Faculty and Staff

Faculty 

Mackenzie Brooks

Mackenzie Brooks

Associate Professor and Digital Humanities Librarian

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Mary Abdoney

Mary Abdoney

Associate Professor, Research and Instruction Coordinator

Abdoney teaches courses on web user experience in action and digital culture. She also works in and manages the Telford Science Library.

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Jeff Barry

Jeff Barry

Lecturer of Data Science

Barry teaches courses listed under digital culture and information, journalism and writing. His research interests include digital storytelling, the evolution of literary magazines and social network analysis.

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Sarah Horowitz

Sarah Horowitz

Professor of History

Horowitz teaches courses on modern European history and specializes in French history and the history of gender in Europe. She is writing a book on the politics of gender and sexuality in the Steinheil Affair of 1908-1909.

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Paula Kiser

Paula Kiser

Assistant Professor and Digital Scholarship Librarian

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Elizabeth Teaff

Elizabeth Teaff

Associate Professor, Associate University Librarian for Access and Discovery

Teaff is an associate professor of Digital Culture and Information, and Associate University Librarian for Access and Discovery in the James G. Leyburn Library.

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Affiliated  Faculty

Jonathan Eastwood

Jonathan Eastwood

Department Head, Sociology and Anthropology; Professor of Sociology

Professor Eastwood is a social theorist who also has a strong interest in quantitative methods. He teaches seminars on classical and contemporary theory as well as a series of courses that train students how to use quantitative and computational tools to answer sociological questions.

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Julie Kane

Julie Kane

Professor, Collection Strategies Librarian

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Beth A. Staples

Beth A. Staples

Assistant Professor of English and Editor, Shenandoah

Staples teaches courses in creative writing, editing and publishing. She is also the editor of W&L’s literary magazine, Shenandoah.

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