anne Meng headshot
Associate Professor
Sidney Milkis headshot

Director of Honors Program

White Burkett Miller Professor
Professor John Owen
Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics
Sonal Pandya headshot
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor, General Faculty
Philip Potter headshot

Director of Graduate Studies

Professor
Rachel Potter headshot

Director of Graduate Admissions

Associate Professor
Albert Rivero headshot
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Rubenstein headshot
Associate Professor
Larry J. Sabato headshot
University Professor
David Waldner headshot
Associate Professor
Denise Walsh headshot
Associate Professor of Politics and Women, Gender, & Sexuality
Nicholas J.G. Winter headshot

Associate Department Chair

Associate Professor
Kirill Zhirkov headshot
Assistant Professor