Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalogue 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

Graduate Faculty



Bylaws governing the Graduate Faculty were initiated in 1990 by the Graduate Council and subsequently approved by both the provost and the chancellor. The Bylaws state that the members of the faculty may apply for the Graduate Faculty whenever they meet criteria established by their respective academic units.

Cameron School of Business

Department of Accountancy and Business Law

Joseph Betts, lecturer of accountancy and business law, B.A., MSA, University of North Carolina Wilmington; J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law

Gretchen I. Casterella, associate professor of accountancy, B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

Thomas Downenassociate professor of accountancy, B.B.A., Eastern New Mexico University; M.B.A., The University of New Mexico; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Fara M. Elikaiassociate professor emeritus of accountancy, B.S., The Institute of Advanced Accounting-Tehran; M.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Allison Evansassociate professor of accountancy, B.S., M.S.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Gaurav Guptaassociate professor of accountancy, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Delhi; M.B.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso

Kevin J. Hale, assistant professor of accountancy, B.S.B.A., M.S., East Carolina University;  Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Victoria J. Hansen, associate professor of accountancy, B.S., Marist College; M.S., SUNY at Albany; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia

Randall K. Hansonprofessor of business law, B.S., B.A., J.D., University of North Dakota; L.L.M., Southern Methodist University

Susan D. Hermanson, professor of accountancy, B.B.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Daniel M. Ivancevichprofessor of accountancy, B.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

William A. Kerler IIIassociate professor of accountancy, B.S., M.Ac., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lorraine S. Lee, Cameron Distinguished Professor of Accountancy, B.S., Duke University; M.S., National Technological University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

R. David Mautz, Jr.professor of accountancy, B.S.B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.Accy., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Jennifer A. Parlier, assistant professor of accountancy, B.S.B.A., B.A., High Point University; M.Accy., University of North Carolina Charlotte; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ursula Ramseyassistant professor of business law, B.A., Furman University; J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law

Howard O. Rocknessprofessor emeritus of accountancy, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Joanne W. RocknessCameron Distinguished Professor Emerita of Accountancy, B.S., M.B.A., M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rebecca S. Sawyerassistant professor emerita of accountancy, B.S., North Carolina State University; M.B.A., Duquesne University

* In phased retirement

Department of Economics and Finance

Brandon Brice, Lecturer of Economics, BA, West Virginia University, MS, Florida State University, Ph.D., Florida State University

Cetin Ciner, professor of finance, B.A., Bogazici University (Turkey); Ph.D. Louisiana State University

William S. Compton, professor of finance, B.S., State University New York College, Buffalo; M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Joseph A. Farinella, associate professor of finance, B.S., Illinois State University; M.B.A., DePaul University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; CFA

J. Edward Graham, professor of finance, B.S., Washington and Lee University; M.B.A., University of North Florida; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Miran Hossain, assistant professor of finance, B.B.A., North South University, Bangladesh; M.S.B.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Adam T. Jones, associate professor of economics, B.A., Austin College; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Clay M. Moffett, associate professor of finance, B.S., Auburn University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Greg Putnam, lecturer of finance, B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of South Carolina

Nivine F. Richie, professor of finance, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University; CFA

William H. Sackley, professor of finance, B.A., Central College; M.B.A., Drake University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; CFA

Peter W. Schuhmann, professor of economics, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Kevin J. Sigler, professor of finance, B.S., Cornell University; M.B.A., Creighton University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Daniel Soques, assistant professor of economics, B.S., The University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ethan D. Watson, assistant professor of finance, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., M.S.H.A., University of Alabama, Birmingham; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Allison Witman, assistant professor of economics, B.S., Westminster College; Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara

* In phased retirement

Congdon School of Business Analytics, Information Systems and Supply Chain (BAISSC)

Cem Canel, professor of supply chain management, B.S.M.E, Isik School of Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul; M.S.I.E., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston

Ulku Y. Clark, professor of information systems, B.S., Boğazici University, Istanbul, Turkey; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas

Jeffrey Cummings, associate professor of management information systems, B.B.A., M.B.A., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University

Judith Gebauer, professor of information systems, M.S., Ph.D., University of Freiburg, Germany

Stephen E. Hill, associate professor of business analytics, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Alabama

Thomas N. Janicki, professor of management information systems, B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Kent State University

Douglas M. Kline, professor of management information systems, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

Aruna Lakshamanan, lecturer of business analytics, B.S., M.S., University of Maras; M.A., M.Ap. Stat; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Lizzette Perez Lespier, assistant professor of supply chain management, B.S., University of Puerto Rico; M.S. Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Minoo Modaresnezhad, assistant professor of management information systems, B.S., M.S., Ferdowsi University; Ph.D, The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Saba Pourrezajourshari, assistant professor of supply chain management, B.A., Islamic Azad University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas

L. Drew Rosen, professor of supply chain management, B.S., M.B.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Chris Sibona, assistant professor of management information systems, B.S., Virginia Tech; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado, Denver

George P. Schell*, professor of management information systems, B.S., M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Purdue University

Rebecca Scott, assistant professor of business analytics, B.S., M.S. Texas A&M University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Manoj Vanajakumari, associate professor of business analytics, B.Tech., University of Kerala; M. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas

Michael Whiting, lecturer of management information systems, B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.S. Old Dominion University.

Barry A. Wray, associate professor of business analytics, B.S., Bridgewater College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University

* In phased retirement

Department of Management

Martha C. Andrews, professor of management, B.S., University of Florida; M.B.A, Ph.D., The Florida State University

Craig S. Galbraith, professor of management, B.A., M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Purdue University

David J. Glew, associate professor of management, B.S., M.O.B., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Rebecca M. Guidice, professor of management, B.A., Whitworth College; M.B.A., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Tammy G. Hunt, professor of management, B.S., High Point College; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Jessica M. Magnus, professor of management, B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Christopher Newport University; Ph.D., Florida International University

Joshua Sears, assistant professor of management, B.S., Indiana University; M.B.A., Asian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Illinois

Donald Vestal, associate professor in management, B.A., University of Central Florida; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Central Florida

* In phased retirement

Department of Marketing

Donald C. Barnes, associate professor of marketing, B.S., State University of New York Fredonia; M.B.A. Clemson University; Ph.D. Mississippi State University

John T. Gironda, assistant professor of marketing, B.S., M.B.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

L. Vincent Howe, Jr., associate professor of marketing, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

James B. Hunt, professor of marketing, B.S., High Point College; M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Brian R. Kinard, professor of marketing, B.S.N., Clemson University; M.B.A., Francis Marion University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Alexandra Krallman, assistant professor of marketing, B.B.A., M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Matthew M. Lastner, assistant professor of marketing, B.S. James Madison University; M.B.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Mark J. Pelletier, assistant professor of marketing, B.S., University of Nevada Las Vegas; M.B.A., University of Wisconsin Whitewater; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Thomas W. Porter, associate professor of marketing, B.S., Purdue University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Lisa L. Scribner, associate professor of marketing, B.A., B.S., Ball State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Shaoling Katee Zhang, assistant professor of marketing, B.M., Sun Yat-sen University; M.M., Sun Yat-sen University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst

Center for Marine Science

Shah Alam, research associate professor in Center for Marine Science, B.S., M.S., Bangleadesh Agricultural University; M.S., Ph.D., Kagoshima University

Andrea J. Bourdelais, research assistant professor in the Center for Marine Science, B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., Washington State University

David Wilson Freshwater, research professor, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael A. Mallin, research professor in the Center for Marine Science, B.S., Ohio University; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Steve W. Ross, research professor in the Center for Marine Science, B.S., Duke University; M.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Wendy Strangman Bassett, research associate professor, B.S., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Wade O. Watanabe, research professor in the Center for Marine Science, B.S., Oregon State University; M.S., University of Hawaii, Honolulu; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa

Robert F. Whitehead, research specialist in the Center for Marine Science, B.S., Texas A & M University; M.S., University of Auckland, New Zealand; Ph.D., University of Quebec at Rimouski

* In phased retirement

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology

A. Midori Albert, professor of forensic osteology, B.S., University of Florida, M.A., University of Florida, Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder

William Alexander, associate professor of anthropology, B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizon

Eleanora Reber, associate professor of archeology, B.S. Beloit College, M.A., Harvard University, Ph.D., Harvard University

Scott E. Simmons, professor of archaeology, B.A., State University of New York at Plattsburgh; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

* In phased retirement

Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Brian S. Arbogast, professor of biology, B.S., Wake Forest University; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Wake Forest University

J. Craig Bailey, associate professor of biology, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Stuart R. Borrett, professor of biology, B.A., Austin College; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Julia Buck, assistant professor of biology, B.Sc., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., Oregon State University

Lawrence B. Cahoon, professor of biology, B.S., Washington and Lee University; Ph.D., Duke University

Joseph A. Covi, associate professor of biology, B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Raymond Danner, assistant professor of biology and marine biology, B.A., B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D, Virginia Tech

Steven D. Emslie, professor of biology, B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Patrick M. Erwin, associate professor of biology and marine biology, B.S., University of Richmond; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington

Christopher M. Finelli, professor of biology, B.S., St. Francis College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Nikki Fogarty, assistant professor of biology, B.Sc., Wittenberg University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Arthur R. Framptonassociate professor of biology, B.S. University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Jessie C. Jarvis, associate professor of biology and marine biology, B.S., Chowan University, M.S., College of William & Mary, Ph.D., College of William & Mary

Stephanie J. Kamel, associate professor of biology and marine biology, B.S. University of Guelph, Ph.D., University of Toronto

Stephen T. Kinsey, professor of biology, B.S., Old Dominion University; M.S., University of South Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University

Heather N. Koopman, professor of biology, B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Ph.D., Duke University

Pierre Le Pabic, assistant professor of biology and marine biology, B.S., Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Ph.D., East Carolina University

Zachary T. Long, associate professor of biology, B.S., M.S. University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Susanna Lopez-Legentil, associate professor of biology and marine biology, B.S., University of Barcelona, M.S., University of Paris VI, Ph.D., University of Barcelona

D. Ann Pabst, professor of biology, B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Duke University

Joseph R. Pawlik, professor of biology, B.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Darin S. Penneys, associate professor of biology, B.S., Connecticut State University, M.S., University of Florida, Ph.D., University of Florida

Martin H. Posey, professor of biology, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Robert D. Roer, professor emeritus of biology, Sc.B., Brown University; Ph.D., Duke University

Frederick S. Scharf, professor of biology, B.Sc., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Lorian Schweikert, assistant professor of biology, B.Sc., University of Tampa; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology

Alison R. Taylor, professor of biology, B.Sc., University of Leicester; Ph.D., Oxford Brookes University

Michael Tift, assistant professor of biology, B. Sc., Sonoma State University; M.Sc., Sonoma State University; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Blake Ushijima, assistant professor of biology, B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Hawai at Manoa

Jacob Warner, assistant professor of biology, B. Sc., High Point University; Ph.D., Duke University

W. David Webster, professor of biology, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Ami E. Wilbur, professor of biology, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Delaware

Amanda Southwood Willard, professor of biology, B.S, Auburn University; M.S, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Kara Yopak Shaw, associate professor of biology, B.A. Boston University, Ph.D., University of Auckland

* In phased retirement

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Antje Pokorny Almeida, professor of chemistry, Diplom, M.S., Universität Bonn, Germany; Ph.D., Universität Osnabrϋck, Germany

Paulo F. Almeida, professor of chemistry, Licenciatura, University of Coimbra, Portugal; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Brooks Avery, Jr., professor of chemistry, B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thomas C. Coombs, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., Lycoming College; Ph.D., Emory University

Nathaniel P. Grove, assistant professor of chemistry, B.S., University of Pittsburg; M.S., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Miami University

Christopher J. Halkides, professor of chemistry, A.B., Wabash College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Robert D. Hancock, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, B.Sc., Rhodes University; Ph.D., University of Cape Town; D.Sc., University of Witwatersrand

Conor Haney, assistant professor of chemistry, B.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

S. Bart Jones, professor of chemistry, B.S., Davidson College; Ph.D., West Virginia University

Robert J. Kieber, Jr., professor of chemistry, B.S., Cook College, Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Hee-Seung Lee, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., M.S., Seoul National University, Korea; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Soon Goo Lee, assistant profess or chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., Sogang University; Ph.D., Washington University

Ned Martin, professor emeritus of chemistry, A.B., Denison University; Ph.D., Duke University

Ralph N. Mead, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida International University

Michael Messina, professor of chemistry, B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Jeremy B. Morgan, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Pamela J. Seaton,* professor of chemistry, B.A., University of Washington, Seattle; M.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington

Stephen A. Skrabal, professor of chemistry, B.S., M.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., University of Delaware

Sridhar Varadarajan, professor of chemistry, B.S. Tech, Bombay University, India; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Ying Wang, assistant professor of chemistry, B.S., Tsinghua University, Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Dick Ward, professor emeritus of chemistry, B.S., Manchester College; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

Michael R. Webb, associate professor of chemistry, B.S., Union College; Ph.D., Indiana University

Joan Willey, professor emerita of chemistry and biochemistry, B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., Dalhousie University

R. Thomas Williamson, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, B.A., M.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., Oregon State University

Jeffrey Wright, professor emeritus of chemistry and biology, B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Glasgow, Scotland

* In phased retirement

Department of Communication Studies

Jennifer Brubaker, associate professor of communication studies, B.S., M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Kent State University

Anita K. McDaniel, associate professor of communication studies, B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Bruce C. McKinney, professor of communication studies, B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Penn State University

Richard K. Olsen, professor of communication studies, B.A. University of North Carolina Wilmington, M.A., Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., Regent University

Jeanne M. Persuit, professor of communication studies, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University

Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, professor of communication studies, B.A., Gordon College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maine

Christopher Stuart, assistant professor in computer science, B.A., Montclaire State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Clemson University

Katie E. Sudnick, assistant professor in computer science, B.A., King’s College, PA; M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University

Christine Willingham, assistant professor of communication studies, B.A., Salisbury University; M.A., Barry University; Ph.D., Florida State University

YiYi Yang, assistant professor of communication studies, B.A., Communication University of China; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Alabama

* In phased retirement

Department of Computer Science

Gulustan Dogan, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Middle East Technical University; Ph.D., City University of New York

Elham Ebrahimi, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Shahrood University of Technology; M.S., Hanyang University; Ph.D., Clemson University

Burkhard Englert, professor of computer science, B.S., University of Tubingen; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Clayton S. Ferner, professor of computer science, B.S., Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Denver

Curry I. Guinn, professor of computer science, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State; M.S., Ph.D., Duke University

Sima Jafarikhah, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Isfahan University of Technology; M.S., Tarbiat Modares University; Ph.D., City University of New York

Lucas Layman, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Loyola College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Brittany Morago, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Sridhar Narayan, professor of computer science, B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University

Laurie J. Patterson, associate professor of computer science, B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Toni B. Pence, associate professor of computer science, B.S., Winthrop University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University

Laavanya Rachakonda, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas

Karl Ricanek, Jr., professor of computer science, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina A & T State University

Hamed Saeidi, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Shahrood University of Technology; M.S., Amirkabir University of Technology; Ph.D., Clemson University

Devon M. Simmonds, associate professor of computer science, B.S., University of the West Indies (Mona); M.S., McGill University, Montreal; Ph.D., Colorado State University

Yang Song, assistant professor of computer science, B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology; M.S, Beijing University of Post &Telecommunications; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Ronald J. Vetter, professor of computer science, B.S., M.S., North Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

* In phased retirement

Department of Creative Writing

Anna Lena Phillips Bell, lecturer in creative writing, B.A., Guilford College; M.F.A., Emerson College

Wendy M. Brenner, associate professor of creative writing, B.A., Oberlin College; M.F.A., University of Florida

Mark D. Cox, professor of creative writing, B.A., DePauw University; M.F.A., Vermont College

Melissa Crowe, assistant professor of creative writing, B.A., University of Maine; M.F.A. Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Clyde C. Edgerton, Thomas S. Keenan, III Distinguished Professor of creative writing, B.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Philip Gerard, professor of creative writing, B.A., University of Delaware; M.F.A., University of Arizona

David M. Gessner, professor of creative writing, B.A., Harvard College; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder

Marina de Gramont, associate professor of creative writing, B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington

Robert A. Siegel, associate professor of creative writing, B.A., Harvard University; M.F.A., University of Iowa

Emily L. Smith, assistant professor in creative writing, B.A., Davidson College; M.F.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington

Michael D. White, professor of creative writing, B.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Utah

* In phased retirement

Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences

Michael M. Benedetti, professor of geography, A.B., The University of Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

David E. Blake, associate professor of geology, B.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Douglas W. Gamble, professor of geography, B.A., Miami University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Eman M. Ghoneim, professor of geography, B.A., M.A., Tanta University; Ph.D., Southampton University

Joanne N. Halls, professor of geographic information systems, B.S., University of Denver; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Peter Haproff, assistant professor of geology, B.S., University of California Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles

Andrea D. Hawkes, associate professor of geography and geology, B.S., M.S., Dalhousie University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

M. Elizabeth Hines,* associate professor of geography, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Sharon Hoffmann, assistant professor of geology, B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shannon A. Klotsko, assistant professor, B.S., Coastal Carolina University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Todd A. LaMaskin, associate professor of  geology, B.S., Radford University; M.S., The University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Chad S. Lane, professor of geography, B.S., University of Denver; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Tennessee

Lynn A. Leonard, professor of geology, B.S., College of William and Mary; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Ai Ning Loh, associate professor of oceanography, B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., The College of William and Mary

Joseph Long, assistant professor of oceanography, B.S., Clarkson University; M.OcE, Ph.D., Oregon State University

Scott L. Nooner, professor of geology, B.A., Hendrix College; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of California San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Narcisa Pricope, associate professor of geography, B.A., Babes-Bolyai University; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville

Peter Zamora, assistant professor of geology, B.S., Central Luzon University; M.S., University of Philippine; Ph.D., University of Texas

* In phased retirement

Department of English

Diana L. Ashe, professor of English, B.A., Southwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Anthony T. Atkins, associate professor of English, B.A., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Ball State University

Mark E. Boren, professor of English, B.A., University of Florida; M.F.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Maia Butler, assistant professor of English, B.A., University of Alaska Anchorage; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lance Cummingsassociate professor of English, B.A. Indiana University, Fort Wayne; M.A., Indiana University, Fort Wayne; Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio

Tiffany N. Gilbert, associate professor of English, B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Sarah Hallenbeck, associate professor of English, B.A., The College of William and Mary, M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nicholas C. Laudadio, associate professor of English, B.A., B.S., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Jennifer Lozano, assistant professor of English, B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Victor Malo-Juveraassociate professor of English, B.F.A., University of Miami; M.S., Florida International University; Ed.S., Florida International University; Ed.D., Florida International University

Katherine L. Montwieler, professor of English, B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Keith Newlin, professor of English, B.A., M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Katie R. Peel, associate professor of English, B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Connecticut

Alex S. Porco, associate professor of English, B.A., Queens University; M.A., Concordia University; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York Buffalo

Anirban Ray, assistant professor of English, B.A., M.A., University of Calcutta, M.S., St. Cloud State University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Colleen A. Reilly, professor of English, B.A. John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

Addie Sayers, assistant professor of English, B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Lee Schweninger, professor of English, B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., The University of Connecticut at Storrs; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Meghan M. Sweeney, associate professor of English, B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Jeremy Tirrell, associate professor of English, B.A. University of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Purdue University

Ian R. Weaver, assistant professor of English, B.S., Brigham Young University-Idaho; M.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

* In phased retirement

Department of Environmental Sciences

Joni T. Backstrom, assistant professor of environmental sciences, B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., Ulster University

Christopher F. Dumas, professor of environmental sciences, B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Devon Eulie, assistant professor in environmental sciences, B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., East Carolina University

Brandon T. Frensley, assistant professor of environmental sciences, B.S., Coastal Carolina University; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Jack C. Hall, professor emeritus of environmental sciences, B.S., Grand Valley State College; M.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Huili Hao, associate professor of environmental sciences, B.A., M.A., Hebei University, People’s Republic of China; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte

Jeffery M. Hill, professor of environmental sciences, B.A., M.A., M.S., Ed.S., Re.D., Indiana University

Monica T. Rother, assistant professor of environmental sciences, B.A., Willamette University; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

Anthony G. Snider, associate professor of environmental sciences, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., University of Vermont; M.F.A., Vermont College; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Rachael Urbanek, associate professor of environmental sciences, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

* In phased retirement

Department of Film Studies

Todd M. Berliner, professor of film studies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Frederick M. Hackler, associate professor of film studies, B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.F.A., Goddard College

David M. Monahan, associate professor of film studies, B.S., South Dakota State University; M.F.A., Columbia University

Timothy N. Palmer, professor of film studies, B.A., M.A., Warwick University, Coventry, England; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Shannon L. Silva, associate professor of film studies, B.F.A., Texas State University; M.F.A., University of Iowa

* In phased retirement

Department of History

Yixin Chen, associate professor of history, B.A., Anhui Normal University; M.A., Nanjing University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University

Nathan Crowe, assistant professor of history, B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Venkat Dhulipala, associate professor of history, B.A. Osmania University; M.A., University of Hyderabad; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

W. Taylor Fain, associate professor of history, B.A., University of Virginia; M.S., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Monica R. Gisolfi, associate professor of history, B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Glen A. Harris, associate professor of history, B.A., M.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., Florida State University

T. Robert Hart, senior lecturer, B.A. Furman University; M.A. Clemson University; Ph.D. University of Alabama

David W. Houpt, assistant professor of history, B.A. George Washington University; M.A., George Mason University; Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center

David L. La Vere, professor of history, B.A., M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Jennifer Le Zotte, assistant professor of history, B.S., University of Florida; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Stephen L. McFarland, professor of history, B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas

Eva M. Mehl, associate professor of history, B.A., Ph.D., University of Alicante; Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Lynn Wood Mollenauer, associate professor of history, B.A., Amherst College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Michael M. Seidman, professor of history, B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A. University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Amsterdam

Robert M. Spaulding, Jr., professor of history, B.A., University of Rochester; M.A.; Ph.D., Harvard University

Kenneth P. Shefsiek, associate professor of history, B.A., Ithaca College; M. Mus., New England Conservatory of Music; M.H.P., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jarrod Tanny, associate professor of history, B.A., McGill University; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Paul A. Townend, professor of history, B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

Larry W. Usilton III,* professor of history, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Angela M. Zombek, assistant professor of history, B.A. College of Wooster, M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., University of Florida

* In phased retirement

Department of Liberal Studies

Michelle Scatton-Tessier,  acting director of Graduate Liberal Studies, B.A., The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, program coordinator of Graduate Liberal Studies, B.A., Gordon College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maine

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

James E. Blum, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.A., The University of Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Jeffrey L. Brown, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Jameson Cahill, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Yaw O. Chang, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan; M.S.E., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Rachell Carrollassistant professor of mathematics, B.S., Charleston Southern University, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Cuixian (Tracy) Chen, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., M.S., Zhongshan University; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Xuemei Chenassistant professor of data science, B.S., East China Normal University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Wei Feng, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Michael A. Freeze II, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Indranil Ghosh, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta, India; Ph.D., University of California Riverside

Daniel X. Guo, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.A., M.A., Wuhan University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Johannes Hattinghprofessor of mathematics and statistics, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Johannesburg

Russell L. Herman, professor of mathematics and statistics and professor of physics, B.A., Empire State College; M.A., Temple University; M.S., Ph.D., Clarkson University

Xiaojie Houprofessor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., M.S., Shandong Teacher’s University, China; Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Dijana Jakelić, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., University of Zagreb, Croatia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Sabramanyam Kasala, professor emeritus of mathematics and statistics, B.Sc., M.Sc., S.V. University, Ph.D., Indian Statistical Institute

Mark C. Lammers, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Missouri

Xin Lu, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Gabriel G. Lugo, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Lilit Martirosyanassociate professor of mathematics, B.A., The City University of New York; Ph.D., University of California Berkeley

Viral Panchal, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, M.P.H., D.P.H., Georgia Southern University

Ginger A. Rhodes, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., North Carolina State University; M.A.Ed., East Carolina University; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Erik Slivkenassistant professor of mathematics and statistics, B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Matthew L. TenHuisen, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., Hope College; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University

Allison F. Toney, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.A., Salem College; M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington; Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado

Yishi Wang, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing, China; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Zhuan Ye, professor of mathematics and statistics, B.S., Nanjing Normal University, M.S., East China Normal University, Ph.D., Purdue University

* In phased retirement

Department of Philosophy and Religion

Theodore W. Burgh, professor of philosophy and religion, B.A., Hampton University; M.A., Howard University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona

Matthew C. Eshleman, associate professor of philosophy and religion, B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., Duquesne University

Don A. Habibi, professor of philosophy and religion, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

Beverley N. Foulks McGuire, professor of religion, B.A., Stanford University; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Harvard University

Walter Thomas Schmid, professor of philosophy and religion, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Patricia A. Turrisi, professor emerita of philosophy and religion, B.A., Queens College City University of NY; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

* In phased retirement

Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography

Moorad Alexanian, professor of physics, B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University

Frederick M. Bingham, professor of physics and physical oceanography, B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Liping Q. Gan, professor of physics, B.S., M.S., Beijing University; Ph.D., University of Manitoba

Russell L. Herman, professor of physics and physical oceanography, B.A., Empire State College; M.A., Temple University; M.S., Ph.D., Clarkson University

Dylan E. McNamara, associate professor of physics and physical oceanography, B.S., Salisbury University; M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California San Diego

John M. Morrison,* professor of physics and physical oceanography, B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

* In phased retirement

Department of Psychology

Katherine E. Bruce, professor of psychology, B.A., Rhodes College; M.S., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Tom Cariveauassociate professor of psychology, B.A.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Caroline M. Clements, professor of psychology, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University

Dale J. Cohen, professor of psychology, B.A., B.F.A., Alfred University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Alissa Dark-Freudeman, associate professor of psychology, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

M. Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez, professor of psychology, B.S., Universidad de las Américas; M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Mark Galizio, professor of psychology, B.A., Kent State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Christine E. Hughes, associate professor of psychology, B.A., McMaster University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville

Julian R. Keith, professor of psychology, B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado

Rachel A. Kohman, associate professor of psychology, B.A., Augsburg College; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Len B. Lecci, professor of psychology, B.A., M.A., Carleton University, Ottawa; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Shanhong Luo, professor of psychology, B.S., M.Ed., Beijing University; Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Sally J. MacKain, professor of psychology, B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

David MacQueen IIIassistant professor of psychology, B.S., M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Bryan P. Myers, professor of psychology, B.A., M.A., Carleton University, Ottawa; Ph.D., Ohio University

Simone P. Nguyen, professor of psychology, B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Nora E. Noel, professor of psychology, B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Kate B. Nooner, professor of psychology, B.A., Wellesley College; M.S., Ph.D., San Diego State University

Todd Petersonassistant professor of psychology, B.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Carol Ann Pilgrim, professor of psychology, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Raymond C. Pitts, Jr., professor of psychology, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Richard S. Pond, Jr., associate professor of psychology, B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., The College of William and Mary; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Antonio E. Puente, professor of psychology, B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Jeff Toth, associate professor of psychology, B.A., University of North Carolina Charlotte; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Carol M. Van Camp, associate professor of psychology, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Wendy Donlin Washington, associate professor of psychology, B.A., West Virginia University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University

* In phased retirement

Department of Public and International Affairs

Jennifer C. Biddle, assistant professor of public and international affairs, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., George Mason University

John F. Brennan, associate professor of public and international affairs, B.A., The University of Akron; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Cleveland State University

Jennifer E. Horan, associate professor of political science, B.A., University of Missouri, St. Louis; M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Tulane University

Mark T. Imperial, associate professor of public and international affairs, B.A., University of Miami; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Indiana University

Kirsten Kinzer, assistant professor of public and international affairs, B.A. Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Remonda B. Kleinberg, professor of political science, B.A., York University; M.A., University of Waterloo; Ph.D., University of Toronto

Daniel S. Masters, associate professor of political science, B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Stephen S. Meinhold, professor of political science, B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Anup Phayal, assistant professor of political science, B.A., Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.S., London School of Economics; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Christopher Prentice, associate professor of public and international affairs, B.A., University of California; M.P.A., The George Washington University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Earl Sheridan, professor emeritus of public and international affairs, B.A., Appalachian State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Jessica Weinkle, assistant professor of public and international affairs, B.S. University of Texas at Austin, M.A., Columbia University, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

* In phased retirement

Department of Sociology and Criminology

Shawn Bingham, associate professor of sociology, B.A., Flagler College; M.Ed., University of Maryland at College Park; Ph.D., American University

Daniel T. Buffingtonassociate professor of sociology, B.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Kimberly J. Cookprofessor of sociology and criminology, B.A., University of Maine; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Jacob C. Dayassociate professor of criminology, B.S. Oregon State University; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Kristen E. DeVallprofessor of sociology, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Christopher S. Elliott, assistant professor of sociology, B.A., M.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Douglas J. Engelman, visiting assistant professor of sociology, B.A., North Central College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Sarah N. Gaby, assistant professor of sociology, B.A., Brandeis University, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ethan M. Higgins, assistant professor of criminology, B.S., M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, Ph.D., University of Louisville

Christina L. Lanierprofessor of criminology, B.A., University of Central Florida; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Michael O. Maume, professor of criminology, B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Erin Michaels, assistant professor of sociology, B.A., M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

Menaka Raguparan, assistant professor of criminology, B.Soc.Sci., Ottawa University; M.A., Ph.D., Carleton University

Shannon A. Santanaassociate professor of criminology, B.A., M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Justin M. Smith, associate professor of criminology, B.S., M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Jean-Anne Sutherlandassociate professor of sociology, B.A., Georgia State University; M.S., University of West Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron

Brock Ternes, visiting assistant professor of sociology, B.S., Emporia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Jennifer Vanderminden, associate professor of sociology, B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Julia Waity, associate professor of sociology, B.A., Washington and Lee University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

* In phased retirement

Department of Theatre

Robin Post, assistant professor of theatre, B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., The Ohio State University

Department of World Languages and Cultures

Greta Bliss, associate professor of French, B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Jess M. Boersma, associate professor of Spanish, B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Emory University

Amanda R. Boomershine, professor of Spanish, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Francisco Brignoleassistant professor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., M.B.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Raymond L. Burt, professor of German, B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Middlebury College, Vermont; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Maria A. Cami-Vela, professor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Brian T. Chandler, associate professor of Spanish, B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Amrita Das, associate professor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., University of Delhi, India; Ph.D., Florida State University

Andrea Deagon, associate professor of classics, B.A., Guilford College; Ph.D., Duke University

Regina R. Felix, professor of Portuguese, Bacharelado, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael Gordon, associate professor of Spanish, B.A., Duke University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Emmanuel D. Harris II, professor of Spanish, B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis

Scott D. Juall, professor of French, B.S., B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

Christina Lordassistant professor of French, B.A., M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Kansas

N. Ariana Mrak, associate professor of Spanish, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston

Linwood J. Randolph, associate professor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Sergi Rivero-Navarroassistant professor of Spanish; B.A., Universidat de Barcelona; M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Harvard University

David Spieser-Landes, assistant professor of French, M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Michael Turnerassistant professor of Arabic, B.A. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas

* In phased retirement

College of Health and Human Services

School of Health and Applied Human Sciences

Candace Ashton-Forrester, professor of therapeutic recreation, B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kirk W. Brown, associate professor of athletic training, B.S., Seattle Pacific University; M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech University

Michelle Cathorall, associate professor of public health, M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; DrPH., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Clarice S. Combs, professor of physical education, B.S., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Steven M. Elliott, professor of physical education and health, B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Alexia F. Franzidis, associate professor of recreation, sport leadership & tourism management, B.S., Queensland College of the Arts, Griffith University; M.B.A., The University of Queensland; Ph.D., Indiana University

Elizabeth I. Fugate-Whitlock, lecturer of gerontology, B.S.W., M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth

Anne Glass, professor of gerontology, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic University and State University; M.S., The University of Georgia; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)

Cara Gray, assistant professor of recreation therapy, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University

Brent Hawkins, associate professor of recreation therapy, B.S., M.S., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Clemson University

Amelia Huelskamp, assistant professor of physical education & health, B.S., M.A., Ohio University, Ph.D., University of Toledo

Danny E. Johnson, associate professor of recreation therapy, B.S., Morningside College; M.Ed., Memphis State University; Ph.D, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alex McDaniel, assistant professor of exercise science, B.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

William Opoku-Agyeman, assistant professor of healthcare administration, M.S., University of Akron; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Melannie Pate, lecturer of public health; M.S., University of North Carlina Wilmington; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte

Eric Richardson, assistant professor of healthcare administration, B.S., University of Virginia; M.P.H., M.B.A., Liberty University; Ph.D., Capella University

Alana Seaman, assistant professor of tourism, recreation and sport, B.A., College of Saint Mary; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Clemson University

Lindsay Schroeder, assistant professor of athletic training, B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., Oakland University; Ed.D., United States Sports Academy

Laura  Morris, assistant professor of tourism, recreation and sport, B.S., M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ed.D., East Carolina University 

Lisa K. Sprod, associate professor of exercise science, B.A., Mesa State College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Wayland Tseh, professor of exercise science, B.S., M.S., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Steve Zinder, associate professor of athletic training, B.S., M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Virginia

* In phased retirement

School of Nursing

Nancy Ahern, associate professor of nursing, M.S.N., B.S.N., University of Delaware; M.E.D., Salisbury University; Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Omar Alzaghari, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Al-Zaytoonah University; M.S.N., The University of Jordan; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Tamatha Arms, associate professor of nursing, A.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University; B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of North Carolina Greensboro; D.N.P., University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Paula Baisden, lecturer in nursing, B.S.N., Valparaiso University; M.S.N., Aspen University; Ed.D., Aspen University

April Bice, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., University of Central Florida; M.S.N.; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Lisa Bove, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Widener University; M.S.N. University of Pennsylvania; D.N.P., Duke University

Yeah-Jyh Chen, associate professor of nursing, B.S.N., Tzu-Chi Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan; M.S.N., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Jeeyae Choi, associate professor of nursing, B.S.N., Seoul National University, B.S.; University of Illinois; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Columbia University

Renata A. Conde-Zuege, lecturer in nursing, B.S,N., M.S.N., State University of New York Polytechnic Institute

Amanda Culp-Roche, assistant professor nursing, B.S.N., Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Barbara S. Diggle-Fox, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., SUNY at Downstate Medical Center; M.S.N., SUNY at Hunter; Ph.D., Capella University

Crystal H. Dodson, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Carolina Greensboro; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Dana Elhaj, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., M.S., American University of Beirut; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver

Kelly A. Ellington, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N. Winston-Salem University; M.S.N., D.N.P., University of South Alabama

Hayley H. Estrem, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Truman State University; M.S.N., Duke University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Anastasiya Ferrell, assistant professor of nursing, B.S., B.S.N., Ph.D., University of Florida

Matthew Gallek, associate professor of nursing, B.S., Allegheny College; B.S.N., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth A. Gazza, professor of nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Duquesne University

Linda Haddad, director and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Jordan University; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Julie F. Hinkle, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Denise Isibel, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., D.N.P., Villanova University; M.S.N., University of Texas San Antonio

Carolyn W. Jones, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.S.N., Medical University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Jared G. Kerr, assistant professor in clinical research, B.S., Auburn University; M.P.H, Emory University; J.D., Samford University

Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin, professor of nursing, B.S., Seoul National University; M.A., Asian Center for Theological Seminary; M.P.H., Yonsei University; M.N., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Carolyn C. Kleman, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., University of Maryland; M.H.A., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Ph.D., Kent State University

Kelly Laham, assistant professor of nursing, A.D.N., James Sprunt Community College; B.S.N., Barton College; M.S.N., D.N.P., East Carolina University

Meen H. Lee, assistant professor of nursing, B.A., Seoul Women’s University; B.S.N., M.S.N., Yonsei University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Tamara Link, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Bowling Green State University; M.S.N., Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences; D.N.P., Duke University

Barbara Lutz, McNeill Distinguished Professor of Nursing, B.S., University of Iowa; M.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

James A. Lyon, lecturer in clinical research, B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

April Matthias, associate professor of nursing. B.S.N., Waynesburg University; M.S.N., Duke University; Ph.D., East Carolina University

Jennifer McCall, assistant professor in clinical research, B.S., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; M.S., University of North Carolina Charlotte; M.B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte

Brandy Mechling, associate professor of nursing, B.S.N., Indiana University of Pennslvania; M.S.N., Hampton University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Michele Mendes, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Ruthanne Palumbo, assistant professor of nursing, A.D.N., Cape Fear Community College; M.S.N., University of North Carolina Wilmington; D.N.P., Gardner-Webb University

Diane Parker, lecturer in nursing, A.D.N., Cuesta Community College; B.S.N., Fayetteville State University; M.S.N., D.N.P., University of North Carolina Wilmington

Diane K. Pastor, professor of nursing, B.S.N., University of Maryland; M.B.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Columbia University

Barbara Jo Pennington, lecturer in clinical research, A.S., Georgia Perimeter College; B.S., Milligan College; M.S., Georgia State University

Mathew Peterson, associate professor of nursing, B.S., The Ohio State University; M.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Annemarie K. Petroff, lecturer in clinical research, B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., East Stroudsbury University of Pennsylvania

Jodi Protokowicz, assistant professor of nursing, B.A., Loyola College, A.A.S., Harford Community College; B.S.N., University of Maryland; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Paula V. Reid, associate professor of nursing, B.S.N., Columbia Union College; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University

Anka Roberto, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Ph.D., Fairfield University; M.S.N./M.P.H., Hunter College

Amanda Culp-Roche, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Scott Saccomano, assistant professor of nursing, B.A., Adelphi University; B.S.N., City College of New York; M.S.N., Hunter College; Ph.D., Seton Hall University

Penny Sauer, associate professor of nursing, A.D.N., Scottsdale Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Melissa D. Scott, lecturer in nursing, A.D.N., Central Carolina Technical College; B.S.N., M.S.N.; Ph.D., East Carolina University;

Lorie Sigmon, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., West Virginia University; M.S.N., University of Tampa; D.N.P., Waynesboro University

Stephanie D. Smith, assistant professor of nursing, B.S., Pembroke State University; B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.A., Ph.D., Auburn University

Valerie Tarte, lecturer in nursing, B.S.N., East Carolina; M.S.N., Duke University; D.N.P., University of North Carolina Greensboro

Charlotte Thompson, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., University of North Carolina Charlotte; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa

Stephanie Turrise, associate professor of nursing, B.S.N., Bloomsburg University; M.S.N., Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark

Anita B. Williams, lecturer in nursing, B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.S., Medical College of Virginia; Pharm.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Elizabeth K. Woodard, associate professor of nursing, A.S.B., Peace College; B.S.N., University of North Carolina Greensboro; M.S.N., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Susan Young, assistant professor of nursing, B.S.N., Florida Gulf Coast University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

* In phased retirement

School of Social Work

Kristin W. Bolton, associate professor of social work, B.A., Purdue University; M.S.W., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

David Conley, assistant professor of social work, B.S., Virginia Tech; M.S.W., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Arthur J. Frankel, professor of social work, B.S., University of Illinois-Champaign, M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Jon C. Hall, professor of social work, B.A., Rhodes College; M.S.S.W., Ph.D., University of Louisville

Kristen Hohn, assistant professor of social work, B.A., Guilford College; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Texas Arlington

Josalin Hunter-Jones, assistant professor of social work, B.S., Xavier University; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Saint Louis; M.P.H., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Andrea L. Jones, associate professor of social work, B.A., Temple University; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Athena Kolbe, assistant professor, B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Golden Gate Seminary; M.S.W., Wayne State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Stacey R. Kolomer, professor of social work, B.A., State University of New York Stony Brook; M.S.S.W., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Albany

Tiffany Lane, associate professor of social work, B.S., West Chester University; M.S.W., Howard University; Ph.D., Morgan State University

Jacquelyn Lee, associate professor of social work, B.S.W., B.A., M.S.W., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Noell Rowan, professor of social work, B.S.W., M.S.W., The University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Louisville

Alicia Sellon, assistant professor of social work, B.A., Grinnell College; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Helen Taylor Yates, assistant professor of social work, B.S.W., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Georgia

* In phased retirement

Watson College of Education

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education

Jes Fyall Cardenas, assistant professor of education, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas State University; Ph.D,. Texas Tech University

Alex Chambers, assistant professor of education, B.A., Columbia College Chicago; M.A., Gallaudet University; M.Ed., Arizona State University; Ph.D., The University of Arizona

Elizabeth O. Crawford, associate professor of education, A.B., The University of Georgia; M.S., The Florida State University; Ph.D., The College of William and Mary

Kathy R. Fox, professor of education, B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Tracy Y. Hargrove, associate professor of education, B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Heidi J. Higgins, associate professor of education, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno

Jeremy Hilburn, associate professor of education, B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Meredith Jones, assistant professor of education, B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Charles Jurich, associate professor of education, B.S., University of Texas, Austin., M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Hengemeh Kermani, associate professor of education, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Martin A. Kozloff, Donald R. Watson Distinguished Professor of Education, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Washington University

Louis J. LaNunziata, Jr., associate professor of education, B.S., East Stroudsburg University; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Christine Ling-Yin Liao, associate professor of education, B.Ed., M.Ed., National Hsinchu Teachers College; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Carol P. McNulty, associate professor of education, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed., Mercer University; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Amelia K. Moody, professor of education, B.S., Radford University; M.S., Loyola College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Shelby P. Morge, associate professor of education, B.A., Indiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Indiana

Sara Movahedazarhouligh, assistant professor of education, B.A., Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; M.A., University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado  

Kathleen M. Roney, professor of education, B.S., Bloomsburg State University; M.T.S., Washington Theological Union; Ed.D., Temple University

Caitlin Ryan, associate professor of education, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Kathleen A. Schlichting,* associate professor of education, R.N., Brookdale College; B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Crystalyn Schnorr-Goodnight, associate professor of education; B.A., James Madison University; M.A.T., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Amy Senta, assistant professor of education, A.B., Dartmouth College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Lynn Sikma, associate professor of education, B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A.T., National-Louis University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

D. Jeanne Swafford,* associate professor of education; B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Laura Szech, assistant professor of education, B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, Ph.D., University of Iowa

Amy R. Taylor, professor of education, B.S., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Martin Wasserberg, associate professor of education, B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Ph.D., Florida International University

Karla Zaccor, assistant professor of education, B.A., University of Illinois; M.A.T., American University; Ph.D., University of Illinois  

* In phased retirement

Department of Educational Leadership

Marsha L. Carr, associate professor of educational leadership, B.A., M.A., West Virginia University; M.Ed., Frostberg State University; Ph.D., University of Phoenix

James DeVita, associate professor of education, B.A., Colgate University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Amy Garrett Dikkers, professor of educational leadership, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Kevin McClure, associate professor of educational leadership, B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park

Symphony Oxendine, assistant professor in educational leadership, B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Michele A. Parker, professor of educational leadership, B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.Ed., University of Vermont; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Andrew Ryder, associate professor of educational leadership, B.A., College of William and Mary; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

William L. Sterrett, professor of educational leadership, B.S., Asbury University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Robert E. Tyndall, professor emeritus of education, B.A., M.A.T., Ed.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Tamara M. Walser, professor of educational leadership, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University

* In phased retirement

Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations, and Secondary Education

Dasiyane Barreto, associate professor of instructional technology, B.A., Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Edward J. Caropreso,* associate professor of education, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Sue-Jen Chen,* associate professor of education, B.A., National Taiwan Academy of Arts; M.S., North Texas State University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Sheri Lynn Conklin, assistant professor of instructional technology, B.A., M.S., University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ph.D., Boise State University

     Cynthia Demetriou, Associate Provost for Student Engagement, Enrollment and Retention, B.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ed.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   

Vance A. Durringtonassociate professor of education, B.S., Harding University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University

S. David Gillassociate professor of education, B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.Ed., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ed.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Angela M. Housandassociate professor of education, B.Arch., Kansas State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr., associate professor of education, B.S., M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Charles Allen Lynnassociate professor of education, B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Teachers College Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Denise M. Ousleyassociate professor of education, B.A., Flagler College; M.A., University of South Florida, Tampa; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Nancy E. Pappamihielprofessor of education, B.A., College of Charleston; M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Raymond S. Pastoreprofessor of instructional technology, B.A., M.S., Bloomsburg University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Angelia R. Reid-Griffin, professor of education, B.S., MAED., East Carolina University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Janet Robertsonprofessor of education, B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Santa Clara; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Donyell L. Roseboroprofessor of education, B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Marta Sanchez, associate professor of education, B.A., Mundelein College Chicago; M.Ed., Loyola University Chicago; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Robert W. Smithprofessor of education, B.Sc., M.Sc., Manchester University, England; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

Candace M. Thompsonassociate professor of education, B.S., University of Connecticut; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

* In phased retirement