MATX Faculty
The following faculty regularly contribute to MATX as dissertation advisers, committee members and instructors. This is not an exhaustive list and MATX welcomes the participation of graduate faculty from across the university.
Caddie Alford, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: kalford@vcu.edu
Mariam Alkazemi, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Robertson School of Media and Culture
Email: mfalkazemi@vcu.edu
Aaron Anderson, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of Theatre
Email: adanderson@vcu.edu
Tim Bajkiewicz, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Email: tbajkiewicz@vcu.edu
W. Gardner Campbell, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: wgcampbell@vcu.edu
Leigh Ann Craig, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of History
Email: lacraig@vcu.edu
Christine J. Cynn, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Email: cjcynn@vcu.edu
Carolyn Eastman, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of History
Email: ceastman@vcu.edu
Joshua Eckhardt, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: jmeckhardt@vcu.edu
Eric Garberson, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Art History
Email: eggarberson@vcu.edu
Hope Ginsburg
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of Kinetic Imaging
Email: hqginsburg@vcu.edu
Grace D. Gipson, Ph.D.
Job title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of African American Studies
Email: gipsong@vcu.edu
Julian Glover, Ph.D.
Job title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Email: gloverj2@vcu.edu
Jesse Goldstein, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Sociology
Email: jgoldstein2@vcu.edu
Kathleen Graber, MFA
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: kjgraber@vcu.edu
Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: mrhall@vcu.edu
Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: cingrass@vcu.edu
Shermaine M. Jones, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: smjones@vcu.edu
Olivia Landry, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: School of World Studies
Email: landryor@vcu.edu
Adin E. Lears, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: alears@vcu.edu
Mary Caton Lingold, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: mclingold@vcu.edu
Marcus Messner, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Email: mmessner@vcu.edu
Katherine S. Nash, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: ksnash@vcu.edu
Bob Paris
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Kinetic Imaging
Email: rdparis@vcu.edu
Archana Pathak, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Email: aapathak@vcu.edu
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of Theatre
Email: tpettifordwa@vcu.edu
Sarah Raskin, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Email: seraskin@vcu.edu
Mary Beth Reed
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Photography + Film
Email: mbreed@vcu.edu
Jennifer Rhee, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: jsrhee@vcu.edu
Catherine Roach, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Art History
Email: croach2@vcu.edu
Kate Sicchio, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor of Dance and Media Technologies,
Graduate Director
Affiliation: Department of Dance + Choreography
Department of Kinetic Imaging
Email: ksicchio@vcu.edu
SJ Sindu, Ph.D.
Job title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: sathiyaseels@vcu.edu
Oliver C. Speck, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: School of World Studies
Email: ocspeck@vcu.edu
Ryan K. Smith, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of History
Email: rksmith3@vcu.edu
Gregory Smithers, Ph.D.
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of History
Email: gdsmithers@vcu.edu
Baobao Song, Ph.D.
Job title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Email: bsong@vcu.edu
Cristina Stanciu, Ph.D.
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of English
Email: cstanciu@vcu.edu
Steven Vitiello
Job title: Professor
Affiliation: Department of Kinetic Imaging
Email: smvitiello@vcu.edu
Hilary Wilder
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Painting + Printmaking
Email: hwilder@vcu.edu
Tobias Wofford
Job title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Art History
Email: twofford@vcu.edu