Omar H. Ali
Associate Professor, African American Studies & History
PhD Columbia University
(212) 226-5712, ohali@uncg.edu
- Independent Voters
- African American Politics
- Islam and the African Diaspora
- History
Mikhail Balaev
Assistant Professor, Sociology
PhD University of Oregon
(336) 334-5295, mabalaev@uncg.edu
- International Trade and Political Process
- Democracy and Democratization (Global and American)
- Former USSR
- American Power Elite
- Corporate-Government Networks
Geoffrey Baym
Associate Professor, Media Studies
PhD University of Utah
(919) 323-2892, gdbaym@uncg.edu
- Television News
- Satire and "Fake News" (eg The Daily Show and The Colbert Report)
- Politics and Entertainment
Kathleen Casey
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-3461, caseyk@uncg.edu
- Curriculum theory
- Poverty & Education
- Political Analysis of Education
- Narrative Research
Jenny C. Clapp
Clinical Professor, Parent-Child Nursing
Faculty Advisor, Association of Nursing Students
MSN The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-4895, jcclapp2@uncg.edu
- Legal Issues in Nursing
- Understanding Perinatal Grief
- Pregnancy, Labor and the Delivery Process
Mary Jane Conger
Head of the Cataloging Department, University Libraries
MS The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 256-1377, mjconger@uncg.edu
- Congregational Libraries
- The Role of the Cataloging Department in a University Library
- Organizing and Classifying Small Library Collections
William Crowther
Professor, Political Science
PhD University of California, Los Angeles
(336) 256-0519, wecrowth@uncg.edu
- European Politics
- Central European Politics
- Russian Politics
- International Ethnic Conflicts
Steve Danford
Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Three College Observatory
PhD Yale University
(336) 334-3308, danford@uncg.edu
- Search for Life in the Universe
- The U. S. Space Program
- How the Universe Began
Keith Debbage
Professor, Geography
PhD The University of Georgia
(336) 334-3911, kdebb@hotmail.com
- Economic & Urban Development
- City & Regional Planning
- The Airline Industry
- Tourism
Robert H. "Robin" Dorff
Adjunct Professor, Political Science
Executive Director, Institute of Political Leadership
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(717) 448-4400, dorffr@iopl.org
- Electoral Politics and Political Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- US National Security Policy and Strategy
Gavin Douglas
Associate Professor, Music Studies
PhD University of Washington
(336) 334-5473, gdouglas@uncg.edu
- Music and Politics
- Music in Southeast Asia
Mark Elliott
Associate Professor, History
PhD New York University
(336) 315-2256, meelliot@uncg.edu
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Albion W. Tourgee
- Civil Rights
Robert Griffiths
Associate Professor, Political Science
PhD University of Connecticut
(336) 256-0518, rjgriffi@uncg.edu
- International Politics
- US and International Security Policy and American Foreign Policy
- The United Nations
- Politics of the Non-western World, Specialist in African Politics
William Hamilton
Conflict & Peace Studies
PhD Tulane University
(336) 315-7028, bill_hamilton@uncg.edu
- Global Terrorism, Political Violence, and Radical Orthodoxies
- Human Rights
- Environmental Ethics
- Latin American Political and Intellectual History
- Politics and Fundamentalist Religion
William Hart
Professor, Religious Studies
Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives, College of Arts & Sciences
PhD Princeton University
(336) 334-4912, wdhart@uncg.edu
- Religion, Politics, and Society
- African America Religion, Politics, and Culture
- Religion, Ethics, and Politics
David Holian
Associate Professor, Political Science
PhD Indiana University
(336) 256-0514, dbholian@uncg.edu
- Pre or Post-mortems of U.S. Congressional and/or Presidential Elections
- Relationships among national political institutions: Congress, the presidency, and/or the mass media
Ana Hontanilla
Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
PhD Washington University in St. Louis
(336) 210-6866, amhontan@uncg.edu
- Spanish Literature
- Spanish Culture
- Spanish Films, History, and Politics
- HIstory of slavery in Latin America
Corey Johnson
Assistant Professor, Geography
PhD University of Oregon
(336) 334-3919, corey_johnson@uncg.edu
- Contemporary Germany: "Germany 20 Years After the Fall of the Wall"
- The European Union
- Boundaries and Borders "Weird Borders"
- Great Plains
- Geopolitics of Energy
- Natural Gas Pipelines
- Shale Gas/Hydraulic Fracturing
Spoma Jovanovic
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
PhD University of Denver
(336) 601-3282, spomajovanovic@uncg.edu
- University and Community Partnerships for Civic Impact
- How Our Talk Can Shape a Vision of Hope in the Community
- Social Capital in Greensboro
- Community Reconciliation - Possibilities and Obstacles
- Participatory Budgeting in the U.S.
- Preemptive Democracy--Citizen Coalitions for Community Change
Lynda Kellam
Reference and Government Information, University Libraries
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-5251, lmkellam@uncg.edu
- Accessing U.S. Government Information
- US Census 2010 and the American Community Survey
- Researching the U.S. Congress
- Finding Demographic and Socioeconomic Data for your Work
Kenneth Klase
Associate Professor, Political Science
DPA University of Georgia
(336) 256-0510, kaklase@uncg.edu
- Public Budgeting
- Public Finance
- Public Financial Management
Beth Ann Koelsch
Curator of the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University Archives
MLS The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 334-4045, bakoelsc@ung.edu
- Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Histocial Project
- Women in the U.S. Military
- Primary Sources (Archival Resources)
- Using Digitized Primary Source Materials
Carl Lashley
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
EdD Indiana University
(336) 334-3745, carl_lashley@uncg.edu
- Teacher and Principal Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
- School Law
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
- Technology and Education
Fabrice Lehoucq
Associate Professor, Political Science
PhD Duke University
(336) 334-5989, f_lehouc@uncg.edu
- Latin American Politics
- Global Perspectives on Electoral Reform
- Dictatorships and Democracies
- Health Care in International Perspective
- Drugs and Crime in Latin America
H. Nolo Martinez
School of Health & Human Sciences
EdD North Carolina State University
(336) 501-3421, nmartinez@uncg.edu
- Immigration Policy
- Cultural Competency
- Emerging Markets: How to Reach Immigrants, Refugees, and New North Carolinians
- Immigrant Community Development
- Hispanic/Latino Affairs
- UNCG's Center for New North Carolinians
- Immigrant Youth Development
Tom Matyok
Assistant Professor, Conflict Studies & Dispute Resolution
PhD Nova Southeastern University
(336) 706-5091, tgmatyok@uncg.edu
- Violence
- Changing Nature of War
- Bullying and Mobbing
- Conflict Resolution
Terrance McConnell
Professor, Philosophy
PhD University of Minnesota
(336) 334-3202, tcmcconn@uncg.edu
- Issues in Biomedical Ethics
- Ethics and Genetics
- Social and Political Philosophy
John Neufeld
Professor, Economics
PhD University of Michigan
(336) 334-4869, john_neufeld@uncg.edu
- Electric Power Industry, Including History
- Energy Policy
Kimberlianne Podlas
Assistant Professor, Media Studies
JD State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law
(716) 903-6373, k_podlas@uncg.edu
- Topics in U.S. Law: Copyright, FCC, Courts
- The Law in Pop Culture and on TV: the CSI Effect, Judge Judy, Reality TV
- Humor and Satire
- The Media: TV, Film, Digital/Internet
Charles Prysby
Professor, Political Science
PhD 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
Dean, Lloyd International Honors College
PhD Duke University
(336) 256-2579, j_pubant@uncg.edu
- American Foreign Policy
- The United Nations
- Middle East Politics, Including Arab and Islamic Politics
- International Affairs
Bennett Ramsey
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
PhD Union Theological Seminary
(336) 334-5075, bhramsey@uncg.edu
- Evolution, Creationism, and American Politics
- Pluralism, Postpluralism in American Religion
- Ethics, Economics, and Climate Change
Svi Shapiro
Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
EdD Boston University
(336) 334-3466, hsshapir@uncg.edu
- Violence & Schools
- Moral & Social Dimensions of Education
- Education & Democracy
- The Israeli / Palestinian Conflict
- Educational Reform
- Critical Perspectives on Standardized Testing
- Peace Education
- Jewish & Spiritual Perspectives on Education
Stephen Sills
Associate Professor, Sociology
Co-Organizer, Human Rights Research Network
PhD Arizona State University
(336) 792-1191, sjsills@uncg.edu
- Globalization
- Fair Housing
- Migration
- Program Evaluation
- Ethnic and National Origin Discrimination
J. David Smith
Professor Emeritus, Specialized Education Services
EdD Columbia University
(336) 334-3738, jdsmi24@uncg.edu
- Disability Rights and History
- Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Kenneth Snowden
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Economics
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-4870, snowden@uncg.edu
- The 1930s Mortgage Crisis
- Federal Reserve Policy
Bas van der Vossen
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
PhD University of Oxford
(520) 269-8109, b_vande2@uncg.edu
- Ethics of Property Rights & Markets
- Civil Disobedience - Is There a Duty to Obey the Law?
- The Morality of International Institutions & Humanitarian Intervention
Saundra Westervelt
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD University of Virginia
(336) 334-3697, sdwester@uncg.edu
- "Life After Death Row" - Wrongful Convictions & the Death Penalty
- Aftermath of Wrongful Convictions
- Impact of Wrongful Convictions on Exonerees
Jonathan Zarecki
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
PhD University of Florida
(336) 404-4902, jpzareck@uncg.edu
- Rhetoric and Oratory
- Political Theory (particularly different types of governments)
- Roman Law
- History of Warfare
