Biography
Gregory A. Smith, Ed.D., serves as Director of the Ehrhorn Law Library. Prior to coming to the School of Law, he held management positions at a university library and a theological library. Highlights of his career have included planning for the construction of the Jerry Falwell Library, which received recognition from Library Journal; using data from surveys, focus groups, usability studies, library systems, and other sources to enhance library services; and compiling a bibliography of more than 700 sources that address the connections between Christianity and libraries.
As implied by his diverse educational attainments, Dr. Smith has broad intellectual interests. In his doctoral dissertation, he employed quantitative and qualitative data to assess and describe service delivery changes that arose among Virginia piedmont nonprofits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith has published and presented in a variety of venues. He is committed to the ideal of integrating faith and learning across all academic and professional disciplines.
Smith enjoys working to improve an organization’s effectiveness by looking at it from different angles, including analyzing its human capital. Not surprisingly, he has taken and administered a variety of assessments. His top CliftonStrengths talents are Learner, Intellection, Analytical, Input, and Responsibility.
Smith’s upbringing included stints in the United States, Chile, and Mexico—the source of rich linguistic, cultural, and educational experiences. He and his wife, Niki, have two adult sons. His personal interests include watching professional football and college basketball, studying and teaching the Bible, singing in his church’s worship ministry, and walking/hiking trails in the region.