BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Karthik Aghoram, Ph.D. (2005)
Professor of Biological Sciences; Director, Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
B.S., M.S. Bangalore University;
Ph.D., Florida State University
Jason Andrus, Ph.D. (2008)
Professor of Biological Sciences; Director, Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences
B.S., Wake Forest University;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Nataliya Butz, Ph.D. (2018)
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Kiev State University (Ukraine);
Ph.D., Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics (Ukraine)
Susan Gardner, Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Duquesne University;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Kaitlyn Leonard, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Wingate University;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Caroline Perez-Heydrich, Ph.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences; Department Head
B.S., Davidson College;
M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
Ph.D., University of Florida at Gainesville
Maria Pickering, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
A.B., University of California at Santa Barbara;
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Robert Reid, Ph.D. (1979)
Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Dickinson College;
A.M., Oberlin College;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Megan Serr, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., California State University;
M.S., University of Nebraska at Kearney;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
BUSINESS
Michael Altman, M.S. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Practice
B.A., York University;
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
Lisa Delise, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Management; Department Head
B.S., Tulane University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jeff Langenderfer, J.D., Ph.D. (2006)
Professor of Business
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
J.D., North Carolina Central University;
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Marilyn Nolte, MBA (2026)
Visiting Lecturer of Operations and Business Analytics
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology;
M.B.A., North Carolina State University
Brian Routh, D.B.A. (2020)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington;
D.B.A., Anderson University
Bing Yu, Ph.D. (2008)
Professor of Business; Director, Master of Business Administration
B.S., Wuhan Huazhong University of Technology;
M.B.A., University of Toledo;
Ph.D., Kent State University
COMMUNICATION
Eugenia Ferrero, Ph.D., J.D. (2023)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., St. Thomas University;
M.A., The American University;
J.D., University of Georgia at Athens;
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Teresa Holder, Ph.D. (2014)
Professor of Communication; Department Head
A.B., Tennessee Temple University;
A.M., Indiana State University;
Ph.D., Ohio University
Lynn Owens, Ph.D. (2022)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
M.S., Northwestern University;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Lori Brown, Ph.D. (1992)
Professor of Sociology & Criminology
A.B., University of Louisville;
A.M., Temple University;
Ph.D., Indiana University
Bianca Harris, M.C.J. (2020)
Director, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
M.C.J., Boston University
EDUCATION
Nitasha Clark, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington;
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew Garbisch, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., St. Mary's University of Minnesota;
M.A., East Carolina University;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Courtney George, Ph.D. (2011)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Oregon;
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Monica B. McKinney, Ph.D. (2000)
Professor of Education
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
M.Ed., Meredith College
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cindy A. Morton-Rose, Ph.D. (2012)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington;
M.A.T., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Jennifer Olson, Ph.D. (2006)
Professor of Education
A.B., M.Ed., College of William and Mary;
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Julie Schrock, Ph.D. (2002)
Professor of Education
B.S., A.M., West Virginia University;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cecilia Toole, Ph.D. (2011)
Professor of Education
B.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
NUTRITION
Coleman Hale, Ph.D., R.D.N (2022)
Assistant Professor, Food and Nutrition; Director, MS-Accelerated Dietitian Nutritionist Track
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Cathie Ostrowski, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., F.A.N.D. (2004)
Assistant Professor of Practice, Nutrition, Health & Human Performance; Director, Dietetic Internship
B.S., M.S., D’Youville College
Rachel Pohlman, M.P.H. (2025)
Instructor, MSN-ADNT Program Coordinator and Dietetics Educator
B.S., University of Massachusetts;
B.S., University of Georgia at Athens;
M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amanda Watkins, Ph.D., R.D.N (2024)
Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Health, and Human Performance
B.A., Northern Arizona University;
M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
PARALEGAL
Marisa Campbell, J.D. (2000)
Director, Paralegal Program
B.A., University of Michigan;
M.I.A., Columbia University;
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
PSYCHOLOGY
Joseph Mazzola, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Psychology; Director Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
B.S., Bowling Green State University;
M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida
Jenna McChesney, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Radford University;
M.A., Minnesota State University;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Candalyn Rade, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Taylor University;
M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University