Speakers Bureau

Members of the Hampden-Sydney College faculty are available to the media to comment on topics related to their fields. Please contact Thomas H. Shomo, Director of Marketing and Communications, at 434-223-6263 or tshomo@hsc.edu to receive more information or to arrange the participation of the men or women listed below.

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POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
Virginia History and Politics
Dr. Ronald L. Heinemann, Squires Professor Emeritus of History
Author: Harry Byrd of Virginia
Ph.D. University of Virginia

Constitutional Interpretation
Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Professor of Political Science and Director of the Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest
Author: The Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Ph.D. Northern Illinois University

Conservatism
The Post Communist World
Dr. James F. Pontuso, Patterson Professor of Political Science
Author: American Conservative Opinion Leaders
Ph.D. University of Virginia

Federal Reserve, Social Security, Medicare
Dr. Saranna R. Thornton, Elliott Professor of Economics
Co-Author: The Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers for Faculty
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 

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SCIENCE & RELIGION
Dr. James A. Arieti, Thompson Professor of Classics
Ph.D. Stanford University
Co-Author: The Scientific & the Divine
Dr. Arieti can also address the issues of the philosophy of everyday life, the relationship of the classics to modern life, and classical literature and philosophy. 

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THE ENVIRONMENT
Impact of Mercury on Aquatic Life
Dr. Edward W. Devlin, Elliott Professor of Biology
Ph.D. North Dakota State University

The Impact of Toxic Chemicals in Society
Dr. Herbert J. Sipe, Jr., Spalding Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

Environmental Economics
Dr. Kenneth N. Townsend, Elliott Professor of Economics
Author:Valuing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics
Ph.D. Louisiana State University

Evolutionary Theory
Dr. Alexander J. Werth, Elliott Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Harvard University

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LEARNING AND MOTIVATION
General
Dr. Robert T. Herdegen III, Dean of the Faculty, Elliott Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Delaware

Child Abuse and Neglect
Dr. Daniel G. Mossler, Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Virginia

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LATIN AMERICA
Culture
Dr. Jana M. DeJong, Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder

General
Dr. Kenneth D. Lehman, Squires Professor of History
Author: Bolivia and the United States: A Limited Partnership
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

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HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY, LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING, METAPHYSICS, and THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
Dr. Marc A. Hight, Elliott Associate Professor Philosophy
Ph.D. Syracuse University