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 Perla AbregoVisiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 024 | (434) 223-7207 pabrego@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. Visit our southern neighbors in Mexico. |
 Dr. Dieudonne K. AfatsawoAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 303 | (434) 223-6336 dafatsawo@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
 Dr. C. William AndersonElliott Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 208 | (434) 223-6181 wanderson@hsc.edu There are stores where I can walk in and say: " I would like 500.0 grams of oxalic acid, please." from his year in Dalian, China |
 C. Frank ArcherAssociate Professor of Fine Arts Winston Hall 203 | (434) 223-6367 farcher@hsc.edu Archer is transcribing and analyzing the chants for performance and publication of the pieces unique to this collection from Sicily. |
 Mary Ann ArcherLecturer in Fine Arts Winston Hall 206 | (434) 223-7205 marcher@hsc.edu She is principal flutist and orchestra manager for the Opera on the James in Lynchburg. |
 Dr. James A. ArietiThompson Professor of Classics Maples 5 | (434) 223-6252 jarieti@hsc.edu In the translation and commentary of Plato's Gorgias, the dialogue forces its readers to engage with the key questions of human life. |
 Dr. George F. BagbyElliott Professor of English Morton Hall 025 | (434) 223-6247 gbagby@hsc.edu Critic Harold Bloom reported that, for more than twenty-five years, he read Wallace Stevens’ poetry every day—-simply “to help me live my life.” That is why we read literature. |
 Dr. Roger M. BarrusElliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 315 | (434) 223-6235 rbarrus@hsc.edu The Princeton Review says Hampden-Sydney students are "politically astute" and "can discuss current political events in detail." |
 Dr. Robert H. BlackmanAssociate Professor of History Maples 004 | (434) 223-6957 rblackman@hsc.edu Knowledge of history is one mark of a liberal education, enlarging your self-understanding. |
 Dr. Steven D. BloomAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 010 | (434) 223-6170 sbloom@hsc.edu "In studying astronomy, you can gain practical quantitative skills while also understanding the wonders of the Universe." |
 Dr. Susan Lee BookerVisiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Atkinson Hall 304 | (434) 223-6954 sbooker@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people. |
 Dr. Matthew B. BowmanVisiting Assistant Professor of Religion Maples 26 | (434) 223-6313 mbowman@hsc.edu Each year several religion majors attend seminary after graduation, but the majority of our majors develop careers in business, law, education, social work, and military service. |
 Lt. General Gerald W. BoykinWheat Visiting Professor of Leadership The Wilson Center 100 | (434) 223-7266 wboykin@hsc.edu Join our Military Leadership and National Security Studies Certificate Program. |
 Dr. Victor N. CabasAdjunct Associate Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 203 | (434) 223-6316 vcabas@hsc.edu Hampden-Sydney established the Rhetoric Program to ensure that all its graduates will write competently. |
 Dr. Anthony M. CarilliProfessor of Economics Morton Hall 221 | (434) 223-6314 tcarilli@hsc.edu "We start by teaching you how economists think. Then we teach you about different tools and different environments that you will experience in the world of business." |
 Dr. Gerald T. CarneyElliott Professor of Religion Maples 023 | (434) 223-6268 gcarney@hsc.edu Documenting Hindu religious life and using photographic images to enrich both research and classroom teaching has been a focus of my work since 1980. |
 Dr. Celia M. CarrollAssociate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 319 | (434) 223-6243 ccarroll@hsc.edu "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." James Madison |
 Dr. Stanley A. CheyneProfessor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 011 | (434) 223-6178 scheyne@hsc.edu Simply trying to measure the speed of sound with traditional techniques is not possible because the wave gets strongly attenuated. |
 Dr. John C. CoombsAssociate Professor of History Morton Hall 027 | (434) 223-7261 jcoombs@hsc.edu Has as the focus of his research the early Chesapeake, particularly colonial Virginia. |
 Dr. Evan R. DavisAssociate Professor of English Morton Hall 115 | (434) 223-6245 edavis@hsc.edu "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." attributed to Oscar Wilde |
 Kenneth M. De LucaAdjunct Associate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 103 | (434) 223-6233 kdeluca@hsc.edu Each semester the Western Culture Program engages students in a consideration of the human condition through the lens of original documents and historical events. |
 Dr. Claire E. DealAssociate Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 114 | (434) 223-6988 cdeal@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people. |
 Dr. Nicholas P. DeifelAssistant Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 218 | (434) 223-6179 ndeifel@hsc.edu The chemistry floor of Gilmer Hall was designed for research-level student projects and houses equipment found most often in graduate school laboratories. |
 Dr. Elizabeth J. DeisElliott Professor of Rhetoric and Humanities Atkinson 305 | (434) 223-6118 edeis@hsc.edu "Only connect." E.M. Forster |
 Dr. Jana M. DeJongAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 311 | (434) 223-6211 jdejong@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
 Dr. Gregory M. DempsterElliott Professor of Economics Morton Hall 222 | (434) 223-6230 gdempster@hsc.edu The student research assistantship in economics allows students to collaborate with department faculty in published projects and consulting work. |
 Dr. Ed W. DevlinElliott Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 107 | (434) 223-6173 edevlin@hsc.edu Laboratory research includes cell migration during zebrafish development. |
 Dr. Eric G. DinmoreAssistant Professor of History Maples 002 | (434) 223-6279 edinmore@hsc.edu Advises students in the Asian Studies Minor program. |
 Dr. Jennifer M. DirmeyerAssistant Professor of Economics Morton Hall 026 | (434) 223-6375 jdirmeyer@hsc.edu Economics is not a subject; it is a way of thinking about the world we find outside the classroom window. |
 Matthew R. DubroffLecturer in Fine Arts Johns Auditorium 203 | (434) 223-6362 mdubroff@hsc.edu Dubroff is a founding member of Theatre Nohgaku, a professional troupe dedicated to bringing this 600-year-old theatre form to non-Japanese audiences. |
 Dr. Kevin M. DunnElliott Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 219 | (434) 223-6181 kdunn@hsc.edu Caveman Chemistry is an experiential exploration of chemical technology from the campfires of the stone age to the plastic soft-drink bottle. |
 Dr. John H. EastbyElliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Maples 001 | (434) 223-6312 jeastby@hsc.edu The review commended us for grounding the teaching of contemporary political problems in the history of political thought. |
 Dr. Caroline S. EmmonsProfessor of History Maples 001 | (434) 223-6297 cemmons@hsc.edu Her research focuses on the history of the U.S. in the mid-20th century, especially the civil-rights movement and the impact of the Cold War on American society. |
 Wanda Little FenimoreLecturer in Rhetoric Morton Hall 003 | (434) 223-6255 wfenimore@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people. |
.jpg) Pamela P. FoxElliott Associate Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 101 | (434) 223-6389 pfox@hsc.edu Captured and distorted by the camera, can a plastic deer or bird elicit a response similar to that evoked by a real animal? |
 Dr. James W. FrusettaAssistant Professor of History Morton Hall 022 | (434) 223-7206 jfrusetta@hsc.edu "History is the shank of the social sciences." C. Wright Mills |
 Dr. Lowell T. FryeElliott Professor of Rhetoric and Humanities Morton Hall 016 | (434) 223-6215 lfrye@hsc.edu "[Writing] is a mysterious and complicated business, bringing together muscles and brain, memory and desire, and a rhythm of motions and subconscious impulses...."--Richard Marius |
 Dr. Jinzhuo Zhao GarrettAssistant Professor of Economics Morton Hall 003 | (434) 223-6200 jzhao@hsc.edu You will develop information system skills in a state-of-the-art economics-computing classroom. Business and economic data from all over the world is used for modeling and analysis. |
 Dr. David W. GibsonProfessor of Economics Morton Hall 215 | (434) 223-6228 dgibson@hsc.edu Many economics students pursue internships in business, government and finance - a vital link between the classroom and the arena in which classroom learning is put into practice. |
 Dr. Rachel M. GoodmanAssistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 106 | (434) 223-6705 rgoodman@hsc.edu Gilmer Science Center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics. Nearby are a greenhouse, a three-acre freshwater pond, and miles of nature trails. |
 Dr. Nicole L. GreenspanAssociate Professor of History Maples 027 | (434) 223-6354 ngreenspan@hsc.edu We think of marketing and 'spin' as modern phenomena, but my book, Cromwell's Wars: Media, Empire, and Godly Warfare 1650-1685, finds them in the 17th century as well. |
 Dr. Robert G. HallElliott Professor of Religion Maples 024 | (434) 223-6249 bhall@hsc.edu The department sponsors the Gouch Lectures in religious ethics and the Allan Lectures in religious thought. |
 Dr. Sarah B. HardyProfessor of English Morton Hall 111 | (434) 223-6239 shardy@hsc.edu "You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith." William Faulkner |
 Dr. Kristian M. HargadonElliott Assistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 108 | (434) 223-6261 khargadon@hsc.edu The Hampden-Sydney Biology Department: Enter as Boys, Leave as Scientists! |
 Dr. Ralph S. HattoxElliott Professor of History Morton Hall 318 | (434) 223-6108 rhattox@hsc.edu More than two centuries ago, Thomas Fuller observed that history enables one to gain the "experience of age without either the infirmities or inconvenience thereof." |
 Dr. Paul F. HemlerProfessor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 110 | (434) 223-6202 phemler@hsc.edu If students are not careful, they will learn some computer science, mathematics, and physics. |
 Dr. Robert T. Herdegen IIIProfessor of Psychology Bagby Hall 219 | (434) 223-6166 rherdegen@hsc.edu Some students majoring in psychology intend to become professional psychologists or counselors, while others plan to enter such fields as law, medicine, and business. |
 Dr. David E. HigginbothamVisiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 201 | (434) 223-6982 dhigginbotham@hsc.edu You will learn a variety of strategies for generating ideas and revising drafts to strengthen organization, clarity, and persuasive power. |
 Dr. Marc A. HightElliott Associate Professor of Philosophy Morton Hall 034 | (434) 223-6388 mhight@hsc.edu "It is sometimes better to be interesting than right." P. Van Inwagen (University of Notre Dame) |
 Dr. Heidi HulsizerAssistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 107 | (434) 223-6499 hhulsizer@hsc.edu "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." Albert Einstein |
 Dr. Justin P. IsaacsAssociate Professor of Economics Morton Hall 226 | (434) 223-6337 jisaacs@hsc.edu Isaacs is a founding member of the Center for the Study of Political Economy at Hampden-Sydney College. |
 Dr. James D. JanowskiProfessor of Philosophy The Wilson Center 200 | (434) 223-6229 jjanowski@hsc.edu I am interested in the many and varied philosophical issues that arise in thinking about material culture and cultural heritage. |
 Dr. Dirk R. JohnsonAssociate Professor and Chair of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 319 | (434) 223-6204 drjohnson@hsc.edu Immersed in German, you build command of the spoken as well as the written word. |
 Shirley KaganProfessor Fine Arts Johns Auditorium 101 | (434) 223-6266 skagan@hsc.edu Prof. Shirley Kagan starred as Cleopatra in The Richmond Shakespeare Festival: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. |
 Verna L. KaleVisiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 028 | (434) 223-7058 vkale@hsc.edu "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know." Ernest Hemingway |
 Dr. Jonathan W. KeohaneAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 006 | (434) 223-6176 jkeohane@hsc.edu A state-of-the-art astronomical observatory houses a fully automated, research-grade, computerized 16" reflecting telescope. |
 Dr. Robb Tyson KoetherProfessor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 114 | (434) 223-6207 rkoether@hsc.edu In the basic problem, a player is placing wagers on the outcome of a coin-toss. An all-knowing oracle announces how the coin will land. |
 Dr. Kenneth D. LehmanSquires Professor of History Maples 021 | (434) 223-6309 klehman@hsc.edu “The future is an abstraction, the ‘present’ but a fleeting instant, all else is history.” |
 David Dodge LewisElliott Professor of Fine Arts Winston Hall 101 | (434) 223-6295 dlewis@hsc.edu "TRY" |
 Dr. Virginia V. LewisLecturer in Mathematics and Computer Science Bagby Hall 113 | (434) 223-6282 vlewis@hsc.edu |
 Dr. Brian C. LinsAssistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 124 | (434) 223-6264 blins(at)hsc(dot)edu "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." -- John von Neumann |
 Dr. David Edward LowryAssistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 132 | (434) 223-6214 delowry@hsc.edu Gilmer Science Center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics. Nearby are a greenhouse, a three-acre freshwater pond, and miles of nature trails. |
 Dr. David E. MarionElliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 303 | (434) 223-6240 damarion@hsc.edu At its best, statescraft really is soulcraft; and at its best, the discipline of political science is about preparing students to live satisfying and productive lives. |
 Dianne O. MarionAdjunct Associate Professor of Rhetoric Morton 019 | (434) 223-6248 dimarion@hsc.edu "It is our belief that no writer can improve his work until he discards the dulcet notion that the reader is feeble-minded,for writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar." --E. B. White |
 Dr. Walter McDermottProfessor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 008 | (434) 223-6152 wmcdermott@hsc.edu Our spectroscopic technique can be used to study a variety of iron-containing materials from corrosion products to the minerals found on Mars. |
 Dr. Daniel 'Dan' G. MosslerProfessor of Psychology Bagby Hall 224 | (434) 223-6330 dmossler@hsc.edu Report presented at EPA in Philidelphia won the Regional Research Award from the Psi Chi Honor Society for best research presentation at the conference. |
 Dr. Paul H. MuellerAssociate Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 209 | (434) 223-6171 pmueller@hsc.edu Your lab work will consist of individual open-ended projects, usually a semester long. |
 Dr. Steele NowlinAssistant Professor of English Morton Hall 033 | (434) 223-7262 snowlin@hsc.edu "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne...." Geoffrey Chaucer |
 Dr. Julia E. PalmerAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-6213 jpalmer@hsc.edu To be truly bilingual, you must also be bicultural. This is why a study abroad experience is essential if you want to master another language. |
 Dr. David S. PellandAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 126 | (434) 223-6886 dpelland@hsc.edu "But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to find the integral of a given differential. " Johann Bernoulli |
 Dr. Marcus H. PendergrassAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 125 | (434) 223-6331 mpendergrass@hsc.edu "The science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit. Another claimant for this position is music." Mathematics as an Element in the History of Thought, Alfred North Whitehead |
 Nathaniel D. PerryAssistant Professor of English and Editor of The Poetry Review Morton Hall 015 | (434) 223-6315 nperry@hsc.edu "in seed and land we find an anchor, and in language we weigh out our courage" |
 Dr. James F. PontusoPatterson Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 321 | (434) 223-6246 jpontuso@hsc.edu Since I missed a similar display of people-power in Philadelphia in 1788, I went up to the roof of the four-story building where I live to get a better look. |
 Mary PrevoAdjunct Associate Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 108 | (434) 223-7057 mprevo@hsc.edu Art is a human endeavor. Learning to look at art helps us understand ourselves and our world. |
 Dr. Susan P. RobbinsAdjunct Associate Professor Morton Hall 024 | (434) 223-6109 srobbins@hsc.edu "Nothing ever fatigues me but doing what I do not like." (Mary Crawford in MANSFIELD PARK by Jane Austen) |
 Nathaniel Amos RothschildVisiting Assistant Professor Morton Hall 116 | (434) 223-6401 narothschild@hsc.edu |
 German A. SalinasAdjunct Associate in Modern Languages Bagby Hall 321 | (434) 223-6887 gsalinas@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own. |
 Dr. R. David SalvageAssistant Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 204 | (434) 223-6304 dsalvage@hsc.edu To learn about music is to learn about mankind’s most personal and universal creation. |
 Tianran L. SavaiinaeaLecturer in Chinese Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-7269 tsavaiinaea@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own. |
 Dr. Shawn H. SchoolingAdjunct Associate Professor of Rhetoric Atkinson Hall 304 | (434) 223-7150 sschooling@hsc.edu Add to your skill set; minor in Rhetoric. |
 Dr. Jeremy T. SchwartzAssociate Professor of Economics Morton Hall 021 | (434) 223-6305 jschwartz@hsc.edu More students choose economics as their primary subject than any other discipline. The department produces one-third of Hampden-Sydney's graduates. |
 Dr. Renee Marie SeverinAssociate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 320 | (434) 223-6201 rseverin@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. You learn from native speakers while studying in your host country. |
 Dr. William A. ShearTrinkle Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 108 | (434) 223-6172 wshear@hsc.edu In his research career so far, Shear has gone from taxonomy and behavior of spiders to work of the same nature on harvestmen and millipeds. |
 Dr. Janice F. SiegelAssociate Professor of Classics Maples 004 | (434) 223-7204 jsiegel@hsc.edu The Classics give you a richer English vocabulary, better command of English diction and grammar, and a more sensitive appreciation of literary style. |
 Dr. Herbert J. SipeSpalding Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 207 | (434) 223-6283 hsipe@hsc.edu I like to focus on electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopic studies of free radical metabolites of xenobiotic compounds and to involve students in the investigations. |
 Dr. Susan M. SmithProfessor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 302 | (434) 223-6986 ssmith@hsc.edu Open up your world: Learn a language and study abroad. |
 Dr. Saranna R. ThorntonProfessor of Economics Morton Hall 219 | (434) 223-6253 sthornton@hsc.edu I teach most of my classes using the Wall Street Journal along with a textbook. Applying economic concepts to current events helps students to engage the course material. |
 Dr. Kenneth N. TownsendElliott Professor of Economics Morton Hall 225 | (434) 223-6232 ktownsend@hsc.edu Life is full of tradeoffs. Economics focuses on what the individual trades off in endeavoring to accomplish something. |
 Salif Famory TraoreVisiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 006 | (434) 223-6839 straore@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language." |
.jpg) Dr. J. Michael UtzingerElliott Associate Professor of Religion and Associate Dean of the Faculty Atkinson 305 | (434) 223-6118 jutzinger@hsc.edu Serves as a moderator of the Southeastern Colloquium of American Religious Studies, which brings together American religion scholars. |
 Dr. Thomas ValenteAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 123 | (434) 223-6210 tvalente@hsc.edu Learn how classical number theory results by Fermat and Euler from the 18th century have contributed to schemes for both “private key” and “public key cryptography.” |
 Dr. Cristine M. VarholyAssociate Professor of English Morton Hall 116 | (434) 223-6401 cvarholy@hsc.edu Through literature, we can discover the culture of a distant place and time as we examine issues equally relevant to ourselves and our world. |
 Dr. Alfonso VaronaAssistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 314 | (434) 223-6335 avarona@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. Visit our southern neighbors in Mexico. |
 Dr. Jennifer E. VitaleAssociate Professor of Psychology Bagby Hall 223 | (434) 223-6206 jvitale@hsc.edu I can never help thinking that learning psychology might best be described as learning that you do not know what you thought you knew. |
 Dr. Jeffrey A. VogelAssistant Professor of Religion Maples 022 | (434) 223-6299 jvogel@hsc.edu Each year several religion majors attend seminary after graduation, but the majority of our majors develop careers in business, law, education, social work, and military service. |
 Dr. G. Daniel 'Dan' WeeseProfessor of Psychology Bagby Hall 221 | (434) 223-6209 dweese@hsc.edu Student research projects have related to the neural basis of compulsive behavior. |
 Dr. Katherine J. WeeseElliott Professor of English Morton Hall 020 | (434) 223-6254 kweese@hsc.edu "The study of literature deepens readers’ sympathies with others; broadens, vicariously, the range of one’s experience; and hones critical thinking skills." |
.jpg) Dr. Alexander J. WerthElliott Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 127 | (434) 223-6326 awerth@hsc.edu Students generally think the teacher is the person in class with all the right answers, but it's equally important for instructors to have all the right questions. |
 Dr. Daniella WiddowsAssistant Professor of Classics Maples 003 | (434) 223-7264 dwiddows@hsc.edu Worn by heroes, gods, and others, animal skins defined their wearers in terms of social status and power. |
 Dr. Matthew J. WillisVisiting Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Bagby Hall 110 | (434) 223-6202 mwillis@hsc.edu |
 Dr. Warner R. WinborneAssociate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 322 | (434) 223-6377 wwinborne@hsc.edu Knowledge of history is one mark of a liberal education, enlarging your self-understanding. History is also a good foundation for careers in teaching, law, and public affairs. |
 Dr. Michael J. WolyniakAssistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 129 | (434) 223-6175 mwolyniak@hsc.edu Hampden-Sydney provides the opportunity for students to work closely with their professors in both classroom and independent research settings. |