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Educational Policy, Planning & Leadership

Higher Education

Jim Barber

Barber, James P.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Education
Office: 1104
Phone: (757) 221-6208
Email: [[jpbarber]]
Website: {{https://works.bepress.com/james-barber/,ScholarWorks Profile}} {{https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j3vWYcMAAAAJ&hl=en/, Google Scholar Profile}}
Social Media: LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/barberjp,@barberjp}}
Areas of Expertise: Integrative Learning, College Student Development, Assessment of Student Learning, Fraternity/Sorority Research, Liberal Arts Education, Pilgrimage Studies

Radomir Ray Mitic

Mitic, Radomir Ray
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Office: 3080
Phone: (757) 221-6282
Email: [[rrmitic]]
Social Media: X {{https://twitter.com/DrRMitic,@DrRMitic}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymitic,@raymitic}}
Areas of Expertise: Equity in Graduate Education, Student Outcomes, Civic Engagement, First-Generation College Students, International/Comparative Higher Education, Quantitative Research Methods

Amanda Simpfenderfer thumbnail

Simpfenderfer, Amanda
Assistant Professor
Office: 3082
Phone: (757) 221-2060
Email: [[ajsimpfenderfe]]
Areas of Expertise: Higher Education, Intergenerational Mobility, Quantitative Research Methods

Chelsea Smith

Smith, Chelsea
Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Office: 3070
Phone: (757) 221-4424
Email: [[csmith12]]
Areas of Expertise: Black women in Higher Education, Graduate Education, Graduate Students, STEM Education, Social Justice Education

Melissa Whatley

Whatley, Melissa
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Office: 3086
Email: [[mewhatley]]
Social Media: LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-whatley-482053266/,@melissa-whatley-482053266}}
Areas of Expertise: Comparative and International Education, Community Colleges, Quantitative Research Methods, Mixed Methods

Erica Wiborg

Wiborg, Erica R.
Assistant Professor
Office: 3053
Phone: (757) 221-1893
Email: [[erwiborg]]
X: {{https://twitter.com/ERWiborg, @erwiborg}}
Areas of Expertise: Leadership Education, Student Affairs Administration, Race and Racism in Higher Education, Whiteness, Critical Leadership Pedagogy, Critical Discourse Analysis