Faculty members are the heart of the University of Virginia. They bring expertise, passion and creativity to the University’s instructional settings, creating knowledge through research and offering students an educational experience unlike any other. Learn more about some of these extraordinary educators in UVA Today’s ongoing Faculty Spotlight series.

 
Portrait of Dr. Moira Smith
University News
Faculty Spotlight: Grounds Has Long Been Home for This ER Doc
More than just a triple Hoo, Dr. Moira Smith teaches students, treats patients and mentors UVA residents.
Gerald Warburg
University News
Faculty Spotlight: How Gerald Warburg Is Helping the Batten School Grow the Next Generation of Leaders
Warburg, recognized for his work mentoring young leaders, has been with the Batten School from its beginning.
Cynthia Tong teaching in front of a class
University News
Faculty Spotlight: Her Teaching Changes Lives, With a Sprinkle of Wizardry
Cynthia Tong possesses a rare gift, making complex topics digestible. It’s netted her an $800,000 grant to teach teachers how to sharpen their statistical analyses.
Sylvia Tidey actively teaching a class
Student Experience
Faculty Spotlight: Trained in Studying Foreign Cultures, This Professor Is at Home in a Classroom
Cultural anthropologist Sylvia Tidey transitions smoothly between her Indonesian fieldwork and her University of Virginia lecture hall.
A portrait of Judy Paulick, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human Development
University News
Faculty Spotlight: It’s All About Relationships, This Professor Believes
This award-winning professor builds relationships with her students – and encourages them to do the same in their own classrooms.
Brian Helmke working with test tubes with a small over layed image of Helmke wearing an umpire's mask
University News
Faculty Spotlight: The Award-Winning Professor With Dad Jokes, Candy Demos and an Umpiring Legacy
A staple of UVA’s biomedical engineering program, Brian Helmke is also an established Little League umpire.
Julie Haizlip
University News
Faculty Spotlight: Burned Out? A UVA Professor is Working on a Cure
Paying attention to the positive impacts you have on others can help stave off physical, emotional and mental exhaustion.
Close up of a child reading a book

Faculty Spotlight: ‘Literacy Is a Basic Human Right,’ Professor Says

Close up of a child reading a book

Video: Faculty Spotlight: ‘Literacy Is a Basic Human Right,’ Professor Says