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GRI works with a variety of William & Mary faculty from across the university. The research affiliates listed below are currently or have previously conducted research with GRI and are subject-matter experts in their fields.
To request an interview with any of the faculty below, please email GRI Communications Manager [[matrimble,Mary Trimble]].
Andrews, Camille
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Small Hall 152
Email: [[ceandrews01]]
Phone: 757-221-3655
BenYishay, Ariel
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Fields: Development, Health, Environmental
Email: [[w|abenyishay]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 267 (757-221-2375)
Brown, Eric
Co-Director, Gates Initiative in American Statecraft
Office: The Hive, Swem Library ground floor
Email: [[ebbrown]]
Cajigas Rotundo, Juan
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Jones Hall
Email: jccajigasrotun@wm.edu
Teaching & Research Areas: Environmental Humanities; Environmental Thinking
Chambers, Randolph
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Keck Environmental Field Lab 101
Phone: 757-221-2331
Email: [[rmcham]]
Read More: {{http://sites.google.com/email.wm.edu/randy-chambers}}
Ciruzzi, Dominick
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: McGlothlin-Street Hall 216
Email: [[dmciruzzi]]
Office Phone: 757 221 2484
Research Areas: Hydroecology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Trees, Ecosystem/Landscape Ecology
Conrad, Zach
Faculty Affiliate
Office:: 109
Phone:: 757-221-2037
Email:: [[zsconrad]]
Cristol, Dan
Pathfinder Group Facilitator '26-'27
Office: Integrated Science Center 3269
Phone: 757-221-2405
Email: [[dacris]]
Read more:: {{https://dancristollab.pages.wm.edu/}}
{{https://www.wm.edu/as/1693scholars/about/director/dancv/}}
Dicenta, Mara
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Washington Hall 116
Email: [[mdicentavilker]]
Website: www.afternatures.com
Areas of Specialization: Science & Technology Studies; Environmental Knowledges; Conservation; Race & Racialization; Multispecies Ethnography; Feminist Epistemologies; Settler Colonialism; Southern Cone
Dolan, Carrie
Co-Director, Ignite Lab
Fields: Global Health, International Development, Health Aid
Email: [[cbdolan]]
Office (Phone): Adair Hall 112 (757-221-2971)
Fardoust, Shahrokh
Research Affiliate
Email: [[sfardoust]]
Galeana Rodriguez, Fernando
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Email: [[fgaleanarodrig]]
Social Media: Twitter - @fgaleanaland
{{https://mobile.twitter.com/fgaleanaland}}
Website: Fernando Galeana
{{https://wm.academia.edu/FernandoGaleanaRodriguez}}
Focus Areas: Environmental Justice, Political Ecology, International Development, Land Use and Distribution, Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations, Critical Ethnography
Goldwater, Jonah
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: James Blair 140
Email: [[jpgoldwater]]
Dept. Office Phone: 757-221-2716
Webpage: {{https://www.jonahgoldwater.com}}
Ickes, Scott
Co-Director, Ignite Lab
Office:: Adair Hall 400
Phone:: 757-221-5425
Email: [[sbickes]]
Jo, Eun A
Pathfinder Group Member '26'-27
Office : Chancellors 238
Links : [[ejo, Email]]/
Website: www.eunajo.com
Office Hours: By appointment only;
https://calendly.com/ejo-wm/30min;
Zoom appts. available
Research Interests: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democracy and Autocracy, East Asia
Kahn, Jenny
Seed Project '26-'27
Office: Rm 125 Washington Hall
Phone: 757-221-1054
Email: [[jgkahn01]]
Areas of Specialization: Archaeology; Oceania; Household Archaeology; House Societies; Social Complexity; Monumental Architecture & Ideology; Human-Landscape Interactions; Exchange & Geochemistry; Lithic Analysis; Chronometric Techniques
Kaplow, Jeff
Director, NukeLab and GRI Seed Project PI '26-'27
Office: Chancellors 356, 757-221-7878
Links: [[jkaplow, Email]] and {{http://www.jkaplow.net, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Research Interests: International Security, Conflict, Nuclear Proliferation
Kaste, James
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: McGlothlin-Street Hall 303
Email: [[jmkaste]]
Office Phone: 757 221 2951
Research Areas: Environmental Geochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry, Sediment Transport
Limoncelli, Amy
Pathfinder Group Facilitator '26-'27
Office: Blair 307
Email: [[aelimo]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Britain, Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Interest: International History, Social History, British Empire
Mazzini, Piero
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Email: pmazzini@vims.edu
Research Interests: Coastal Physical Oceanography, Marine Heatwaves
Mordijck, Saskia
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Office: Small Hall 254
Email: [[smordijck]]
Phone: 757-221-3463
Webpage: {{https://smordijck.people.wm.edu/}}
Musto, Ryan
Research Affiliate
Office: The Hive, Swem Library ground floor. G44
Email: [[ramusto]]
Odhiambo, Julius
Co-Director, Ignite Lab and Seed Project PI '26-'27
Office:: Adair Hall 400A
Phone:: 757-221-3837
Email:: [[jnodhiambo]]
Perrault Uptmor, Katelynn
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Research Areas: Analytical and Forensic Chemistry
Email: [[kaperrault]]
Office / Research Lab: ISC 1052 / ISC 1029
Webpage: {{https://seplab.pages.wm.edu/}}
Office Phone : (757) 221-4793
Pickering, Paula M.
Director, American Bosnian Collaboration Project
Office: Chancellors 343, 757-221-3038
Links: [[pmpick, Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/view/paulampickering/home, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Wednesday, 9:00 am-11:00 am; Thursday, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm, and by appointment
Pineda, Jon
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Tucker Hall 312
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8:25am - 9:25am, or by appointment (Spring 2026)
Email: [[jpineda]]
Puzey, Josh
Seed Project '26-'27
Office: Integrated Science Center 3285
Email: [[jrpuzey]]
Read more: {{https://sites.google.com/view/puzey-lab/home}}
Roessler, Phil
Director, Digital Inclusion & Governance Lab
Office: Chancellors 334, 757-221-3045
Links: [[proessler, Email]] and {{http://philiproessler.net, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Friday, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm, and by appointment/Please sign up here: https://calendly.com/proessler/office-hours
Research Interests: African Politics; Digital Technology; Conflict; Long-run Development
Seger, Monica
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Office: Washington Hall 215
Phone: (757) 221-2437
Email: [[mjseger]]
Singh, Kunwar
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Email: ksingh@aiddata.org
Smith, Dennis
Director, Project on International Peace and Security
Office: Chancellors Hall 358
Phone: 757-221-5086
Email: [[dasmi2]]
Stiman, Meaghan
Pathfinder Group Member '26-'27
Email: [[mlstiman]]
Office: Boswell Hall 226
Office Hours: On leave Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Research Areas: Urban & Rural Sociology, Culture, Community, Participatory Democracy, Housing
Sun, Ming
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Email: [[v|ming.sun]]
Research Interests: Fisheries Stock Assessment, Quantitative Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Management Strategy Evaluation, Simulation Modeling
Taylor, Isabelle
Seed Project PI '26-'27
Research Areas: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry
Email: [[irtaylor]]
Office / Research Lab: ISC 1058 / ISC 1031
Office Phone: (757) 221-1858
Webpage: {{https://sites.google.com/view/taylorlabwm/home}}
Yang, Ran
Pathfinder Group Facilitator '26-'27
Office: Small Hall 252
Email: [[rxyan2]]
Phone: 757-221-2444
Webpage: {{https://yangran.org}}
Zvobgo, Kelebogile
Director, International Justice Lab
Links: [[kzvobgo, Email]] and {{https://www.zvobgo.com, Webpage}}
Office Hours: By appointment only
Research Interests: Human rights, transitional justice, international law and courts
