Ellen Marsden aboard the Melosira research vessel on Lake Champlain

What makes our faculty members tick?

Get up close and personal with our professors. Learn about their passions, their paths to UVM and why they love what they study, from the mysteries of Lake Champlain's sculpin to the stories of homeless children in Pakistan.

  • Using artificial intelligence to understand and promote human connection among those touched by serious illness.
  • Economist exploring the harsh economic realities that have led to sky-high inflation, growing inequality, polarized politics, and climate crisis.
  • Professor of Film and Television Studies and go-to expert commentator for documentaries about the Walt Disney company.
  • Cognitive neuroscientist and autism researcher calling out the Visual Ease Assumption that pictures are easier for autistic people to understand than written language. Her work may shift the basis of educational resources and interventions.
  • Kathy Fox portrait
    Criminal justice professor leading the Liberal Arts in Prison Program, which connects UVM students and incarcerated women for mutual learning
  • M.D. Usher portrait
    Celebrated scholar of the ancient Mediterranean world; author of How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
  • Researches the ecology and genetics of wild relatives of agricultural crops to breed better domesticated crops, conserve crop genetic resources, and build resilience to climate change.
  • Passionate, dedicated and accomplished teacher of equine science
  • Senior lecturer in the Department of Geography seeking the how’s and why’s of misinformation.
  • Deborah Blom
    Archeologist making human connections at culturally important sites around the world