Vice President for Student Affairs
Academic Degrees
Dr. Landphair holds a master’s degree and doctorate in history from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree in history and French from Tulane University. Before coming to UMW, she most recently served as Dean of the Westhampton College at the University of Richmond.
A recipient of the Influential Woman of Virginia Award presented by Virginia Lawyers Media, Landphair also received the Bob E. Leach Award for Outstanding Service to Students presented by the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. A frequent presenter at academic conferences, she has written numerous articles for academic journals and newspaper opinion pieces. She is a book reviewer for the Journal of American History, a peer reviewer of The Journal of Southern History and panel proposal reviewer for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.