People

Staff

Beth Elise Whitaker, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Studies; Professor, Political Science
Karyn Williamson-Coria, Ph.D.
Business Services Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ebony Dunham
Administrative Support Associate, Interdisciplinary Studies

Program Directors

Jurgen Buchenau, Ph.D.
Director, Capitalism Studies; Professor, History
Will Davis, M.A.
Director, Film Studies; Lecturer, Languages and Culture Studies
Joseph Dippong, Ph.D.
Interim Director, MA in Interdisciplinary Studies; Associate Professor, Sociology and Public Policy
Scott Gartlan, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Charlotte Teachers Institute
Cynthia Hancock, Ph.D.
Director and Graduate Coordinator, Gerontology Program; Teaching Professor, Sociology
Janaka Lewis, Ph.D.
Director, Center for the Study of the New South; Associate Professor, English
Mary Jo McGowan, Ph.D.
Director, American Studies; Teaching Professor, Political Science
Kathleen Nicolaides, J.D.
Director, Legal Studies; Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Margaret Quinlan, Ph.D.
Director, Health & Medical Humanities; Professor, Communication Studies
Sonya Ramsey, Ph.D.
Director, Women’s and Gender Studies; Professor, History