The Center for Race and Public Education in the South is a collaborative effort that brings together faculty, staff, post-docs, students and affiliated faculty across the University of Virginia.

We are proud to collaborate with colleagues at centers and institutes across UVA and beyond, including

  • Youth Nex: The U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development
  • EdPolicyWorks: The Center on Educational Policy and Workforce Competitiveness
  • The Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
  • The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies

CRPES Faculty

Derrick P Alridge

Derrick P. Alridge

  • Philip J. Gibson Professor of Education
  • Director, Center for Race and Public Education in the South
Bethany A Bell

Bethany A. Bell

  • Associate Professor
Chris Chang-Bacon

Chris Chang-Bacon

  • Assistant Professor
Nancy L Deutsch

Nancy L. Deutsch

  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Linda K. Bunker Professor of Education
  • Director, Youth-Nex
Jason T Downer

Jason T. Downer

  • Professor
  • Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
David Eddy Spicer

David Eddy-Spicer

  • Professor
Juan C Garibay

Juan C. Garibay

  • Associate Professor
Natoya Hill Haskins

Natoya Hill Haskins

  • Associate Professor
  • Counselor Education Program Co-Director
Diane M Hoffman

Diane M. Hoffman

  • Associate Professor
Wintre Foxworth Johnson

Wintre Foxworth Johnson

  • Assistant Professor
Melissa Levy

Melissa Levy

  • Associate Professor
  • Youth & Social Innovation Program Director
Natalia Palacios

Natalia Palacios

  • Associate Professor
Brian Pusser

Brian Pusser

  • Associate Professor
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Alexa Rodriguez

  • Assistant Professor of Education
Stephanie Rowley

Stephanie Rowley

  • Dean
  • William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education
Shubhi Sachdeva

Shubhi Sachdeva

  • Research Assistant Professor
LaRon Scott

LaRon A. Scott

  • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Associate Professor
Lora Henderson Smith

Lora Henderson Smith

  • Assistant Professor
Naila A. Smith

Naila A. Smith

  • Assistant Professor
Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor

  • Associate Professor
Antoinette Thomas

Antoinette R. Thomas

  • Professor of Education
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Counselor Education Program Co-Director
Stanley C Trent

Stanley C. Trent

  • Associate Professor
Rachel L. Wahl

Rachel L. Wahl

  • Associate Professor
Derick J. Williams

Derick J. Williams

  • Associate Professor of Education
Jonee Wilson

Jonee Wilson

  • Assistant Professor

CRPES Staff

Barbara Fitch

Barbara Fitch

  • Project and Administrative Associate
Caroline Webster

Caroline Webster

  • Project and Administrative Manager

Affiliated Faculty