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This page is under review after the issuance of the "Dear Colleague" letter from the U.S. Department of Education and the Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award from the National Institutes of Health.

College of Humanities and Sciences

Dean and Senior Leadership

Dean

Catherine Ingrassia headshot

Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D.

Job title: Dean
Location: 828 W. Franklin St.

Dean Ingrassia's assistant, Kelsey Cappiello, may be reached at cappiellokn@vcu.edu.

Associate Deans

D'Arcy Mays

Darcy Mays, Ph.D.

Job title: Executive associate dean for administration and analytics
Works for: Dean's Office
Marcus Messner

Marcus Messner, Ph.D.

Job title: Associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, humanities and social sciences
Works for: Dean's Office

Messner is responsible for supporting the Departments of African American Studies, English, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology, as well as the Robertson School and the School of World Studies.

Amy Rector

Amy Rector, Ph.D.

Job title: Associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, sciences and mathematics
Works for: Dean's Office

Rector is responsible for supporting the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Military Science and Leadership, Physics and Statistical Sciences and Operations Research.

Angela Reynolds

Angela Reynolds, Ph.D.

Job title: Associate dean for research
Works for: Sponsored Programs, Dean's Office
krista scott

Krista Scott, Ed.D.

Job title: Associate dean for enrollment and student success
Works for: Office of Student Services, Dean's Office

Scott is responsible for the development and implementation of strategy for undergraduate education and student success, including enrollment management, recruiting, advising, student outcomes and guidance on development of new degree programs.

Special Assistant to the Dean

christopher burdett

Chris Burdett, Ph.D.

Job title: Special assistant to the dean
Location: Founders Hall, Room 322
Works for: Dean's Office

Faculty Fellows

Laura Middlebrooks

Laura Middlebrooks, Ph.D.

Job title: Faculty fellow mentor
Telephone: (804) 827-2938
Works for: School of World Studies; Dean's Office
anita nadal

Anita Nadal

Job title: Faculty fellow for community engagement and assistant director of El Centro at VCU
Location: 312 N. Shafer St.
Works for: School of World Studies; Dean's Office

Nadal previously worked for the Division of Community Engagement for 10 years, which supported many of the community-engaged programs she developed.

Joshua Smith

Josh Smith

Job title: Faculty fellow for badges, internships, and experiential learning
Location: Temple Building, Room 2203D
Works for: Richard T. Robertson School of Communication; Dean's Office
Jonathan Waybright

Jon Waybright

Job title: Faculty fellow for academic affairs
Location: 14 N. Laurel St., Room 1000
Works for: School of World Studies; Dean's Office