UNCG SPEAKERS BUREAU: Government & Politics

Aqueil Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., Aligarh University, India
(336) 334-3730, a_ahmad@uncg.edu
Terrorism & Youth Violence in the United States & in the Changing World Order
Globalization: Its Antecedents and Consequences
David Franklin Ayers
Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Ed.D., North Carolina State University
(336) 256-1368, dfayers@uncg.edu
The Mission & Purpose of Higher Education in the "New Economy"
Community Colleges, Social Justice, & Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality
Colleges & Universities as Sites of Ideological Struggle
Kathleen Casey
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin at Madison
(336) 334-3461, caseyk@uncg.edu
Poverty & Education
Political Analysis of Education
Narrative Research
Curriculum theory
Robert Griffiths
Associate Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., The University of Connecticut
(336) 256-0518, rjgriffi@uncg.edu
International Politics 
American Foreign & Defense Policy 
The United Nations 
Politics of the Non-western World
Specialist in African Politics
Carl Lashley
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Ed.D., Indiana University
(336) 334-3745, carl_lashley@uncg.edu
No Child Left Behind
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
School Resegregation
School Law
Prashant Palvia
Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor,
Information Systems & Operations Management
Ph.D., The University of Minnesota
(336) 334-4818, pcpalvia@uncg.edu
Global Information Technology Issues
International IT Outsourcing
Electronic Commerce
Information Systems Research Methods
UNCG's Ph.D. Program in Information Systems
Charles Prysby
Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., Michigan State University
(336) 334-5048, prysby@uncg.edu
Presidential and Congressional Elections in the U.S.
American Political Parties
Southern Politics
Voting Behavior
Jerry Pubantz
Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., Duke University
(336) 256-0516, j_pubant@uncg.edu
United Nations
American Foreign Policy
Middle East Politics
Svi Shapiro
Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Ed.D., Boston University
(336) 334-3466, hsshapir@uncg.edu
Educational Reform 
Critical Perspectives on Standardized Testing 
Violence & Schools 
Moral & Social Dimensions of Education 
Education & Democracy 
Peace Education 
The Israeli / Palestinian Conflict
Jewish & Spiritual Perspectives on Education
Lee Shiflett
Professor, Library & Information Studies
Ph.D., Florida State University
(336) 334-3481, olshifle@uncg.edu
Library Technical Services
References & Resources
Government Information
History of Books & Libraries
Saundra Westervelt
Associate Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., The University of Virginia
(336) 334-3697, sdwester@uncg.edu
“Life After Death Row" - Wrongful convictions & the Death Penalty

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