Academic Recruiter Directory

Academic Recruiter Directory

Areas of support for each recruiter shift regularly based on staffing availability and organizational needs. Please bookmark this page to reference up-to-date recruiter information.

Chris Cunningham

Ashley Cochran

  • HR Manager, Academic Talent Recruitment | alc6dk@virginia.edu | 434.243.7051
  • Supporting: Human Resources, President's Office, Emergency Medicine 

Jessica Russo

  • Team Lead and Senior Academic Recruiter | sxv9zv@virginia.edu | 434.982.2053
  • Supporting: Neuroscience, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Department of Medicine (INMD) (PRS & Faculty), Batten, Dermatology (PRS), Anesthesiology (PRS), Ophthalmology (PRS), Public Health Sciences (PRS, Staff & Faculty), Genomics (PRS, Staff &Faculty), Biomedical Engineering (PRS, Staff & Faculty), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PRS, Staff & Faculty)

Daniel Strong

  • Senior Academic Recruiter | das6zb@virginia.edu | 434.243.4039
  • Supporting: Advancement, Finance, Communications, Biocomplexity, Engineering (Staff), Otolaryngology, Urology, Neurology, School of Data Science

Eric Allen

  • Academic Recruiter | uth9qh@virginia.edu | 434.924.6603
  • Supporting: Family Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics, Pathology, Orthopedic Surgery, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology, Neurological Surgery

Karon Harrington

  • Academic Recruiter | fak3ph@virginia.edu | 434.297.6670
  • Supporting: COO, Library, McIntire School of Commerce, School of Architecture, University Police Department, Neurology, Otolaryngology, Urology, Pediatrics (Staff & Faculty)

Marcus Rozier

  • Academic Recruiter | hjv5vm@virginia.edu |  434.243.4057
  • Supporting: Law, Nursing, Facilities

Melanie Sponaugle

  • Academic Recruiter | unw5dq@virginia.edu | 434.982.0006
  • Supporting: Business Units, Arts & Sciences, Darden School of Business (Faculty)

Michele Jarman

  • Academic Recruiter | emj2us@virginia.edu | 434.243.4368
  • Supporting: Athletics, Student Affairs, Student Health, Darden School of Business (PRS), School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Lyndsay Tolbert Thaxton

  • HR Manager, Academic Talent Recruitment | enn9zv@virginia.edu | 434.982.3170
  • Supporting: Grants and Contracts

Jeremy Brofft

  • Team Lead and Senior Academic Recruiter | xmf9ad@virginia.edu | 434.924.7278
  • Supporting: Department of Medicine (DMED & INMD), Radiology & Medical Imaging, Pharmacology, Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, Center for Diabetes Technology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Public Health Sciences, Genomics Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatrics (PRS), Anesthesiology (CRC), Ophthalmology (CRC) 

Bill Crane

  • Senior Academic Recruiter | xer5ff@virginia.edu | 502.924.6002
  • Supporting: Information Technology

Jessica Speth

  • Academic Recruiter | js9rk@virginia.edu | 434.243.3684
  • Supporting: Research (VPR), Facilities

Jonathan Freeman

  • Academic Recruiter | jf2sw@virginia.edu | 434.924.6376
  • Supporting: Provost, Advancement, Darden School of Business (Staff), Dermatology (Staff & Faculty, Anesthesiology (Staff & Faculty), Ophthalmology (Staff & Faculty)

Margaret Weeks

  • Recruiter | mew7ys@virginia.edu | 434.982.6404
  • Supporting: School of Education (Staff & Faculty), Cancer Center, Arts & Sciences

Rich Haverstrom

  • Academic Recruiter | rkh6j@virginia.edu | 434.243.4062
  • Supporting: Arts & Sciences, Engineering