Andy Andrews

Kenneth (Andy) Andrews is Professor of Sociology. He earned his BS degree from Millsaps College and his MA and PhD degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His scholarship and tea … Continued

Misha Becker

Misha Becker is Professor of Linguistics. She earned her B.A. in Language Studies before completing both her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Becker’s background is in s … Continued

James Keith Brown

James Keith (“JK”) Brown is Head of Global Investor Relations for Och-Ziff and is a member of Och-Ziff’s Partner Management Committee. Prior to joining Och-Ziff in 2003, Mr. Brown spent more than four … Continued

Emily Burrill

Academic Leadership Fellow

Kia Caldwell

Kia Caldwell, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies. She is serving as co-facilitator of the IAH Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group. Dr. C … Continued

Max C. Chapman, Jr.

Tom Chapman

Tom Clegg

Thomas B. Clegg, Ph.D. is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. As professor and former Department Chair, he retired in 2016 after significantly contributing to the departm … Continued

Claude Clegg

Claude Clegg is a Lyle Jones Distinguished Professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, and also serves as Distinguished Professor in History. Dr. Clegg is an alumnu … Continued

Sanford A. Cockrell III

Wendy Cox

Academic Leadership Fellow

Renée Alexander Craft

For the past seventeen years, Alexander Craft’s research and creative projects have centered on an Afro-Latin community located in the small coastal town of Portobelo, Panama who call themselves and t … Continued

Mark Crescenzi

Mark Crescenzi is a Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Californ … Continued

Mark Crescenzi

Academic Leadership Fellow

Rebecca W. Darwin

Rebecca Darwin is co-founder & CEO of the media company that owns Garden & Gun Magazine. Darwin launched Garden & Gun in 2007, following a successful career in publishing in New York. She … Continued

Mark Driscoll

Mark Driscoll is Associate Professor of East Asian and Global Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is an intellectual historian and cultural studies scholar of East Asia. He fi … Continued

John Gray Blount Ellison, Jr.

John Ellison is president and chief executive officer of the Ellison Company, Inc. He received a B.A. in History in 1969 and an M.B.A. in 1972, both degrees from the University of North Carolina at Ch … Continued

Oswaldo Estrada

Oswaldo Estrada’s research focuses on gender formation and transgression, historical memory, and the construction of dissident identities in contemporary Mexico and Peru.

Melanie Feinberg

School of Information and Library Science Fellow

Brian Fenty

Brian Fenty is the founder and executive chairman of TodayTix. Prior to co-founding TodayTix, he was a managing director at Hamilton Investment Partners. In 2008, Fenty received a B.A. in Journalism a … Continued

Jennifer Gates-Foster

Jennifer Gates-Foster is an Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology. She received her B.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from the University of Virginia, and her M.A. (Greek, Classical Archaeol … Continued

Suzanne Gulledge

“Leadership is defined by a particular kind of service,” says Suzanne Gulledge, clinical professor of Teacher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, International and Experiential Education and former … Continued

Michael Gutierrez

Robert Hackney, Jr.

Jacqueline Hagan

Philip Hollingsworth

Philip Hollingsworth joined the Institute for the Arts and Humanities in 2015, and serves as the Program Administrator for the Institute’s faculty programs. In this role, he coordinates and supports a … Continued

Philip Hollingsworth

Philip Hollingsworth is the IAH Program Administrator and also serves as Program Director for the Associate Professor Program. Before joining the IAH, Philip taught Spanish for ten years, instructing … Continued

Barbara R. Hyde

Barbara Hyde is Chair of the J.R. Hyde III Family Foundation. Previously, she served as the executive director of the Arts & Sciences Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continued

Ebony Johnson

Ebony R. Johnson currently serves as the Event Planner for the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. For more than 10 years, she has been responsible for pre-event planning, on-site execution, and po … Continued

Mark Katz

Mark Katz is the Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Professor Katz’s teaching and scholarship focus on music and techno … Continued

Mark Katz

IAH Director Emeritus (2014-2019) Mark Katz, Ph.D. will serve as Interim Director of the New Faculty Program for the academic year 2019-2020. Katz is a Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Stud … Continued

Emil Keme

Emil Keme is Associate Professor of Spanish and Associate Chair in the Department Romance Studies. In addition, he has an appointment in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. He received his B.A. fr … Continued

Michael D. Kennedy

Michael Kennedy is a senior client partner with Korn/Ferry International.  Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Mr. Kennedy owned a venture capital consulting firm where he advised a Southeast-based private e … Continued

Heidi Kim

Heidi Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of English & Comparative Literature. She obtained her A.B. in Biochemical Sciences and Citation in French from Harvard University. After colle … Continued

Seth Kotch

Schwab Fellow

Rob Kramer

Since 1998, Rob Kramer has provided executive coaching, consulting and business training for a variety of sectors, with significant experience in healthcare and teaching hospitals. He served as the di … Continued

John Miles Lamont

Jocelyn Lim Chua

Jocelyn Lim Chua’s research examines how globalizing psychiatry endeavors to systematically reshape human capacities for living. She is interested in how psychiatry’s relational forms of knowledge and … Continued

Kathryn Long

Kathryn holds a B.A. in Studio Art in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a native of Greensboro, NC where she lives with her husband, Bobby.  They have 2 children, Katie … Continued

Carol Magee

Tim Marr

Timothy Marr is a Distinguished Term Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of American Studies. He holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of English and Comparative Literat … Continued

Catherine Marshall

Catherine Marshall, Ph.D. is a retired faculty member of the School of Education. Marshall, a long-time member of the Educational Leadership faculty, has written extensively on women’s issues in North … Continued

Alice Marwick

Lane Morris McDonald

Lane McDonald is the global head of the financials, education & business services vertical for the industry value creation team at Partners Group, a global private markets investor with over $57b … Continued

Noreen McDonald

Academic Leadership Fellow

John McGowan

John McGowan served for eight years as the Director of UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities. His work sits at the intersection of philosophy, political theory, and literary studies.  He is inte … Continued

James Moeser

James Moeser is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As chancellor from 2000 to 2008, he articulated the vision that UNC should be Am … Continued

Lucrecia Moore

Lucrecia Moore is a senior vice president, associate general counsel, and assistant corporate secretary for Bank of America Merchant Services LLC. Previously, she was vice president and assistant gene … Continued

Barbara Moran

Barbara B. Moran recently retired as Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science after 36 years as a faculty member and dean in SILS. Her teaching and r … Continued

Peter Mucha

Peter J. Mucha is a Bowman and Gray Professor in Mathematics and Applied Physical Sciences. He has served as chair of the Mathematics Department and founding chair of the Applied Physical Sciences Dep … Continued

Alan Sanders Neely, Sr.

Alan Neely is a retired Senior Client Partner from Korn/Ferry International where he managed the Atlanta Office, the Southeast, and co-managed the Worldwide Technology Practice. Previously, he was vic … Continued

Mai Thi Nguyen

H. McKee Nunnally, II

Angela O’Neill

Angela O’Neill joined the Institute for the Arts and Humanities as the Director of Development in August 2018. Prior to coming to the IAH, Angela worked as an associate director of development for the … Continued

Todd Ochoa

Academic Leadership Fellow

Elizabeth Olson

Academic Leadership Fellow

Will Overlock

Will Overlock is a vice president with SL Green Realty Corp.  As a real estate professional with over ten years’ experience, he has held other positions in the industry most recently at Cushman & … Continued

Hannah Perez

Hannah Perez joined the Institute for the Arts and Humanities as the development coordinator in September 2016. Hannah primarily supports the Development Director in gift processing, event management, … Continued

Andrew Perrin

Dr. Andrew Perrin is a professor of sociology and special assistant to the provost and dean for accreditation and curricular innovation. He has been a member of the Carolina faculty since 2001. Perrin … Continued

Roger Perry

Roger Perry is chairman of East West Partners Club Management. He is also President of East West Partners Management Company, Inc. Previously, he was a senior vice president of sale and marketing for … Continued

David Pfennig

Academic Leadership Fellow

Sophia Ramos

Before joining the Institute’s staff in 2018, Sophia’s experience in marketing spanned from national multifamily housing developments to higher education. Most recently, she worked in marketing for th … Continued

Julnar Rizk

Currently a manager on Facebook’s global learning and development team, Julnar leads a team of client partners who provide leader, team, and manager development for Facebook’s Family of Apps and AR/VR … Continued

Michelle Robinson

Kenan Fellow

Joyce Rudinsky

Joyce Rudinsky is a visual artist working with electronic and interactive media to investigate lived experience in an information-based society. Her most recent work investigates the impact of informa … Continued

Geoff Sayre-McCord

The Associate Professor Program, led by IAH Fellow and philosophy scholar Geoff Sayre-McCord, seeks to provide newly tenured and promoted associate professors with mentoring and support at this key mi … Continued

Nelson Schwab III

Nelson Schwab is co-founder and senior advisor with Carousel Capital. Previously, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Parks, chairman and chief executive officer of Kings En … Continued

Kumarini Silva

Dr. Silva’s research is at the intersections of feminism, identity and Identification, post-colonial studies, and popular culture. She is the author of Brown Threat: Identification in the Security Sta … Continued

John Staton

John Staton is the President of Concepts Sport the leading sports licensed loungewear company in the country. Mr. Staton earned a B.A. in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continued

William Sturkey

Espy/Preyer Fellow

Beverly Taylor

Beverly Taylor is a Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature.  A former Chair of that Department, she earned her graduate degrees in English from Duke University in 1977, when … Continued

J. Michael Terry

John Townsend III

John Townsend served as a senior advisor with Tiger Management Corp until his retirement in November of 2015. Mr. Townsend joined Tiger Management in July 2010 and served as its Chief Operating Office … Continued

Lien Truong

Lien Truong’s paintings examine social, cultural and political history, exploring the influences that form contemporary identity, heritage and belief systems in a transcultural context. Truong’s work … Continued

Ruel Tyson

Ruel Willoughby Tyson Jr. founded the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and guided its development as director for 20 years, until 2006. He lived a life dedicated to scholarship and service until … Continued

Maureen Vidger

Maureen joined the Institute for the Arts and Humanities in June 2018 as Operations Coordinator. In this role, she primarily supports colleagues whilst ensuring the day-to-day building operations with … Continued

Rebecca L. Walker

Rebecca Walker is Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy, and Core Faculty in the Center for Bioethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sh … Continued

Barbara Wasik

Barbara H. Wasik is a William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Emerita. She served as a professor in School Psychology in the School of Education and a researcher at the FPG Child Development Ins … Continued

Tommie Watson

Tommie Watson is the Executive Director for the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. He provides leadership and strategy for the Institute while managing the day-to-day operations. Tommie supports a … Continued

Lee Weisert

John F. White III

John White is the president of JFW Properties, based in Raleigh, N.C. He obtained his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chapel Hill in 1989.

John Wickham

Rebecca Williams

Rebecca Williams manages the administration and finances of the Institute’s programs and initiatives, including events and grants support. She has more than nine years of project management experience … Continued

Caroline Williamson

Caroline Williamson is the President, Treasurer, and a Director of the B. Robert Williamson, Jr. Foundation. Williamson created the B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation in 2012 in memory of her late hu … Continued

Molly Worthen

Molly Worthen is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She earned her PhD from Yale University in 2011 and has been teaching at UNC since 2012. Her most r … Continued

Nadia Yaqub

Nadia Yaqub is Professor and Chair in the Department of Asian Studies, while also serving as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of English & Comparative Literature. Dr. Yaqub’s resea … Continued

Michael Yelverton