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Faculty Research Council

The Faculty Research Council is a group of core faculty advisors with diverse expertise from across Grounds who guide and support the generative and innovative research on contemplation at UVA, and beyond.

Members

Laura Barnes

Faculty Research Council
Associate Director Link Lab (Engineering)

Matthew Burtner

Faculty Research Council
Eleanor Shea Professor of Music

Patrick Finan

Faculty Research Council
Harold Carron Professor of Anesthesiology

Zachary Irving

Faculty Research Council
Associate Professor, Corcoran Department of Philosophy

Tish Jennings

Faculty Research Council
School of Education and Human Development

Jessica Kimpell Johnson

Faculty Research Council
Directory of Research at Karsh Institute

Kelsey Johnson

Faculty Research Council
Professor of Astronomy

Elizabeth Meyer

Faculty Research Council
Director of Morven Sustainability Lab

J. Kim Penberthy

Faculty Research Council
Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences

Kurtis Schaeffer

Faculty Research Council
Frances Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies