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.

 
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

Portrait of Kinda Hachem
University News
Faculty Spotlight: Talking Teaching Tactics With Darden’s Kinda Hachem
Hachem tells us about her teaching philosophy, how she adapted to Darden’s unique case method, and the “aha!” moment that makes it all worth it.
Candid shot of Madhur Behl at the Indiannapolis Speedway
Research & Discovery
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stomps the Gas So We Can Take Our Hands Off the Wheel
Associate professor Madhur Behl is pushing the limits of racing in order to make travel safer once autonomous vehicles take over the roads.
Portrait of Eileen Chou
University News
Faculty Spotlight: ‘Leaders Are Made, Not Born’
Batten School professor Eileen Chou’s teaching and research makes leadership tangible, and students rave about her practical approach.