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Rich Price

Chief Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Officer

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Scott Rader

Associate Professor

Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.

Literary Deconstruction in Consumption MeaningsEthnographic Exploration of Experiential ConsumptionPostmodern Consumer CulturePostmodern ConsumptionSocial Media Marketing
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Ronald Rash

Professor

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

Southern WritingPoetryEnglishAppalachiaNovelist
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Brett Riggs

Professor

A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Landscape ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyCultural HeritageExcavationProtection Of Cultural Heritage
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Andrew Ritenour

Assistant Professor

Andrew Ritenour has spent a decade in industry managing and developing innovative technologies across a broad spectrum of applications.

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Charmion B. Rush

Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special Education

Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.

Teacher DevelopmentSpecial EducationInclusionDisproportionate RepresentationCulture Relevant Pedagogy
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Jennifer S. Schiff

Professor

Jennifer Schiff's research is in comparative water policy around the globe, with a concentration on policies targeting water scarcity.

International StudiesPolitics of Ethnic ConflictModel United NationsInternational Political EconomyGlobal Issues
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JennieV. Sorrells

Project Director

Leadership DevelopmentCommunity EngagementCareer CoachingProgram DevelopmentCommunity Partnership Development
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Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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Benjamin Steere

Associate Professor

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Indigenous archaeologyHousehold AnthropologyCherokee ArchaeologyArchaeology of Eastern North AmericaHousehold Archaeology