American Indian Studies

Core Faculty

Dr. Samuel R. Cook, Director
Associate Professor of Sociology
sacook2@vt.edu
242 Lane Hall
(540) 231-8586
Harry Dyer (Cherokee)
Instructor, Sociology
hadyer@vt.edu
251 Lane Hall
(540) 231-1843
Karenne Wood
Adjunct
karennewood@yahoo.com
Virginia Indian Heritage Program
(434) 424-3291

Affiliated Faculty

Dr. A.O. “Ozzy” Abaye
Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Science
cotton@vt.edu
245 Smyth Hall
(540) 231-9737
Dr. Carol Brandt
Assistant Professor, School of Education
cbrandt@vt.edu
313 War Memorial Hall
(540) 231-8495
Dr. Clare Dannenberg
Associate Profesor, English (Linguistics)
cjdannen@vt.edu
Shanks Hall
(540) 231-8445
Dr. Joe Eska
Professor, English (Linguistics)
eska@vt.edu
Shanks Hall
(540) 231-5152
Dr. Elizabeth C. Fine
Director, Humanities Program
Professor, Department of Religion and Culture
bfine@vt.edu
216 Lane Hall
(540) 231-9596
Dr. John Galbraith
Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Environmental Science
ttcf@vt.edu
239 Smyth Hall
(540) 231-9784
Dr. Jeffrey Kirwan (Nause Waiwash)
Forestry Extension Specialist
kirwan@vt.edu
307-A Cheatham Hall
(540) 231-7265
Dr. Barbara B. Lockee (Cherokee)
Associate Director and Professor, School of Education
lockeeb@vt.edu
115 War Memorial Hall
(540) 231-9193
Dr. James McKenna
Chair, Crop and Soil Environmental Science
jamckenn@vt.edu
330 Smyth Hall
(540) 231-6305
Bobbie Potter (Shoshone)
Recruiter, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
bapotter@vt.edu
1060 Litton Reeves
(540) 231-8432
Dr. Karl Precoda
Advanced Instructor, Theater and Cinema,
Sociology
karlp@vt.edu
244 Lane Hall
(540) 231-6486
Dr. Steven G. Salaita
Associate Professor, English
salaita@vt.edu
323 Shanks Hall
(540) 231-6561
Dr. Daniel Thorp
Associate Professor and Chair, History
wachau@vt.edu
431 Major Williams
(540) 231-5155