faculty Experts

Kelli R. Brown

ChancellorWestern Carolina University

Kelli R. Brown is the chancellor of Western Carolina University, serving more than 11,000 students with a wide range of bachelor’s degrees.

Endia J. Lindo

Associate Professor of Special EducationTexas Christian University

Dr. Lindo’s expertise is in reading disabilities, comprehension instruction/intervention and the social-cultural factors of learning.

S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor and Director of Field EducationUniversity of Connecticut School of Social Work

Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.

Anand Jillella, MD

Chief, Division of Hematology/OncologyGeorgia Cancer Center and Immunology Center of Georgia at Augusta University

An expert in multiple myeloma, acute promyelocytic leukemia, leukemias and bone marrow transplant.

Tom Ashcraft

Distinguished Professor of Visual ArtWestern Carolina University

For more than 30 years, Tom Ashcraft has navigated his inquiry based practice, combining object making and community engagement.

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Lance McBrayer

Associate DeanGeorgia Southern University

Lance McBrayer is an expert in organismal ecology

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Leonardo Villalón

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Leonardo A. Villalón is a professor of political science and African studies.