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Cyndy Caravelis

Professor

Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.

Minorities and CrimeSocial JusticeCriminologyCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice Policy
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Dale Carpenter

Professor

Dale Carpenter's research interests include special education, assessment, diversity, program accountability and teacher education.

DispositionsProgram AccountabilityAssessmentSpecial EducationDiversity
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Wingyan Chung

Professor, Kneedler Distinguished Professor of CIS

Wingyan Chung is an information systems scholar with expertise in business analytics, information systems and human-computer interaction.

Machine LearningSocial Media AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsInformation SystemsBusiness Intelligence
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Randy Collins

Dean

Randy Collins is a distinguished engineer who has long experience combining student work in the classroom and collaboration with industry.

AviationStudent SuccessElectrical and Computer Engineering
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Todd Collins

Steed Distinguished Professor

Todd Collins is a licensed attorney and legal/political scholar with extensive experience in the courtroom and the classroom.

Public LawJudicial PoliticsPolitical SciencePublic AffairsConstitutional Law
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Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.

Election AdministrationPublic AdministrationSouthern PoliticsAmerican PoliticsParties, Campaigns and Elections
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James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Charles DarwinConservationEcologyInsect BehaviorEvolutionary Biology
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Channa R. De Silva

Associate Professor

Channa De Silva teaches chemistry and carries out research in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and computational chemistry.

General ChemistryComputational ChemistryNanotechnologyBiotechnologyInorganic Chemistry
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Sloan Despeaux

Professor

Sloan Despeaux's research interests include the history of mathematics.

Mathematics EducationHistory of MathematicsMathematicsScientific RevolutionNineteenth-century British Mathematics
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Angela Dills

Distinguished Professor

Angela Dills's research focuses on policy issues such as school choice, accountability, peer effects, and alcohol and drug prohibition.

Health EconomicsDrug and Alcohol PolicyEconometricsMicroeconomicsSchool Choice