Scholars & Practitioners Archive

David Wilkins, professor of leadership studies, published the chapter "Moving Past the Flawed Equations of Blood and Property" in the edited volume "Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear" published by Fulcrum Publishing.

Julian Hayter was promoted to professor. A historian, his research focuses on modern U.S. history, American political development, African-American history, and the American civil rights movement. 

Christopher von Rueden was promoted to professor of leadership studies. An anthropologist with expertise in traditional human societies, his research focuses on how humans form status hierarchies, why we evolved to do so, and the demographic and ecological factors that cause our hierarchies to be more or less coercive.

Lauren Henley, assistant professor of leadership studies, published "Review of 'Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime That Captivated a Nation' by Bruce Dorsey" in The Journal of American History. 

Sandra J. Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, co-published with David M. Levy "Correcting Imposed Institutions: Default and Reparations?" in the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice.

Volha Chykina, assistant professor of leadership studies, co-published "An Empirical Concern of the First Amendment: An Essay on the Benefits of Academic Freedom" in The Journal of College and University Law.

Sam Director, assistant professor of leadership studies, published "Bipolar disorder and competence" in the Journal of Medical Ethics. 

Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published "How mindsets can mitigate or sustain prejudice" in Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Kristin Bezio, professor of leadership studies, has been named to the Winter 2025 Serve Virginia Honor Roll in recognition of her community-engaged teaching. 

Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-authored "Mindsets of Parenting Ability: Coping with Challenges and Engaging in Parenting," in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 

Sandra J. Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, co-published with David M. Levy "Frank H. Knight's Eulogy of Abram L. Harris" in The Review of Black Political Economy.

Sandra J. Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, published "Promise and Progress: Assessing Achievements, New Directions, and Gaps in Leadership Studies," in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies.