Affiliate Faculty

Anita Blanchard
B.S., UNC Chapel Hill M.S., UNC Chapel Hill M.A., Claremont Graduate University Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Steven Rogelberg
B.S., Tufts University M.A., University of Connecticut Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Debra C. Smith
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995 M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1997 Ph.D., University of North Carolina atGreensboro, 2004 Dr. Debra C. Smith is Associate Professor of Africana Studies. Her research and teaching interest include e-Black Studies, African-Americans in communication and popular culture, minority images in the media, contemporary African-American […]

Aaron Toscano
B.A. in Economics and English, Virginia Tech, 1998 M.S. in Professional Writing, Towson University, 2000 Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville, 2006



Bethany Johnson
B.A. in History, Nyack College, 2002 M.Phil. in Development Studies, University of Glasgow, 2005 Ph.D. in History of Science, Technology, and the Environment, University of South Carolina, 2025 Dr. Bethany L. Johnson has a doctorate in the history of science, technology, and the environment from the University of South Carolina. Her research explores how institutions and […]


Rodney Stringfellow
B.A. in Visual Communications Design, Purdue University, 1984 M.S. in Communications Design, Pratt Institute, 1989 As a Lecturer in Film Studies, Professor Stringfellow teaches courses in screenwriting, film history, film festivals, and video production. He received the UNC Charlotte College of Liberal Arts Part-time Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence in 2014. Previously, Professor Stringfellow taught […]