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Steven Sabol
Associate Professor
History
222 Garinger
sosabol@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: History of Central Asia (especially Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan), Russia and Russian imperialism.
Native American History.
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Adalira Saenz-Ludlow
Associate Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
380G Fretwell
sae@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Epistemology and semiotics; children's conceptualization of number; the teaching and learning of geometry; teacher and students' conceptualization of proof as a process.
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Community Involvement: Collaboration with high schools.
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Oleg Safronov
Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
390B Fretwell
osafrono@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Spectral theory of Schrodinger operators
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Mark Sanders
Lecturer
Philosophy
104C Winningham
msander2@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: American Philosophy, Pragmatism, Democracy, Social-Political Philosophy, Existentialism, Phenomenology
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Teresa Scheid
Professor
Sociology
485B Fretwell
tlscheid@uncc.edu
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Jorge Schettini
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Biology
Biology
jschetti@uncc.edu
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Thomas Schmedake
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
264 Burson
tschmeda@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: silicon chemistry, inorganic materials, nanoscale design, optical materials
Website: http://www.chem.uncc.edu/faculty/56-thomas-schmedake.html
Community Involvement: Workshop leader for AP Science Alliance (Chemistry) for CMS high school teachers, research advisor for summer intern high school students (ACS-Project SEED)
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Stanley Schneider
Professor
Biology
288A Woodward Hall
sschnedr@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Honeybee behavior including communication signals that regulate and adjust colony activities in response to changing conditions and the biology and behavior of the African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata.
Website: http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/Faculty/Schneider/index.htm
Community Involvement: 2002-present: Subject Editor, Apiculture and Social Insects, Journal of Economic Entomology
2003-present: U.S. Editor, Apidologie
2005-2007: Secretary-Treasurer, North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects
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Jeremy Schott
Assistant Professor
Religious Studies
211 Barnard
jmschott@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Ancient Mediterranean; Ancient Philosophy (esp. Platonism); Roman History; Greek and Latin Literature; Early Christianity; Judaism in Late Antiquity; Post-Colonial Studies; Post-Structuralist Literary Theory
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Anthony Scott
Associate Professor
English
276B Fretwell
adscott@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Rhetoric and Composition, especially labor and class issues as they relate to literacy studies. Also writing assessment.
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Clifton Scott
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies
5033 Colvard
cwscott@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: organizational communication; occupational health and safety; high reliability organizing, socialization of new employees; workplace meetings; communication training and development
Website: http://www.communications.uncc.edu/cwscott
Community Involvement: Conduct sponsored research for local organizations--nonprofit, for profit, and human service sectors. Currently directing a longitudinal research project cosponsored by a large municipal fire department in the region. Project involves faculty, graduate st
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Martin Settle
Lecturer
English
245M Fretwell
masettle@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: I am interested in ecocriticism. For the past 6 years, I have participated in conferences sponsored by The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE). In the summer of '08, I presented a paper at Vassar on John Burroughs and Emily Dickson entitled "Scientist of Faith and the Faith of a Scientist.
Website: www.uncc.edu/masettle
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Wafaa Shaban
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
340B Fretwell
washaban@uncc.edu
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Debra Shafer
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
380C Fretwell
drshafer@uncc.edu
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Linda Shanock
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Psychology
lshanock@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Employee Attitudes and Motivation; Employer-Employee Relationships; Supportive Supervisors and Organizations
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Community Involvement: Work with area companies on leadership and support issues; Founding officer and Membership and Communications Chair for Charlotte I-O Psychology Networking Group
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Aditi Sharma
Lecturer
Physics and Optical Science
asharm23@uncc.edu
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Charlene Sheets
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
309A Fretwell
csheets@uncc.edu
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Terry Shirley
Lecturer
Geography and Earth Sciences
216 McEniry
trshirle@uncc.edu
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William Siegfried
Associate Professor/Director Uptown Center
Uptown Center
UNCC Uptown Center
wsiegfrd@uncc.edu
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Debra Smith
Assistant Professor
Africana Studies
129 Garinger
debrasmi@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: African-Americans in Communication and Popular Culture, Minority Images in Media, African-American Contemporary Folklore, Teaching Strategies utilizing Popular Culture, Rap Music, Language and Power, Media Literacy
Website: http://africana.uncc.edu/content/view/25/73/
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Heather Smith
Associate Professor
Geography and Earth Sciences
444 McEniry
heatsmit@uncc.edu
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John David Smith
Stone Professor
History
213B Garinger
jdsmith4@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Civil War and Reconstruction, southern history, slavery, race relations, nineteenth-century racial thought, history of anthropology, historiography, documentary editing and historical publications
Website: http://history.uncc.edu/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=61&Itemid=43
Community Involvement: Member, Advisory Board, North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission; Member, Advisory Board, Rosenzweig Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Robert Smith
Assistant Professor
Africana Studies
133 Garinger
robsmith@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: African American History, U.S. Legal History, American History
Website: http://africana.uncc.edu/content/view/27/49/
Community Involvement: Multiple programmatic efforts with the Afro-American Cultural Center, Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte Museum of History, International House and Generation Engage
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Sylvia A. Smith
Lecturer
Language and Culture Studies
463 College Of Education
sasmith3@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Intercultural business communication; women in authoritarian regimes.
Website: http://languages.uncc.edu/german-full/107-sylvia-asmith.html
Community Involvement: I work with the German business community to secure internships and/or jobs for UNC students. Member of German American Chamber of Commerce, Alemannia Society, European American Business Forum, American Translators Association, Carolina Association of Translators
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Dorothy Smith-Ruiz
Associate Professor & Interim Chair
Africana Studies
130 Garinger
dsruiz@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Factors Contributing to Changes in American Family Structure; Stress and Custodial Grandparenting; Ethnicity and Family Caregiving for Children and youth with chronic disease; Transnational Families; Work and Occupations; Social Policy and Families.
Website: http://africana.uncc.edu/content/view/28/73/
Community Involvement: The Africana Studies Department faculty and staff participate in a number of activities and programs at the Afro-American Cultural Center, International House, the Charlotte Museum of History, and the Levine Museum of the New South.
Professor Ruiz volu
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Oleg Smolski
EPA Temporary
Physics and Optical Science
Physics & Optical Science
osmolski@uncc.edu
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Maya Socolovsky
Visiting Assistant Professor
English
English
msocolov@uncc.edu
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Inna Sokolova
Assistant Professor
Biology
381C Woodward Hall
isokolov@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Environmental physiology and toxicology; mechanisms of environmental adaptation and stress tolerance in marine invertebrates
Website: http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/Faculty/Sokolova/
Community Involvement: Contributing editor (Marine Ecology Progress Series); editorial board member (Open Oceanography journal); grant review panelist (EPA, NSF); ad hoc grant and journal reviewer (>15 journals); faculty mentor for Strategies in Ecology Education, Development a
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Alexandros Sopasakis
Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Statistic
asopasak@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Monte Carlo Simulations, Noise driven problems & Stochastic PDEs
Nonlinear Kinetic Equations, Traffic Flow Theory
Biological Systems, Epidemiology
Atmospheric Science, Fluid Flows
p and hp Finite Element Methods
Website: http://www.math.uncc.edu/~asopasak
Community Involvement: Interest students in possible career in mathematics or more generally in science. Gave career talk for science students at local Mallard Creek high school (2008).
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Janni Sorensen
Assistant Professor
Geography and Earth Sciences
Geography / Earth Science
jsorens2@uncc.edu
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Eddy Souffrant
Associate Professor
Philosophy
109A Winningham
esouffra@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Caribbean philosophies, Identity, Collective responsibility, Ethics and International Affairs, Corporate responsibility, Diversity in organizations
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Community Involvement: Diversity Council of the Carolinas (Board Member) African Council (Member), Ethics and Compliance Officers of Charlotte (co-organizer)
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Stephanie Southworth
Lecturer
Sociology
460K Fretwell
smsouthw@uncc.edu
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Cheryl Spainhour
Lecturer
Communication Studies
5017 Colvard
caspainh@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Podcasting, Online Journalism, Newspapers
Website: http://JournalismUNCC.googlepages.com
Community Involvement: Consultant for Urban Institute & Knight Foundation Environmental Journalism Grant; ASPIRE Journalism Camps on Campus
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Sue Spaulding
Lecturer
Psychology
3123 Colvard
sspauldi@uncc.edu
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Courtney St Onge
Lecturer
Communication Studies
chstong@uncc.edu
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Gregory Starrett
Associate Professor
Anthropology
221 Barnard
Gregory.Starrett@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Major research interests include religion and politics in the Middle East and the broader Muslim world, Islamic education, and the history of Anthropology.
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Community Involvement: Frequent speaker to churches, community organizations, and media on the Middle East and Islam.
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Nickolas Stavrakas
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
376C Fretwell
nstavrks@uncc.edu
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Elizabeth Stearns
Assistant Professor
Sociology
490L Fretwell
mestearn@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Sociology of education, racial and ethnic relations, social inequality
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Todd Steck
Associate Professor
Biology
390C Woodward Hall
trsteck@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Molecular microbiology; bacterial source tracking methodology, & role of dormant-like bacteria in disease.
Website: http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/Faculty/Steck/index.htm
Community Involvement: Institutional Biosafety Committee member, Carolinas Medical Center.
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Ashli Stokes
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies
Colvard 5030
aqstokes@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Public Relations, International Public Relations, Health Communication Campaigns, Rhetoric
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Community Involvement: Public Relations Society of America; Public Relations Training; Boys and Girls Club Public Relations; International Study of Media & Terrorism Grant
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Jamie Strickland
Lecturer
Geography and Earth Sciences
446 McEniry
jstrickl@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Aging Populations, Cultural Geography of the South, Geographic Education; Population and Environment Interactions.
Website: http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/people/jstrickland/index.html
Community Involvement: K-12 social studies education, Advanced Placement Human Geography
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Caryn Striplin
Lecturer
Chemistry
200 Burson
cdstripl@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: neuroscience of drug abuse and protein research.
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Community Involvement: Board member of West Rowan Fire Department.
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Deborah Strumsky
Assistant Professor
Geography and Earth Sciences
Geography and Earth Scien
dstrumsk@uncc.edu
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Thomas Suleski
Associate Professor
Physics and Optical Science
208-A Grigg
tsuleski@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: micro/nano-optics and devices, nanofabrication and replication, near-field diffraction
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Community Involvement: Senior Editor, SPIE Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS and MOEMS;
Symposium Co-Chair for MEMS/MOEMS, SPIE Photonics West Annual Meeting
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Yanqing Sun
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Fretwell
yasun@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Survival Analysis, Parametric and Nonparametric Methods, Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
Univariate Failure Time Data, Multivariate Failure Time Data, Competing Risks Data, Repeated Measurement Data and Longitudinal data
Website: http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~yasun/
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David Swindell
Associate Professor & Director of PhD in
Political Science
3040 Colvard Bldg
daswinde@uncc.edu
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Research Interests: Economic and Community Development, Urban Policy, Citizen Satisfaction, Financing Sports Facilities, Neighborhood Governance, Civic Engagement, Performance Measurement
Website: http://www.uncc.edu/ppol
Community Involvement: Board of Directors of the Business Expansion Fund Corporation (501c3), Board member Piedmont Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration, Board of Directors Gateway Plaza COA
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John Szmer
Part Time Lecturer
Political Science
Political Science
jjszmer@uncc.edu
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