HRC Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) Grants Academy

Through a new partnership between the Humanities Research Center (HRC) and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), we are pleased to announce the 2026-27 Cohort for the new Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) Grants Academy.

Yossera Bouchtia

Associate Professor; Director, Cinema Program, School of the Arts

Jacob Broussard

Jacob Broussard

Assistant Professor, Painting and Printmaking, VCU School of the Arts

Kathleen Chapman

Kathleen Chapman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Art History, VCU School of the Arts

Jeannine Diego

Jeannine Diego

Assistant Professor, Fashion Design and Merchandising, VCU School of the Arts

Elizabeth Fagan

Elizabeth Fagan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Dept. of Focused Inquiry, College of Humanities and Sciences

Meghan Gough

Meghan Gough, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Studies and Planning Program

Melis Hafez

Melis Hafez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities and Sciences

Adin E. Lears, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Director, MA in English, College of Humanities and Sciences

Phelton C Moss

Phelton C. Moss, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Leadership, School of Education

Samaneh Oladi

Samaneh Oladi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, International Studies Program in the School of World Studies

Kamilia Rahmouni

Kamilia Rahmouni, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Acting Associate Director, World Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences

Gabriel Reich

Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Sharon Zumbrunn

Sharon Zumbrunn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Foundations of Education, School of Education

Christopher Stevenson

Christopher M. Stevenson, Ph.D.

Professor, Anthropology, School of World Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences