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The Institute's leadership, staff, faculty, and advisory boards are dedicated to the IAH mission to support and develop Carolina faculty. Below is a listing of these teams as well as our current Faculty Fellows and Academic Leadership Program Fellows.


Anna Agbe-Davies

Anna Agbe-Davies

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Cramer Fellow – Race, Memory, and Reckon … Read more


Emily Baragwanath

Emily Baragwanath

Director, Associate Professor Program

ebaragwanath@unc.edu

Emily Baragwanath is Professor of Classics at UNC-Chapel Hill.


Yerlin Barrientos-Lara

Office and Front Desk Assistant

Yerlin Barrientos-Lara is a first-year s … Read more


Charlotte Boettiger

Charlotte Boettiger

Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience


Kenleigh Brown

Office and Front Desk Assistant

Kenleigh is a freshman at the University … Read more


Chad Bryant

Chad Bryant



Chad Bryant, Ph.D., is an associate prof … Read more


Lee Burrows

Lee Burrows, ABJM ’82

Nominating Committee

Lee is the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking for Performance Trust Capital Partners and Chairman of the Board and co-founder of UB Bancorp.


Lisa Calvente

Lisa Calvente

Assistant Professor, Communication

Espy Fellow


Ana Silva Campo

Ana Silva Campo

Assistant Professor, History

Taylor Fellow


Max Chapman

Tom Chapman, BA ’92

Chair, Finance Committee

Tom is a Principal at Teewinot Partners.


Philip Charles-Pierre

Philip Robin Charles-Pierre, BA ’95

Communications Committee

Philip is the CEO and co-founder of Semsee. 


Kristen Chavez

Kristen Chavez

Director of Communications
919-962-7161
kmchavez@email.unc.edu

Kristen manages the internal and external communications for the Institute. Her duties include overseeing the website, monthly newsletter and promoting public events.


Danielle Christmas

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

dchristmas@unc.edu

Danielle Christmas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, endowed as the Delta Delta Delta Fellow in the Humanities.


Phillip Clay

Phillip L. Clay, BA ’68

Nominating Committee

Phil is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).


Brent Comstock

Brent Michael Comstock, BSBA ’17

Communications Committee

Brent is the founder and CEO of BCom Solutions, a nationally recognized digital advertising agency focused on impact-driven campaigns, causes and corporate clients.


Mark Crescenzi

Mark Crescenzi

Leadership Selection Committee

crescenzi@unc.edu

Mark Crescenzi is a professor of political science.


Stephanie DeGooyer

Stephanie DeGooyer

Assistant Professor, English and Comparative Literature

Dubose Fellow


Peter Diaz

Peter Diaz, BA ’16



Peter Diaz is an associate in King & Spaulding’s Trial and Global Disputes Group.


Kathleen DuVal

Kathleen DuVal

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

duval@unc.edu

Kathleen DuVal’s research focuses on early America, particularly how various Native American, European, and African women and men interacted from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries.


Catherine Edwards

Catherine T. Edwards, BA ’92

Nominating Committee

Catherine is a member of the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council.


Michael Figueroa

Michael Figueroa

Director, New Faculty Program

mfigueroa@unc.edu

Michael Figueroa is Associate Professor for Music and Associate Chair for Academic Studies.


Kathleen Fitzgerald

Kathleen Fitzgerald

Teaching Associate Professor, Sociology

McGowan Fellow


Mary Flanagan

Mary Fieger Flanagan, BA ’67

Communications Committee

Mary was the initial Director of Development for the IAH, serving in that role from 1995 through 2012.  


David Garcia

David Garcia

Professor, Music

Burress Fellow


Samuel Gates

Samuel Gates

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

raysam@email.unc.edu

Samuel Ray Gates is an actor, comedian, and professor of acting at the University of North Carolina.


Julia Gibson

Julia Gibson

Associate Professor, Dramatic Art

Turner Fellow


Buck Goldstein

Buck Goldstein, BA ’70, JD ’76

Lifetime Member

Buck was the founding Chair of the IAH. He is Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Xiomara Gomez Rodriguez

Xiomara Gomez Rodriguez

Office and Front Desk Student Assistant
919-926-0249

Xiomara Gomez Rodriguez is one of the Of … Read more


Julia S. Grumbles, BA ’75

Development Committee

Julia is a member of the Campaign for Carolina Steering Committee, co-chair of the Campaign for Carolina Women’s Campaign Cabinet and member of the UNC-CH Foundation Board. 


Juliane Hammer

Juliane Hammer

Professor, Religious Studies

Belk Fellow


Keren He

Keren He

Assistant Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Ellison Fellow


Thomas Hofweber

Thomas Hofweber

Professor, Philosophy

Pardue Fellow


Sharon Holland

Sharon Holland

Professor, American Studies

Hyde Fellow


Harold P. Hope III

Harold P. Hope III, BA ’94

Finance Committee

Harold is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.


Barbara Hyde, Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Barbara Hyde, BA ’83

Lifetime Member

Barbara is Chair and CEO of the Hyde Family Foundation.


Jordynn Jack

Jordynn Jack

Department of English and Comparative Literature


Ji-Yeon Jo

Associate Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Ellison Fellow


Erica Johnson

Erica Johnson

Teaching Professor, Curriculum in Global Studies


Mark Katz

Mark Katz

Director Emeritus (Director 2014-2019), Distinguished Professor of Music
919-962-6831
mkatz@email.unc.edu

Mark Katz is the Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities and former Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.


William Keyes

William A. Keyes ’75, PhD ’18

Nominating Committee

Bill is President of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship.


Neil King

Neil V. King III, BA ’05

Finance Committee

Neil is a Vice Chairman in CBRE’s Advisory and Transaction Services Group in New York, NY.


Martha King

Martha King

Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology


Scott Kirsch

Scott Kirsch

Professor, Geography and Environment

Blackwell Fellow


Seth Kotch

Seth Kotch

Associate Professor, American Studies

Arts & Humanities Fellow – Race, Mem … Read more


Rob Kramer

Senior Leadership Advisor

rob_kramer@unc.edu

Since 1998, Rob Kramer has provided executive coaching with a specialized focus in public and academic leadership and team development.


Anna Krome-Lukens

Anna Krome-Lukens

Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy


Miles Lamont

John Miles Lamont, BA’02

Development Committee

Miles is the co-founder of AMCAP Royalty Funding.


Mariska Leunissen

Mariska Leunissen

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

mleunissen@unc.edu

Mariska Leunissen works in ancient philosophy, with special interests in Aristotelian natural philosophy and philosophy of science and its intersections with early medicine.


Kathryn Long

Kathryn Scott Long, BA ’77

Communications Committee

Kathryn and her husband, Bobby, live in Greensboro, NC.  They have been long-standing supporters of the arts and community at large. 


Suzanne Lye

Suzanne Lye

Steering Committee Chair, Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group

sclye@email.unc.edu

Suzanne Lye is Assistant Professor of the Classics Department.


Karol Mason

Karol V. Mason, BA ’79

Nominating Committee

Karol is the President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.


Lane McDonald

Lane Morris McDonald, ABJM ’00

Chair, Advisory Board

Lane is a Managing Director of OMERS Private Equity.


John McGowan photo

John McGowan

Director Emeritus (Director 2006-2014), Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature
919-962-4022
jpm@email.unc.edu

John McGowan served for eight years as the Director of UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities.


Deborah Miller

Deborah Penley Miller, BA ’91

Development Committee

Deborah is a former attorney with the American Cancer Society and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.


Kara Millonzi

Kara Millonzi

Leadership Selection Committee

millonzi@sog.unc.edu

Kara Millonzi is a professor in the School of Government.


Robert Mills-Koonce

Robert Mills-Koonce

Professor, School of Education


James Moeser

James Moeser

Nominating Committee

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 America’s leading public university.


Walker Morris

Walker Morris, BA ’74

Communications Committee

Walker is President of Muirfield Broadcasting and a former Chief Executive Officer at the Clinton Development Initiative.


Allen Mosely

Allen Moseley, BA ’91

Vice Chair, Advisory Board | Chair, Nominating Committee

Allen is the Managing General Partner at Noro-Moseley Partners.


Gina Moser

Gina Moser

Development Coordinator
919-962-6830
gmoser@unc.edu

Gina Moser is the Development Coordinator for the Institute.


John O'Hara

John O’Hara, MBA ’79

Lifetime Member

John is a retired investment manager, most recently as Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Rockefeller and Company. 


Angela O’Neill

Director of Development
919-962-2528
angela.oneill@unc.edu

Angela leads the IAH’s efforts to secure external funding from individual donors and foundations for its programs in support of faculty.


Elizabeth Olson

Elizabeth Olson

Professor, Geography and Environment

Townsend Fellow


Abigail Panter

Abigail Panter

Leadership Selection Committee

panter@unc.edu

Abigail Panter is the Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and a professor of psychology in the L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Patricia Parker

Patricia Parker

Director, Ruel W. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Humanities
919-962-6831
psparker@email.unc.edu

Patricia Parker is the Ruel W. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Humanities and has been a member of the Carolina faculty since 1998.


Zyon Perkins

Zyon Perkins

Event Planner
919-962-0918
zyon@unc.edu

Zyon Perkins serves as the Event Planner and administers the New Faculty Program, Associate Professors Program, and the Retired Faculty Program.


Andy Perrin

Andrew Perrin

Director Emeritus (2019-2021)

Andrew Perrin is a professor of sociology and director emeritus of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.


Roger Perry

Roger Perry, BA ’71

Lifetime Member

Roger is Chairman of East West Partners Club Management. He is also President of East West Partners Management Company, Inc.


Al Perry

Al Perry, BA ’83



Al is the founder of Promethean Art Advisory and Artist Management. He is currently on the board of the International Documentary Association.


Katya Pertsova

Katya Pertsova

Associate Professor, Linguistics

Borden Fellow


Morgan Pitelka

Morgan Pitelka

Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Johnson Fellow


Lini Ge Polin

Lini Ge Polin

Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies


Jeremy Purvis

Jeremy Purvis

Professor, School of Medicine


Michelle Robinson

Michelle Robinson

Leadership Selection Committee

m.michelle.robinson@unc.edu

Michelle Robinson is an associate professor and associate chair of the American Studies Department.


Michelle Robinson

Michelle Robinson

Interim Director, Faculty Fellowship Program

m.michelle.robinson@unc.edu

Michelle Robinson is an associate professor in the American studies department. She serves as the Interim Director for the Faculty Fellowship Program for 2024-2025.


Eunice Sahle

Eunice Sahle

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

eunice@email.unc.edu

Eunice Sahle is an Associate Professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies.


Viji Sathy

Viji Sathy

Director, Academic Leadership Program

viji.sathy@unc.edu

Viji Sathy (UNC ’96, ’03) is the Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment and Director of the Townsend Program for Education Research, and a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience


Nelson Schwab

Nelson Schwab III, BA ’67

Lifetime Member

Nelson is a Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Carousel Capital.


Sherwood Smith

Sherwood Smith, BA ’56, JD ’60

Lifetime Member

Sherwood is Chairman Emeritus, Carolina Power & Light Company.


Sara Smith

Sara Smith

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

shsmith1@email.unc.edu

Sara Smith is an associate professor in the geography department. She is a feminist political geographer interested in the relationship between territory, bodies, and the everyday.


Brian Strong

Brian Grover Strong, ABJM ’00

Communications Committee

Brian is the Head of Global Communications at Bloomberg Media.


Bethany Teames

Bethany Teames

Administrative Associate
919-962-0249
bst@unc.edu

Bethany Teames serves as an Administrative Associate at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. She offers administrative support to the executive team, serves as the initial contact for IAH, oversees building maintenance, and helps manage the needs of the office.


Brendan Jamal Thornton

Brendan Jamal Thornton

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

Brendan_Thornton@unc.edu

Brendan Jamal Thornton is a cultural anthropologist and specialist on religion and culture in the Caribbean.


Ruel Tyson 2016 photo

Ruel Tyson

IAH Founder and Director Emeritus (Director 1987-2006)

Ruel Tyson founded the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and guided its development as director for 20 years. He remained dedicated to scholarship and service until his passing in 2019.


Milada Vachudova

Milada Vachudova

Faculty Director for Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Political Science

vachudov@unc.edu

Milada is the Faculty Director for Strategic Initiatives at the IAH.


Adam Versényi

Adam Versényi

Director, Chairs Leadership Program

anversen@email.unc.edu

Adam Versényi is Professor of Dramaturgy in Dramatic Art and Dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company. He was chair of the department from 2014-2022.


Rebecca Walker

Rebecca Walker

Professor, Philosophy and Social Medicine

Schwab Fellow


Reyna Walters-Morgan

Reyna S. Walters-Morgan, BA ’99

Development Committee

Reyna is the Director of Civic Engagement and Voter Protection with the Democratic National Committee. 


Ruby Wang

Programmatic Communicator
919-843-5464
wruby@unc.edu

Ruby Wang serves as the Programmatic Communicator, supporting the Institute’s internal and external communications.


Amanda Watlington

Amanda Giannini Watlington, PhD ’72

Communications Committee

Amanda is the Chief Executive Officer at City Square Consulting.


Tommie Watson

Tommie Watson

Executive Director
919-843-2657
tommie@unc.edu

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.


Silas Webb

Silas Webb

Program Administrator
919-843-2651
slwebb@email.unc.edu

Silas Webb serves as the Program Administrator at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. In this role, he coordinates and supports all faculty programs offered through the IAH.


Lee Weisert

Lee Weisert

Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee

weisert@unc.edu

Lee Weisert, associate professor of music, is a composer of instrumental and electronic music and a multimedia sound artist.


John White

John F. White III

Nominating Committee, Advisory Board

John White is the president of JFW Prope … Read more


Andrew Whittemore

Andrew Whittemore

Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning

Bernstein Fellow


John Wickham

John R. Wickham, BA ’84

Lifetime Member

John is the co-founder and a partner at Collwick Capital, LLC.


Old Well

Rebecca Williams

Business Manager
919-843-5108
rcwilliams@unc.edu

Rebecca Williams manages the administration and finances of the Institute’s programs and initiatives, including events and grants support.


Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams, BA’82

Nominating Committee

Margaret has been a member of the UNC Board of Visitors and is a current member of the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council.


Caroline Williamson, Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Caroline C. Williamson, BSBA ’83

Lifetime Member

Caroline is the President, Treasurer, and a Director of the B. Robert Williamson, Jr. Foundation.


Sandra Wilson

Sandra Fay Wilson, BA ’80

Nominating Committee

Sandra is a retired Colonel, US Air Force and a retired Senior Executive, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA).


Old Well

Walker Wilson, BA ’92



Walker is the Chief Policy Officer with … Read more


Thomas Woodbury

Thomas M. Woodbury, BA ’73, JD ’77

Finance Committee

Tom is a former President, Global Distribution at HBO.


Victoria Yang

Office and Front Desk Assistant

Victoria Yang is one of the Office and F … Read more


Mike Yelverton

Michael F. Yelverton, BA ’98 

Development Committee

Mike is Principal and Managing Director at Tiedemann Advisors.