2013 Speakers
Timothy Beatley
Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities and Chair, Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture
Timothy Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for the last twenty-five years. Much of Beatley’s work focuses on the subject of sustainable communities, and creative strategies by which cities and towns can fundamentally reduce their ecological footprints, while at the same time becoming more livable and equitable places. Beatley believes that sustainable and resilient cities represent our best hope for addressing today’s environmental challenges. Beatley is the author or co-author of more than fifteen books on these subjects, including Green Urbanism: Learning from European Cities (recently translated into Chinese), Habitat Conservation Planning, Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age, and Planning for Coastal Resilience. He has co-authored two books with Australian planner Peter Newman: Resilient Cities and Green Urbanism Down Under: Learning From Sustainable Australian Communities. Beatley’s book Ethical Land Use was declared, by the American Planning Association, to be one of the “100 Essential Books in Planning” (see www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks) His most recent book is Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning, which argues that cities can and must be designed to permit daily contact with the natural world. It identifies a variety of means for doing this, from green walls and green rooftops to urban forests and sidewalk gardens. Beatley recently collaborated on a documentary film about green cities and urban nature, entitled The Nature of Cities, which has been shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting System) stations all over the U.S. He also writes a regular column for Planning Magazine, called Ever Green, about environmental and sustainability matters. His research has been funded by a variety of agencies and organizations including the National Science Foundation, Virginia Sea Grant, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among others. Beatley holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA in Political Science from UNC, a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Oregon, and a Bachelors of City Planning from UVA.
Talk Title: Designing Healthy Places
Timothy Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for the last twenty-five years. Much of Beatley’s work focuses on the subject of sustainable communities, and creative strategies by which cities and towns can fundamentally reduce their ecological footprints, while at the same time becoming more livable and equitable places. Beatley believes that sustainable and resilient cities represent our best hope for addressing today’s environmental challenges. Beatley is the author or co-author of more than fifteen books on these subjects, including Green Urbanism: Learning from European Cities (recently translated into Chinese), Habitat Conservation Planning, Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age, and Planning for Coastal Resilience. He has co-authored two books with Australian planner Peter Newman: Resilient Cities and Green Urbanism Down Under: Learning From Sustainable Australian Communities. Beatley’s book Ethical Land Use was declared, by the American Planning Association, to be one of the “100 Essential Books in Planning” (see www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks) His most recent book is Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning, which argues that cities can and must be designed to permit daily contact with the natural world. It identifies a variety of means for doing this, from green walls and green rooftops to urban forests and sidewalk gardens. Beatley recently collaborated on a documentary film about green cities and urban nature, entitled The Nature of Cities, which has been shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting System) stations all over the U.S. He also writes a regular column for Planning Magazine, called Ever Green, about environmental and sustainability matters. His research has been funded by a variety of agencies and organizations including the National Science Foundation, Virginia Sea Grant, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among others. Beatley holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA in Political Science from UNC, a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Oregon, and a Bachelors of City Planning from UVA.
Talk Title: Designing Healthy Places
Cindy Fredrick
Associate Vice President, Alumni and Parent Engagement
Cindy Fredrick is the Associate Vice President for Alumni and Parent Engagement at the University of Virginia. Cindy joined the Office of Engagement as one of the founding staff members in 2006 following a 14 year career as the Executive Director for U.Va.’s student volunteer center. In her current role, Cindy has supervised the transformation of U.Va.’s engagement efforts – which resulted in a nearly 500 percent increase in activities during a five year period – and currently produces more than 1,400 events per year. A significant aspect of this revitalization was the full integration of parents into traditional alumni engagement efforts through clubs, travel and lifetime learning programs.
Talk Title: Around the World with Cavalier Travels
Cindy Fredrick is the Associate Vice President for Alumni and Parent Engagement at the University of Virginia. Cindy joined the Office of Engagement as one of the founding staff members in 2006 following a 14 year career as the Executive Director for U.Va.’s student volunteer center. In her current role, Cindy has supervised the transformation of U.Va.’s engagement efforts – which resulted in a nearly 500 percent increase in activities during a five year period – and currently produces more than 1,400 events per year. A significant aspect of this revitalization was the full integration of parents into traditional alumni engagement efforts through clubs, travel and lifetime learning programs.
Talk Title: Around the World with Cavalier Travels
Paul Freedman
Associate Professor, Department of Politics
Paul Freedman (Ph.D. University of Michigan) is Associate Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he serves as Associate Department Chair. Freedman teaches courses in public opinion, media and politics, voting behavior, research methods and the politics of food. He is a founding member of the U.Va. Food Collaborative, the recipient of the University of Virginia Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award, and served as the first Edward L. Ayers Advising Fellow. Freedman is co-author of Campaign Advertising and American Democracy (Temple University Press), and his work has appeared in numerous academic and popular journals. Freedman served as research director for the Pew Project on Campaign Conduct at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and was a senior scholar at the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Freedman currently serves as Academic Director of the Morven Summer Institute, is on the board of the Jefferson Institute, and is a senior scholar at the U.Va. Center for Politics. Since 2000, Freedman has been an election analyst for ABC News in New York.
Talk Title: The Politics of Food
Paul Freedman (Ph.D. University of Michigan) is Associate Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he serves as Associate Department Chair. Freedman teaches courses in public opinion, media and politics, voting behavior, research methods and the politics of food. He is a founding member of the U.Va. Food Collaborative, the recipient of the University of Virginia Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award, and served as the first Edward L. Ayers Advising Fellow. Freedman is co-author of Campaign Advertising and American Democracy (Temple University Press), and his work has appeared in numerous academic and popular journals. Freedman served as research director for the Pew Project on Campaign Conduct at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and was a senior scholar at the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Freedman currently serves as Academic Director of the Morven Summer Institute, is on the board of the Jefferson Institute, and is a senior scholar at the U.Va. Center for Politics. Since 2000, Freedman has been an election analyst for ABC News in New York.
Talk Title: The Politics of Food
Gary Gallagher
Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor and Nau Professor, Department of History
Gary W. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. He received his B.A. from Adams State College of Colorado (1972) and his M.A. (1977) and Ph.D. (1982) from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught for twelve years at Penn State University before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1998.
He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including The Confederate War (Harvard University Press, 1997), Lee and His Generals in War and Memory (Louisiana State University Press, 1998), Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know About the Civil War (University of North Carolina Press, 2008), and The Union War (Harvard University Press, 2011).
He is also the recipient of the Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professorship for 2010-2012, the highest teaching award conveyed by the University of Virginia. Active in the field of historic preservation, he was president from 1987 to mid-1994 of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (an organization with a membership of more than 12,500 representing all 50 states). He also served as a member of the Board of the Civil War Trust and has given testimony about preservation before Congressional committees on several occasions.
Talk Title: The American Civil War on Film: How Hollywood Shapes What We Know
Gary W. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. He received his B.A. from Adams State College of Colorado (1972) and his M.A. (1977) and Ph.D. (1982) from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught for twelve years at Penn State University before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1998.
He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including The Confederate War (Harvard University Press, 1997), Lee and His Generals in War and Memory (Louisiana State University Press, 1998), Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know About the Civil War (University of North Carolina Press, 2008), and The Union War (Harvard University Press, 2011).
He is also the recipient of the Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professorship for 2010-2012, the highest teaching award conveyed by the University of Virginia. Active in the field of historic preservation, he was president from 1987 to mid-1994 of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (an organization with a membership of more than 12,500 representing all 50 states). He also served as a member of the Board of the Civil War Trust and has given testimony about preservation before Congressional committees on several occasions.
Talk Title: The American Civil War on Film: How Hollywood Shapes What We Know
Arthur Garson, Jr, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Health Policy, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Public Policy
Dr. Garson teaches health policy in the medical school curriculum, develops new cross-Grounds initiatives in health policy, and serves as special consultant to the UVa Office of Development.
He was previously Executive Vice President and Provost and before that served as Vice President and Dean of the Medical School. He is a national leader in health care reform efforts, and has served on the White House Panel on Health Policy, and as President of the American College of Cardiology and Chair of the AHRQ National Advisory Council. Dr. Garson is a member of the Institute of Medicine.
Garson graduated (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude) from Princeton University in 1970 and received his M.D. from Duke University. He completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, becoming chief of pediatric cardiology in 1988. In 1992, he received a master's degree in public health from the University of Texas Houston. From 1992 to 1995, he was associate vice chancellor for health affairs and professor in the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. In 1995, he returned to Houston to be Baylor College of Medicine's dean for academic operations. He was also vice president of Texas Children's Hospital.
He has been a visiting professor in more than 100 institutions and is on the faculty of the Children's Hospital in Paris. He is the author of more than 450 publications and eight books, including "Health Care Half Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality."
In 1999 and 2000, Garson served as president of the American College of Cardiology. He has served on the White House Panel on Health Policy and the Institute of Medicine Task Force on rapid improvements in the health care system. He was appointed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson to chair the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2003 and was appointed by Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to chair the Health Reform Commission's Health Care Workforce subcommittee from 2006 through 2008.
In 2007, Garson was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine. In 2009, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appointed him to the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
He has chaired the health reform committees for the American College of Cardiology and the Association of American Medical Colleges and currently chairs the committee concerned with health care workforce for the American College of Cardiology.
Talk Title: US Health Care: What is Next?
Dr. Garson teaches health policy in the medical school curriculum, develops new cross-Grounds initiatives in health policy, and serves as special consultant to the UVa Office of Development.
He was previously Executive Vice President and Provost and before that served as Vice President and Dean of the Medical School. He is a national leader in health care reform efforts, and has served on the White House Panel on Health Policy, and as President of the American College of Cardiology and Chair of the AHRQ National Advisory Council. Dr. Garson is a member of the Institute of Medicine.
Garson graduated (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude) from Princeton University in 1970 and received his M.D. from Duke University. He completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, becoming chief of pediatric cardiology in 1988. In 1992, he received a master's degree in public health from the University of Texas Houston. From 1992 to 1995, he was associate vice chancellor for health affairs and professor in the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. In 1995, he returned to Houston to be Baylor College of Medicine's dean for academic operations. He was also vice president of Texas Children's Hospital.
He has been a visiting professor in more than 100 institutions and is on the faculty of the Children's Hospital in Paris. He is the author of more than 450 publications and eight books, including "Health Care Half Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality."
In 1999 and 2000, Garson served as president of the American College of Cardiology. He has served on the White House Panel on Health Policy and the Institute of Medicine Task Force on rapid improvements in the health care system. He was appointed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson to chair the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2003 and was appointed by Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to chair the Health Reform Commission's Health Care Workforce subcommittee from 2006 through 2008.
In 2007, Garson was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine. In 2009, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appointed him to the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
He has chaired the health reform committees for the American College of Cardiology and the Association of American Medical Colleges and currently chairs the committee concerned with health care workforce for the American College of Cardiology.
Talk Title: US Health Care: What is Next?
Myla Goldman
Professor, Department of Neurology and Director, U.Va. James Q. Miller MS Clinic
Dr. Myla Goldman received her medical degree from Rush Medical School in Chicago, Illinois in 1999. She then completed her neurology training at the University of Virginia. In 2003, she began her 3-year Clinical Neuroimmunology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Mellen Center. During this time, she also completed a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Research and Trial Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She joined the faculty of the University of Virginia, Department of Neurology in August 2006. Currently she is Director of the James Q. Miller MS Clinic. Her research interests include outcome measures in Multiple Sclerosis, specifically tools to measure ambulation.
Talk Title: Wireless Technology Provides Personalize Healthcare at U.Va.
Dr. Myla Goldman received her medical degree from Rush Medical School in Chicago, Illinois in 1999. She then completed her neurology training at the University of Virginia. In 2003, she began her 3-year Clinical Neuroimmunology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Mellen Center. During this time, she also completed a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Research and Trial Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She joined the faculty of the University of Virginia, Department of Neurology in August 2006. Currently she is Director of the James Q. Miller MS Clinic. Her research interests include outcome measures in Multiple Sclerosis, specifically tools to measure ambulation.
Talk Title: Wireless Technology Provides Personalize Healthcare at U.Va.
Jody Kielbasa
Vice Provost for the Arts, Director of the Virginia Film Festival
Over his more than 25 years in the industry, Jody Kielbasa has earned a reputation as a visionary arts leader who combines a track record for unprecedented success with a proven ability to build significant community and philanthropic support.
In his four years as Director of the Virginia Film Festival, Kielbasa has employed a combination of innovative programming, strong leadership and community engagement to take the organization to new heights, breaking all-time records in sales and attendance in each of his years in Charlottesville.
In 2013, following the highly successful 25th Anniversary year of the VFF, Kielbasa was named Vice-Provost for the Arts at the University of Virginia. In this position, which he holds in addition to directing the VFF, Kielbasa is responsible for advising the Provost on matters related to the arts, working with the Arts Advisory Committee at U.Va. on arts planning initiatives, participating in arts-centered fundraising initiatives and initiating and coordinating cross-disciplinary collaborations for the arts at the University.
Since arriving at the University of Virginia in 2009, Kielbasa has overseen a remarkable period of growth for the Virginia Film Festival that has seen attendance go from 11,200 in the year prior to his arrival to a record-setting 27,299 in 2012.
Under Kielbasa’s leadership, the VFF has become one of the nation’s premier regional festivals. Each year, the Festival presents more than 100 films in four days, including high profile first-run features, buzz-worthy indies, fascinating documentaries, engaging short films and more. In 2012 alone, the Festival featured seven films that would go on to be nominated for Academy Awards®, including Best Picture nominees Amour and Silver Linings Playbook and Best Documentary nominees 5 Broken Cameras and The Invisible War.
Kielbasa has also created a number of thematic film series in which the Festival partners with leading University and community-based organizations. These include: Library of Congress Celebrates the National Film Registry, presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress and it’s Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, VA; the Presidency in Film Series, a partnership with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia; and The Virginia Film Festival and the U.Va. Center for Politics series, which features screenings and discussions that mark significant anniversaries of historic political events.
Just as integral to the Festival’s success under Kielbasa is the success the organization has enjoyed off the screen. He has continued the VFF’s tradition of robust post-screening discussions, leveraging the formidable intellectual and creative firepower of the University with an annual array of noted guests from throughout the worlds of entertainment, history, culture politics and more.
In addition, Kielbasa has overseen the significant expansion of the Virginia Film Festival’s Outreach and Education Program, which now features a robust, year-round series of programs including: The Young Filmmakers Academy student filmmaking initiative; The Action! High School Filmmaking Competition; the 72-hour Adrenaline Film Project; an annual series of student screenings of culturally and historically relevant documentaries and community partnerships that encourage understanding and conversation around important issues in our community and society; and the annual VFF Family Day celebration, featuring free screenings and family-friendly performances and events.
Prior to coming to the University, Kielbasa spent ten years leading the Sarasota Film Festival, ultimately transforming that event from a 3-day mini-festival to a comprehensive and internationally-acclaimed 10-day event that regularly attracted 45,000 people and featured some of the industry’s most celebrated films and film artists.
Mr. Kielbasa has also worked on the other side of the film industry, co-producing the independent film, The Deal, starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.
Mr. Kielbasa’s experience extends into the theater world as well, as he spent a decade in Los Angeles as a professional actor and had a brief stint on a soap opera before founding the award-winning Tamarind Theatre in Hollywood, producing more than 100 plays..
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native and Rollins College graduate began his career as an actor, earning a B.F.A. in Theatre from Florida State University and an M.F.A. in Acting from the F.S.U./Asolo Conservatory for Actors’ Training in Sarasota, Florida.
He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife, Helen, and his children Camille, Luke and Juliet.
Talk Title: Arts Grounds Tour: Studio Art, Art History, Drama, Architecture, and the Museum
Over his more than 25 years in the industry, Jody Kielbasa has earned a reputation as a visionary arts leader who combines a track record for unprecedented success with a proven ability to build significant community and philanthropic support.
In his four years as Director of the Virginia Film Festival, Kielbasa has employed a combination of innovative programming, strong leadership and community engagement to take the organization to new heights, breaking all-time records in sales and attendance in each of his years in Charlottesville.
In 2013, following the highly successful 25th Anniversary year of the VFF, Kielbasa was named Vice-Provost for the Arts at the University of Virginia. In this position, which he holds in addition to directing the VFF, Kielbasa is responsible for advising the Provost on matters related to the arts, working with the Arts Advisory Committee at U.Va. on arts planning initiatives, participating in arts-centered fundraising initiatives and initiating and coordinating cross-disciplinary collaborations for the arts at the University.
Since arriving at the University of Virginia in 2009, Kielbasa has overseen a remarkable period of growth for the Virginia Film Festival that has seen attendance go from 11,200 in the year prior to his arrival to a record-setting 27,299 in 2012.
Under Kielbasa’s leadership, the VFF has become one of the nation’s premier regional festivals. Each year, the Festival presents more than 100 films in four days, including high profile first-run features, buzz-worthy indies, fascinating documentaries, engaging short films and more. In 2012 alone, the Festival featured seven films that would go on to be nominated for Academy Awards®, including Best Picture nominees Amour and Silver Linings Playbook and Best Documentary nominees 5 Broken Cameras and The Invisible War.
Kielbasa has also created a number of thematic film series in which the Festival partners with leading University and community-based organizations. These include: Library of Congress Celebrates the National Film Registry, presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress and it’s Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, VA; the Presidency in Film Series, a partnership with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia; and The Virginia Film Festival and the U.Va. Center for Politics series, which features screenings and discussions that mark significant anniversaries of historic political events.
Just as integral to the Festival’s success under Kielbasa is the success the organization has enjoyed off the screen. He has continued the VFF’s tradition of robust post-screening discussions, leveraging the formidable intellectual and creative firepower of the University with an annual array of noted guests from throughout the worlds of entertainment, history, culture politics and more.
In addition, Kielbasa has overseen the significant expansion of the Virginia Film Festival’s Outreach and Education Program, which now features a robust, year-round series of programs including: The Young Filmmakers Academy student filmmaking initiative; The Action! High School Filmmaking Competition; the 72-hour Adrenaline Film Project; an annual series of student screenings of culturally and historically relevant documentaries and community partnerships that encourage understanding and conversation around important issues in our community and society; and the annual VFF Family Day celebration, featuring free screenings and family-friendly performances and events.
Prior to coming to the University, Kielbasa spent ten years leading the Sarasota Film Festival, ultimately transforming that event from a 3-day mini-festival to a comprehensive and internationally-acclaimed 10-day event that regularly attracted 45,000 people and featured some of the industry’s most celebrated films and film artists.
Mr. Kielbasa has also worked on the other side of the film industry, co-producing the independent film, The Deal, starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.
Mr. Kielbasa’s experience extends into the theater world as well, as he spent a decade in Los Angeles as a professional actor and had a brief stint on a soap opera before founding the award-winning Tamarind Theatre in Hollywood, producing more than 100 plays..
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native and Rollins College graduate began his career as an actor, earning a B.F.A. in Theatre from Florida State University and an M.F.A. in Acting from the F.S.U./Asolo Conservatory for Actors’ Training in Sarasota, Florida.
He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife, Helen, and his children Camille, Luke and Juliet.
Talk Title: Arts Grounds Tour: Studio Art, Art History, Drama, Architecture, and the Museum
John Lach
Professor and Chair, Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
John Lach is Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVa). He received the B.S. (1996) degree in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University and the M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2000) degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, and he joined the UVa faculty in 2000. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is a former Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Computers and the IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. He is a Co-Founder and Steering Committee member for the Wireless Health conference series and is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UVA Center for Wireless Health. He has been the PI or co-PI on over 30 grants and has published over 100 refereed papers, including three Best Paper Awards. His primary research interests include wireless health, body sensor networks, embedded systems, and digital system design methodologies.
Talk Title: Wireless Technology Provides Personalize Healthcare at U.Va.
John Lach is Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVa). He received the B.S. (1996) degree in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University and the M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2000) degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, and he joined the UVa faculty in 2000. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is a former Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Computers and the IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. He is a Co-Founder and Steering Committee member for the Wireless Health conference series and is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UVA Center for Wireless Health. He has been the PI or co-PI on over 30 grants and has published over 100 refereed papers, including three Best Paper Awards. His primary research interests include wireless health, body sensor networks, embedded systems, and digital system design methodologies.
Talk Title: Wireless Technology Provides Personalize Healthcare at U.Va.
Maurie McInnis
Professor, Art History; Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Maurie McInnis was an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, preparing for medical school when she wandered into her first art history class. Falling in love with Art History, she majored in that and later studied at Christie's in London and received her Ph.D. at Yale. She has been on the faculty since 1998 teaching survey courses in Art History and specialized courses in her specialty of American Art. She has served as the Director of the American Studies Program, as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is now Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. Last September, she was the faculty member for the Cavalier Travels trip to Italy and will be leading the around the world on a private jet in 2014.
Talk Title: Around the World with Cavalier Travels
Maurie McInnis was an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, preparing for medical school when she wandered into her first art history class. Falling in love with Art History, she majored in that and later studied at Christie's in London and received her Ph.D. at Yale. She has been on the faculty since 1998 teaching survey courses in Art History and specialized courses in her specialty of American Art. She has served as the Director of the American Studies Program, as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is now Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. Last September, she was the faculty member for the Cavalier Travels trip to Italy and will be leading the around the world on a private jet in 2014.
Talk Title: Around the World with Cavalier Travels
Stephen Railton
Professor, English
Stephen Railton, Professor of English, has taught American literature at U.Va. for 37 years. Most of his publications focus on 19th century authors, from James Fenimore Cooper to Mark Twain. He is also the creator of major internet archives on Twain, Uncle Tom's Cabin and Faulkner. He has a lot less hair than when he first came to Virginia, but just as much faith as ever in what can happen in the classroom.
Talk Title: Faulkner at Virginia - and Online
Stephen Railton, Professor of English, has taught American literature at U.Va. for 37 years. Most of his publications focus on 19th century authors, from James Fenimore Cooper to Mark Twain. He is also the creator of major internet archives on Twain, Uncle Tom's Cabin and Faulkner. He has a lot less hair than when he first came to Virginia, but just as much faith as ever in what can happen in the classroom.
Talk Title: Faulkner at Virginia - and Online
Andrew Stauffer
Associate Professor, English; Director of NINES (A Networked Infrastructure for 19th Century Electronic Scholarship)
Andrew Stauffer is an associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, a member of the faculty of the Rare Book School, and the Director of the digital humanities initiative NINES (http://nines.org). He received his Ph.D. and MA from the University of Virginia and undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania.
Talk Title: Voices from the Past: Nineteenth-Century Books in Alderman Library
Andrew Stauffer is an associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, a member of the faculty of the Rare Book School, and the Director of the digital humanities initiative NINES (http://nines.org). He received his Ph.D. and MA from the University of Virginia and undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania.
Talk Title: Voices from the Past: Nineteenth-Century Books in Alderman Library
Mark Thompson
Owner, Starr Hill
Mark Thompson is the Founder and Master Brewer of Starr Hill Brewing Company. He has a Master’s of Science in Biology from Portland State University and has cultivated his craft in Portland, Denver and now Charlottesville. His beer has won numerous awards, including 2005 GOLD at the Great American Beer Festival for his Irish Dry Stout. He has several publications, most recently, Dry Stout Recipe in The New Brewer. Mark shares his expertise and talents by presenting for national conventions and symposiums as well as the University of Virginia’s Short Course on Beer Tasting. He’s been behind the judges table at many beer festivals as well. Having graduated from Western Albemarle High School he has a love of Charlottesville and an appreciation for Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary visions. Luckily for us Mark has brought his knowledge and great beer making back to our area!
Talk Title: Craft Beer 101
Mark Thompson is the Founder and Master Brewer of Starr Hill Brewing Company. He has a Master’s of Science in Biology from Portland State University and has cultivated his craft in Portland, Denver and now Charlottesville. His beer has won numerous awards, including 2005 GOLD at the Great American Beer Festival for his Irish Dry Stout. He has several publications, most recently, Dry Stout Recipe in The New Brewer. Mark shares his expertise and talents by presenting for national conventions and symposiums as well as the University of Virginia’s Short Course on Beer Tasting. He’s been behind the judges table at many beer festivals as well. Having graduated from Western Albemarle High School he has a love of Charlottesville and an appreciation for Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary visions. Luckily for us Mark has brought his knowledge and great beer making back to our area!
Talk Title: Craft Beer 101
Sophie Trawalter
Professor of Public Policy and Psychology, Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy
Sophie Trawalter is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology. She studies phenomena related to social diversity. Specifically, she examines how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts. She is especially interested in how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces.
In one line of research, she investigates stress and coping responses to interracial contact. Within this line of research, she examines people’s short-term behavioral and physiological responses to interracial contact as well as longer-term, health-relevant physiological changes in response to diversity experiences.
Trawalter's other lines of research explore people’s ability to detect discrimination accurately and the social ecology of privilege. Ultimately, the aim of this work is to develop constructive strategies to cope with the challenges of diversity in organizations, public arenas, and private spaces. In time, such strategies may reduce intergroup tensions and improve outcomes for both traditionally stigmatized and non-stigmatized group members.
Talk Title: Designing Healthy Places
Sophie Trawalter is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology. She studies phenomena related to social diversity. Specifically, she examines how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts. She is especially interested in how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces.
In one line of research, she investigates stress and coping responses to interracial contact. Within this line of research, she examines people’s short-term behavioral and physiological responses to interracial contact as well as longer-term, health-relevant physiological changes in response to diversity experiences.
Trawalter's other lines of research explore people’s ability to detect discrimination accurately and the social ecology of privilege. Ultimately, the aim of this work is to develop constructive strategies to cope with the challenges of diversity in organizations, public arenas, and private spaces. In time, such strategies may reduce intergroup tensions and improve outcomes for both traditionally stigmatized and non-stigmatized group members.
Talk Title: Designing Healthy Places