Student Research

Students at a microscope in the chemistry lab at Hampden-Sydney.

Work side by side with professors on research projects both inside the classroom and out in the field, tackling real problems and gaining invaluable, practical experience.

Often inaccessible to students at larger universities, hands-on research allows you to spend a significant part of your education outside the classroom working on projects of personal interest while developing skills in critical thinking, data analysis, and communication that are highly valuable to future employers and graduate programs.

Dr. Kristian Hargadon (H-SC '01), Associate Professor of Biology, has developed laboratory experiments for his Hampden-Sydney College students that allow them to meaningfully contribute to his research on the growth and spread of skin cancer.

Office of Undergraduate Research

Dr. Michael J. Wolyniak, Director
McGavacks Associate Professor of Biology 
Pauley Science Center, 220 | Box 183
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden Sydney, VA 23943 
(434) 223-6175
mwolyniak@hsc.edu

Undergraduate Research Professors

Faculty across disciplines offer students opportunities to do real-world research

Rebecca Bauer

Elliott Assistant Professor of Psychology

Pauley, 313
(434) 223-6460
rbauer@hsc.edu

View Rebecca Bauer

Robert Blackman

Squires Professor of History

Maples 001
(434) 223-6957
rblackman@hsc.edu

View Robert Blackman

Steven Bloom

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Pauley, 409
(434) 223-6170
sbloom@hsc.edu

View Steven Bloom

Richard Burke

Elliott Assistant Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs

Morton Hall, 321
(434) 223-6246
rburke@hsc.edu

View Richard Burke

Celia Carroll Jones

Myers Associate Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs

Morton Hall, 319
(434) 223-6243
ccarroll@hsc.edu

View Celia Carroll Jones

Trey Carson

Associate Professor of Economics and Business

Morton Hall, 226
(434) 223-6375
bcarson@hsc.edu

View Trey Carson

Claire Deal

Professor of Rhetoric

Pannill 100 D
(434) 223-6988
cdeal@hsc.edu

View Claire Deal

Gregory Dempster

Roach Professor of Economics and Business

Brown Student Center
(434) 223-6230
gdempster@hsc.edu

View Gregory Dempster

Eric Dinmore

Elliott Professor of History

Maples 021
(434) 223-6118
edinmore@hsc.edu

View Eric Dinmore

Matthew Dubroff

Associate Professor of Theater

Johns Auditorium 203
(434) 223-6362
mdubroff@hsc.edu

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Greg Eanes

Visiting Lecturer

The Wilson Center
(434) 223-6017
jeanes@hsc.edu

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Caroline Emmons

Elliott Professor of History

Atkinson 305 | Maples 005
(434) 223-7296
cemmons@hsc.edu

View Caroline Emmons

Jacob Euteneuer

Elliott Associate Professor of Rhetoric

Pannill 100 F
(434) 223-6839
jeuteneuer@hsc.edu

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Kristin Fischer

Associate Professor of Biology

Pauley, 204
(434) 223-6173
kfischer@hsc.edu

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James Frusetta-Ulfhrafn

Assistant Dean of the Faculty and Elliott Professor of History

Maples Hall, 006
(434) 223-7206
jfrusetta@hsc.edu

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Rachel Goodman

Elliott Professor of Biology
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Pauley, 209
(434) 223-6705
rgoodman@hsc.edu

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Ivo Gyurovski

Elliott Associate Professor of Psychology and Assistant Dean of the Faculty

Pauley, 318
(434) 223-6429
igyurovski@hsc.edu

View Ivo Gyurovski

Kristian M. Hargadon '01

Trinkle Professor of Biology

Pauley, 208
(434) 223-6261
khargadon@hsc.edu

View Kristian M. Hargadon '01

Paul Hay

Assistant Professor of Classics

Morton Hall, 201
(434) 223-6982
phay@hsc.edu

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Marc Hight

Thompson Professor of Philosophy

Johns 205
(434) 223-6388
mhight@hsc.edu

View Marc Hight

Matthew C. Hulbert

Elliott Associate Professor of History

Maples, 002
(434) 223-6215
mhulbert@hsc.edu

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Justin Isaacs

Professor of Economics and Business

Morton Hall, 215
(434) 223-6337
jisaacs@hsc.edu

View Justin Isaacs

Rebecca Jayne

Elliott Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science and Associate Dean of the Faculty

Pauley, 410
(434) 223-6282
rjayne@hsc.edu

View Rebecca Jayne

Shirley Kagan

Barger-Barclay Professor of Theater

Johns Auditorium, 201
(434) 223-6266
skagan@hsc.edu

View Shirley Kagan

Jonathan Keohane

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Pauley, 401
(434) 223-6176
jkeohane@hsc.edu

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Indu Khurana

Associate Professor of Economics and Business

Morton Hall 022
(434) 223-6200
ikhurana@hsc.edu

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Brian Lins

Elliott Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Pauley, 301
(434) 223-6264
blins@hsc.edu

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Sarah Loeb

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Pauley, 300
(434) 223-6886
sloeb@hsc.edu

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Julia Palmer

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Chair of Modern Languages

Blake A, 102
(434) 223-6213
jpalmer@hsc.edu

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Timothy Reichart

Elliott Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Pauley, 309
(434) 223-6187
treichart@hsc.edu

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Janice Siegel

Associate Professor of Classics

Brinkley Hall, 005
(434) 223-7204
jsiegel@hsc.edu

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Herb Sipe

Spalding Professor of Chemistry

Pauley, 307
(434) 223-6283
hsipe@hsc.edu

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Victor Szabo

Elliott Associate Professor of Fine Arts

Brinkley Hall, 014
(434) 223-6635
vszabo@hsc.edu

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Saranna Thornton

Professor of Economics and Business

Morton Hall, 219
(434) 223-6253
sthornton@hsc.edu

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Michael Utzinger

Ewing Professor of Religion

Maples 023
(434) 223-6313
jutzinger@hsc.edu

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Helena von Rueden

Elliott Associate Professor of Fine Arts

Brinkley Hall, 015
(434) 223-6367
hvonrueden@hsc.edu

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Katherine Weese

Venable Professor of English

Morton Hall, 025
(434) 223-6254
kweese@hsc.edu

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Alex Werth

Patterson Professor of Biology

Pauley, 219
(434) 223-6326
awerth@hsc.edu

View Alex Werth

Mike Wolyniak

McGavacks Professor of Biology and Director of Undergraduate Research

Pauley, 220
(434) 223-6175
mwolyniak@hsc.edu

View Mike Wolyniak

Journal of the Sciences

Hampden-Sydney's very own science publication, the Journal of the Sciences, showcases undergraduate scientific work taking place on our campus in the Divisions of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.