Faculty and Staff

Col. Elena Andreeva, Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D. - New York University
329 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7085
andreevae@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Jochen S. Arndt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Chicago
331 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7476
arndtjs@vmi.edu

Maj. Christopher M. Blunda, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - University of California, Berkeley
363 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7470
blundacm@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Mark Boonshoft

Associate Professor
Holder of Conrad M. Hall ’65 Chair in American Constitutional History
Ph.D., Ohio State University
327 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7447
boonshoftmd@vmi.edu

Col. Timothy C. Dowling, Ph.D.

Professor
Holder of the Burgwyn Chair in Military History
Editor, Journal of Military History
Ph.D. - Tulane University
328 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7472
dowlingtc@vmi.edu

MAJ Bryant Etheridge

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - Harvard University
333 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7260
etheridgeb@vmi.edu

Dr. Erin Holmes

Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - University of South Carolina
337 Scott Shipp Hall
holmesem@vmi.edu

Col. R. Geoffrey Jensen, Ph.D.

Professor
Holder of the John Biggs '30 Cincinnati Chair in Military History
Ph.D. - Yale University, History
332 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7243
jensenrg@vmi.edu

Col. M. Houston Johnson V, Ph.D.

Professor
Department Head
Interim Director of John Adams Center
Ph.D. - University of Tennessee
330 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7840
johnsonmh@vmi.edu

Maj. Patrick J. Klinger

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. – University of Kansas
326 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464- 7469
klingerpj@vmi.edu

Dr. Qiong Liu

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo
337 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7256
liuq@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Eric W. Osborne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - Texas Christian University
334 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7477
osborneew@vmi.edu

Dr. Alex Paul

Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - University of Houston
325 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7382
paulay@vmi.edu

Maj. Madeleine Forrest Ramsey

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - University of Arkansas
335 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7475
ramseymf@vmi.edu

Maj. Liz Elizondo Schroepfer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D.- University of Texas at Austin
322 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7691
schroepferle@vmi.edu

Kaye Taylor

Administrative Assistant
324 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7338
taylorpk@vmi.edu

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