Affiliate Faculty

Anita Blanchard

Professor

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

Steven Rogelberg

Chancellor's Professor

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

Debra C. Smith

Associate Professor

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

Associate Professor

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

Debra Basalik

Assistant Teaching Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies

Will Davis

Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies

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 […]

Kelly Merges

Director of Niner Media Advising and Support

Rodney Stringfellow

Lecturer
Film Studies
Fretwell 314-I

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 […]