Faculty and Staff Directory

Department Leadership

Wendy Pearce Miller

Chair and Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 105

910.521.6886

wendy.miller@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
TR 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Mike Berntsen

Assistant Chair and Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 133

910.775.4370

michael.berntsen@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MW 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
TR 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Joye Gibson

Administrative Support Associate

Dial Humanities Building, 131

910.521.6246

joye.gibson@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
TR 7:30 AM-4:30 PM

English Program Faculty

Nikki Agee

Associate Professor and Website Information Coordinator

Dial Humanities Building, 239C

910.521.6635

nikki.agee@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
TR 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Hannah Baggott

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 111

910.521.6312

hannah.baggott@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
M 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
M 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
T 12:55 PM-1:55 PM
R 3:20 PM-4:20 PM

McGregor Boyle

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, Dial 138C

910.521.6430

mcgregor.boyle@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Youngsuk Chae

Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 119

910.775.4290

youngsuk.chae@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
TR 11:00 AM-12:15 PM
TR 1:45 PM-2:30 PM
R 7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Canvas Chat)

Polina Chemishanova

Associate Professor and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning & Accreditation

Lumbee Hall, 442

910.775.4256

polina.chemishanova@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Rodney Coe

Adjunct

Dial Humanities Building, 247

rodney.coe@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Aaron Cole

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 139

910.775.4239

aaron.cole@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MWF 12:10 PM-1:10 PM

Teagan Decker

Dean of Esther G. Maynor Honors College and Professor of English

Hickory Hall, 118

910.521.6437

teagan.decker@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Michele Fazio

Director of REACH Mellon Program, Gender Studies Minor Co-coordinator, and Professor of English

Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine Administrative Building, 218

910.775.4371

michele.fazio@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Virginia Garnett

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 114A

910.521.6814

virginia.garnett@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Peter Grimes

Associate Professor and Pembroke Magazine Editor

Dial Humanities Building, 102

910.521.6433

peter.grimes@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Laura Hakala

Associate Professor, Interim Writing Center Director, and Sigma Tau Delta Sponsor

Dial Humanities Building, 108

910.521.6487

laura.hakala@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 1:30 PM-3:00 PM (Dial 108)
T 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (DF Lowry 313)

Steven Hedgpeth

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 113

910.521.6784

steven.hedgpeth@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Scott Hicks

Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 249

910.775.4032

scott.hicks@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Eun Hee Jeon

Professor, ESL Add-On Licensure Program Coordinator, and TESOL Minor Program Coordinator

Dial Humanities Building, 260B

910.521.6842

eunhee.jeon@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Deana C. Johnson

Lecturer and Director of College Opportunity Program

D.F. Lowry Building, 126

910.521.6470

deana.johnson@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Brigitte Knight

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 118

910.521.6484

brigitte.knight@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MW 10:30 AM-11:00 AM
MW 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
F 10:30 AM-11:00 AM
F 1:30 PM-2:00 PM

Roger A. Ladd

Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in English Education

Dial Humanities Building, 121

910.521.6624

roger.ladd@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
TR 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Zachary Laminack

Assistant Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 115

910.522.5802

zachary.laminack@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Walter Lewallen

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 112

910.775.4154

walter.lewallen@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
On leave

Cyndi Miecznikowski

Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Composition

Dial Humanities Building, 239B

910.522.5749

cynthia.miecznikowski@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Catherine Parisian

Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 116

910.775.4291

catherine.parisian@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
T 10:45 AM-1:15 PM
W 3:30 PM-5:00 PM (by appointment)
TR 10:45 AM-11:45 AM

Melissa Schaub

Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 120

910.522.5794

melissa.schaub@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
F 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Spencer Silverthorne

Assistant Professor and The Aurochs Faculty Advisor

Dial Humanities Building, 107

910.521.6436

spencer.silverthorne@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Robin Snead

Lecturer

D.F. Lowry Building, 127

910.521.6469

robin.snead@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Joseph Sweet

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate English Education

Dial Humanities Building, 154

910.775.4735

joseph.sweet@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

Charles Tita

Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 260A

910.522.5753

charles.tita@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Amy Williams

Lecturer

D.F. Lowry Building, 125

910.521.6492

amy.williams@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Theatre Program Faculty

Jonathan Drahos

Director of Theatre and Professor

Givens Performing Arts Center, 311

910.775.4584

jonathan.drahos@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Holden G. Hansen

Professor

Givens Performing Arts Center, 214

910.521.6774

holden.hansen@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
By appointment

David Underwood

Senior Lecturer and Designer

Givens Performing Arts Center, 310

910.521.6408

david.underwood@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MF 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
TR 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Hongyi "Jade" Zhang

Lecturer

Givens Performing Arts Center, 215

910.775.4244

hongyi.zhang@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

World Languages Program Faculty

Ana Cecilia Lara

Professor and Director of World Languages, Director of the Graduate Program in Spanish Education & Coordinator of Spanish Teacher Licensure (K-12)

Dial Humanities Building, 243

910.521.6359

cecilia.lara@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Yuanyuan Lin

Adjunct

yuanyuan.lin@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Milagros López-Fred

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 245

910.521.6432

milagros.lopez@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
TR 3:30 PM 5:00 PM
W 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Natalie Love

Assistant Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 246

910.521.6428

natalie.love@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Mackenzi McGowan

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 248

910.775.4033

mackenzi.mcgowan@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Paige Schlyer

Administrative Support Associate

Dial Humanities Building, 241

910.521.6435

paige.schlyer@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
TR 8:00 AM-5:00 PM