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, The Aurochs Faculty Advisor, and Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 133

910.775.4370

michael.berntsen@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MF 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
TR 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
W 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

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

Assistant Professor, Director of First-Year Composition, and WIC

Dial Humanities Building, 239C

910.521.6635

nikki.agee@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MWF 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
TR 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Hannah Baggott

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 138A

910.521.6312

hannah.baggott@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
M 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
M 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
TR 12:55 PM-1:55 PM

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 3:15 PM-3:45 PM
R 7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Canvas Chat)

Polina Chemishanova

Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning & Accreditation, and Associate Professor

Lumbee Hall, 442

910.775.4256

polina.chemishanova@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Rodney Coe

Adjunct

Dial Humanities Building,

rodney.coe@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment

Aaron Cole

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 139

910.775.4239

aaron.cole@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MWF 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
TR 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (WebEx)

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

Elise Dixon

Assistant Professor and Director of Writing Center

D.F. Lowry Building, 313

910.775.4627

elise.dixon@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MF 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

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:
T 6:00 PM-7:00 PM (Phone, Zoom)
W 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
(Office, Phone, Zoom)
R 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
(Office, Phone, Zoom)

Virginia Garnett

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 114A

910.521.6814

virginia.garnett@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MWF 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
(Office, Phone, WebEx)
TR 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
(Phone, WebEx)

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:
M 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
TR 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Laura Hakala

Assistant Professor and Sigma Tau Delta Sponsor

Dial Humanities Building, 108

910.521.6487

laura.hakala@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (WebEx)
TR 2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Steven Hedgpeth

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 113

910.521.6784

steven.hedgpeth@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
MW 1:20 PM-2:20 PM

Scott Hicks

Professor and Teaching and Learning Center Director

Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine Administrative Building, 323

910.775.4032

scott.hicks@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
TR. 12:30 PM-2:15 PM
W 9:30 AM-11:00 AM (WebEx)

Eun Hee Jeon

Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 260B

910.521.6842

eunhee.jeon@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
T 10:45 AM-1:45 PM
W 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (WebEx)

Deana C. Johnson

Lecturer and Director of College Opportunity Program

D.F. Lowry Building, 126

910.521.6470

deana.johnson@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
M 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
TR 10:00 AM-11:00 PM
W 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Brigitte Knight

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 138B

910.521.6484

brigitte.knight@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
On leave

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:
MW 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
W 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (Virtual)

Walter Lewallen

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 112

910.775.4154

walter.lewallen@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MW 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
T 3:15 PM-4:15 PM
W 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
R 12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Cyndi Miecznikowski

Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 239B

910.522.5749

cynthia.miecznikowski@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
M 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
T 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
WF 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

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 (Virtual)
R 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

Robin Snead

Lecturer

D.F. Lowry Building, 127

910.521.6469

robin.snead@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
M 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
W 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Joseph Sweet

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate English Education

Dial Humanities Building, 110

910.775.4735

joseph.sweet@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
W 3:00 PM-5:30 PM
R 1:00 PM-3:30 PM

Charles Tita

Associate Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 260A

910.522.5753

charles.tita@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
M 5:00 PM- 6:00 PM (Canvas Chat)
TR 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
F 8:00 AM-11:00 AM (WebEx)

Richard R. Vela

Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 121A

910.521.6600

richard.vela@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
F 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Amy Williams

Lecturer

D.F. Lowry Building, 125

910.521.6492

amy.williams@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
M 9:10 AM-10:10 AM
TR 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
WF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Samantha Wilson

Lecturer

Dial Humanities Building, 118

910.775.4086

samantha.wilson@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Virtual)
TR: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM
TR 3:15 PM-4:00 PM

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, 209

910.521.6774

holden.hansen@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
T 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (WebEx)
F 10:00 AM-11:30 AM (WebEx)

Brandon Thompson

Lecturer, Costume Designer, and Costume Shop Manager

Givens Performing Arts Center, 207

910.775.4244

brandon.thompson@uncp.edu

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

David Underwood

Senior Lecturer and Designer

Givens Performing Arts Center, 310

910.521.6408

david.underwood@uncp.edu

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Office Hours:
MW 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
TR 1:45 PM-3:30 PM

Eric Voecks

Lecturer

Givens Performing Arts Center, 312

910.521.6358

eric.voecks@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
TR 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
W 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

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

James A. Thomas Hall, 138

910.521.6675

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:
T TH 3:30-5:00 PM
W 12:00-2:00 PM

Natalie Love

Assistant Professor

Dial Humanities Building, 246

910.521.6428

natalie.love@uncp.edu

Office Hours:
MWF 12:20 PM-2:20 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