Faculty Highlights

Sandra Joireman, Weinstein Chair of International Studies, received the 2025 Distinguished Scholarship Award from the University of Richmond at Colloquy.

Mary Finley-Brook, professor of geography, received the Bonnor Foundation From Action to Impact Award for excellence in teaching.

Sandra F. Joireman, Weinstein Chair of International Studies, published “In the Shadow of the Dragon: Chinese soft power in Central Asia” in International Affairs.

Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, has been awarded a fellowship from the American Jewish Archives for 2025-26 to support research for her book tentatively titled Neo-Nazis in Germany and the United States: An Entangled History of Hate, 1945-2000.

Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, has been awarded a National Humanities Center Fellowship for 2025-26 to support writing her book tentatively titled Neo-Nazis in Germany and the United States: An Entangled History of Hate, 1945-2000. Learn more.

Mary Finley-Brook was promoted to professor of geography, environment, & sustainability. Finley-Brook specializes in environmental policy, climate justice, public health, energy transition, affordable access to renewable energy technologies, and equity in environmental, climate and energy governance.

Mary Finley-Brook, associate professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, published Climate Crisis, Energy Violence: Mapping Fossil Energy’s Enduring Grasp on Our Precarious Future with Elsevier Press.

Mary Finley-Brook, associate professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, along with Charles S. Mullis, ’23, published “Circular economy, methane capture, and climate education in US HEIs” in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.