Faculty
Trip Adams, Adjunct Professor of Law
B.S., Davidson College; J.D., Wake Forest University
Haya Ajjan, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
B.B.A., MBA, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Janna Quitney Anderson, Professor of Communications and Director of Internet Projects
B.S., Moorhead State University; M.A., University of Memphis
Addison Williams Andrews, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S. in Physical Therapy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ed.D., North Carolina State University; Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Enrique Armijo, Assistant Professor of Law
B.A, University of Florida; M.A. and J. D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lucinda Austin, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.S., Radford University; M.A. and Ph. D., University of Maryland at College Park
Jay Averitt, Adjunct Professor of Law
B.S., Auburn University; J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law
Stephen P. Bailey, Professor of Physical Therapy
B.A., Western Maryland College; B.S., Medical University of South Carolina; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
Bryan Baker, Coordinator of Sound and Video Projects
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Elon University
Joan Barnatt, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Murray State University; M.Ed., Bridgewater University; Ph.D., Boston College
Brooke Barnett, Professor of Communications and Associate Provost for Inclusive Community
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Cynthia C. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vanessa Bravo, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., Universidad de Costa Rica; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Florida
Carrie Ann Brice, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., M.S., D’Youville College; DPT, C.W.S., Elon University
Ren Hewitt Bryan, Assistant Professor of Education and Computing Science
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.Ed., Elon University; Ed. D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jo Ann M. Buck, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.A., University of New York at Fredonia; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ann Bullock, Dean, School of Education
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., Virginia Commomwealth University
William J. Burpitt Jr., Professor of Management; Associate Dean for Graduate and Executive Programs
B.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lee Bush, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., Missouri Western; M.S.C., Northwestern University
E. Stephen Byrd, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Liberty University; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Susan A. Chinworth, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Washington University; M.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University
Naeemah Clark, Associate Professor of Communications and Director of Communications Fellows
B.S., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
David H. Cooper, Professor of Education
B.A., Brown University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D.
Janet M. Cope, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Springfield College; M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
David Copeland, A.J. Fletcher Professor of Communications and Graduate Program Director
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., Th.M., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vic Costello, Associate Professor of Communications
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.A., Regent University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Alexandra N. Darby, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., North Central College; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jayoti Das, Professor of Economics
B.S., Presidency College; M.A., University of Calcutta; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Ayesha N. Delpish, Associate Professor of Statistics
B.S., Mt. St. Mary’s College; M.S., Ph.D., The Florida State University
Paula DiBiasio, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Northeastern University; M.S., The Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; DPT, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
Cassandra E. DiRienzo, Professor of Economics
B.A., The Ohio State University; M.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Colin Donohue, Coordinator of Student Media and Instructor in Communications
John Doorley, Visiting Professor of Communications
B.S., St. Vincent College; M.A., New York University
Diane M. Duffy, Director of Clinical Education; Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., University of South Florida; M.D., University of South Florida College of Medicine
Cherrel Miller Dyce, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., York University; M.S.W. Columbia University; Ed.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
Mark T. Enfield, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., East Central University; M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Beth Evans, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Rhodes College; M.A. & Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dianne Finch, Reynolds Visiting Professor of Business Journalism,
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.S., Columbia University
Stephen E. Folger, Chair/Program Director of the Department of Physical Therapy Education and Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Ithaca College; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jane Freund, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College; MPT, U.S. Army – Baylor University; M.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; DPT, Arizona Health Sciences University; Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Michael Frontani, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television; Ph.D., Ohio University
Kenn Gaither, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A. and M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lawrence Garber Jr., Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Brown University; MBA, Yale School of Management; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gerald Gibson, Assistant Professor if Communications
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jessica Gisclair, Associate Professor of Communications and Department Chair
B.A., Nicholls State University; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; J.D., University of Toledo College of Law
Don Grady, Associate Professor of Communications and Associate Dean
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neeraj Gupta, Assistant Professor of Finance
B.E., University of Delhi; MBA, Babson College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Chris Harris, Assistant Professor in Finance
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Anthony Hatcher, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel Haygood, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wendy Herbert, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Director of Clinical Education
B.S., M.S. & Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Denise Hill, Instructor in Communications
B.A. and M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sharon K. Hodge, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., MBA, Old Dominion University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Heidi L. Hollingsworth, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.Ed., William & Mary University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alisha Horky, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S.B.A., MBA, Auburn University – Montgomery, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Kacy Kim, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., Chung-Ang University, M.A., SungKyunKwan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas
Johanna Janssen, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Assistant Director of Clinical Education
B.S., Jan van Essen Academy; M.S., United States Sports Academy; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Ray Johnson, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.Ed., M.F.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Julie E. Justice, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., the University of North Carolina at Wilmington; M.Ed., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Catherine A. King, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of California at San Diego; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of California at San Diego
Derek Lackaff, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., La Trobe University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Andrew S. Lamb, Co- Medical Director of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Rich Landesberg, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., American University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daryl Lawson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Central Michigan University; M.P.T., University of Southern California; DSc., Loma Linda University
Byung Lee, Associate Professor of Communications
B.S., Seoul National University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri
Valerie A. Leschber, Co-Medical Director of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., Texas A&M University; M.D., University of Texas Medical School
Mary Knight-McKenna, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Nazareth College; M.Ed., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Lesley University
Julie Lellis, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., University of Richmond; M.S. and Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Harlen E, Makemson Associate Professor of Communications
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barbara Miller, Associate Professor of Communications
B.S., M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William Moner, Instructor in Communications
B.S., M.A., Duquesne University; Ph.D. candidate, University of Texas at Austin
Karen-Alexis Moore, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.A., Brooklyn College; B.S., SUNY Downstate Medical Center; M.P.H., Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; P.A.-C.
Amy Moorman, Senior Lecturer in Business Law
B.S., Cornell University; MBA, Indiana University; J.D., West Virginia University College of Law
Robert Moorman, Frank S. Holt, Jr. Professor of Business Leadership
B.A., The College of Wooster; M.B.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Scott Morrison, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard Mihans, Associate Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Education B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Phillip Motley, Associate Professor of Communications
B.F.A., Davidson College; MID, North Carolina State University
Melissa M. Murfin, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., University of Central Florida; Pharm.D., P.A.-C., University of Florida
Max Negin, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., Rowan University; M.A., Temple University; M.F.A. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tom Nelson, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., Boston College; M.S., Syracuse University
Timothy Norvell, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S., University of Central Florida, M.S. Marketing Research, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Youssef Osman, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., Academy of Arts in Cairo, Egypt; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
George Padgett, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Ohio University
Elisabeth Pennington, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; C.C.C. – Speech- Language Pathology
Randy Piland, Senior Lecturer in Communications
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Ohio University
Jennifer Platania, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A. West Virginia University, M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Patti D. Ragan, Department Chair, Program Director and Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.P.H., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Florida, P.A.-C
Theresa Ramos, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., Fayette State University; B.S., M.S.P.A.S., Mercy College
Staci Saltz, Lecturer in Communications
B.A., Elon College; M.A., University of Akron
Glenn Scott, Associate Professor in Communications
B.A., M.A., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Skube, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., Louisiana State University; Pulitzer Prize winner for distinguished commentary, 1989
Deborah M. Stetts, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.P.T., U.S. Army - Baylor University; M. Strategic Studies - U.S. Army War College; DPT, A.T. Still University; Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy; Fellow in American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Todd Stonitsch, Assistant Professor of Finance
B.A., Emory University, M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Georgia State University
Jessalynn Strauss, Assistant Professor of Communications
A.B., Duke University; M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Oregon
R. Barth Strempek, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MBA, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Vitaliy Strohush, Assistant Professor of Economics
M.A., Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, M.A., Ukraine, M.A., Center for Economic Research and Economic Institute, Prague M.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Amanda Sturgill, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Barbara Taylor, Associate Professor of Computing Sciences
A.B., Elon College; M.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., University of Evansville
Carri Tolmie, Assistant Professor of International Business
B.S., University of Florida, M.A., University of Sydney, Ph.D., Saint Louis University
Nagatha Tonkins, Director of Internships and Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A, M.A., North Carolina A&T State University
Tracey L. Tonsor, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S., Gardner Webb University; M.P.A.S., P.A.-C., James Madison University
Nicole Triche, Associate Professor of Communications and Director of the elondoc Program
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.F.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Srikant Vallabhajosula, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.E., Osmania University; M.S., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Florida
Matthew Valle, Professor of Management
B.S., United States Air Force Academy; M.S., University of Arkansas; MBA, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Florida State University
Robin Waldron, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., East Carolina University; DPT, Elon University
Brian Walsh, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Frances Ward-Johnson, Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lillian Watson, Assistant Professor of Business Law
B.A., J.D., Wake Forest University
Paula M. Weller, Lecturer in Accounting
B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
Kenneth Wilson, Coordinator of Interactive Projects
B.S., M.F.A., University of Florida
Qian Xu, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., Nanjing University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University