Faculty & Staff

Executive Committee

John Randolph, Ph.D., Director, SPIA, 540-231-6971, energy@vt.edu
Laura Jensen, Ph.D., Chair, CPAP, 540-231-5133, jensen7@vt.edu
Anne M. Khademian, Ph.D., CPAP, 703-706-8119, akhademi@vt.edu
Timothy W. Luke, Ph.D., Chair, GIA, 540-231-9554/6633, twluke@vt.edu
Joel Peters, Ph.D., GIA, 703-706-8133, peters25@vt.edu
Jesse Richardson, J.D.,Chair, UAP, 540-231-9932, jessej@vt.edu
C. Theodore Koebel, Ph.D., UAP, 540-231-0412, tkoebel@vt.edu

Krystal Wright, Administrative Assistant to the Director, 540-231-2291, krystal@vt.edu
Jennifer Cook, Fiscal Technician, 540-231-5176, jencook@vt.edu

The faculty of the School of Public and International Affairs is comprised of the members from the three following programs. Please link to these programs for information on their individual faculty members.

Center for Public Administration and Policy
Government and International Affairs
Urban Affairs and Planning

Other Affiliated Departments:
Agricultural and Applied Economics
Geography
Political Science
Science and Technology in Society

In SPIA’s three programs reside diverse, talented, and productive interdisciplinary faculty members with doctoral degree disciplines in political science, geography, sociology, planning, public administration, government, engineering, environmental science, and law. Our faculty also direct four research institutes and centers.

SPIA Faculty Scholarship and Research 2005-06

16 Books and Monographs*
34 Book Chapters*
78 Peer-reviewed Journal Articles*
112 Conference and Invited Presentations
120+ Outreach Presentations
37 Sponsored Research Awards totaling $2.32 million**

* includes published and forthcoming
** July 2005-March 2006; represents 70% of CAUS awards for FY2006
From faculty activity reports of 32 SPIA faculty members

Please also see:
2003-2006 Report of Faculty Research and Scholarship
2002-2003 Annual Report of Faculty Research and Scholarship