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Vitaliy Avrutin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Avrutin specializes in the growth and characterization of oxide materials (ZnO, perovskite oxides)

Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Sciences EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. da Rocha specializes in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.

Kathleen M. Brennan

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Kathleen M. Brennan's research interests include mental health, medical sociology and social psychology.

Elizabeth McRae

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

Ronald Rash

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.

Munene Mwaniki

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Payne

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Payne's teaching interests include risk management and insurance, estate planning, or any other field within financial planning.

Keith Gibbs

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Keith Gibbs's research endeavors to promote the protection and restoration of aquatic resources in Western North Carolina.

Jean Boreen

Dean of Humanities and Social SciencesSouthern Utah University

Dr. Boreen is a strong advocate for the humanities and social sciences with two decades of higher education service.

Christopher Kilby, PhD

James Joo Jin Kim Endowed Chair in Economics | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Christopher Kilby, PhD, is an expert in political economy of development aid and how it is influenced by U.S. politics and world events.