Visiting post-doctoral fellows are a vital part of the center's work. Fellows pursue research within the context of the history of political, legal, economic and constitutional ideas. Fellows present their work, conduct faculty seminars, take part in conferences and teach upper-level courses for the Jepson School.
John Marshall Visiting Research Fellows
The John Marshall Visiting Research Fellows are in residence to pursue their own advanced research on the theory and practice of statesmanship from the perspective of the history of political, legal or economic ideas.
Christopher S. Martin
Christopher Martin is completing his doctoral dissertation on the history of economic thought. His principal research interests include the role of sympathy in economic theory, the history of mercantilism and Adam Smith’s attitude toward the working class.
Martin has taught standard courses in macroeconomics and directed extracurricular, undergraduate summer conferences on economics, history and philosophy. He has a deep interest in improving instructional skills and has organized two weekend workshops (sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies) on the “Art of Teaching.”
He is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at George Mason University and holds a M.Phil. in European Studies from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University.
Contact the Directors
Gary L. McDowell
Professor of Leadership Studies
Tyler Haynes Interdisciplinary Professorship in Leadership Studies, Political Science and Law
Phone: (804) 287-6085 E-mail: gmcdowel@richmond.edu Bio
Terry L. Price
Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Phone: (804) 287-6088 E-mail: tprice@richmond.edu Bio
Christopher S. Martin