Staff Directory: Program Directors

Peter Ornstein
Program Director, Retired Faculty Program(919) 962-4138 pao@unc.edu
Peter Ornstein is professor emeritus in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department.

Amarjit S. Budhiraja
Director, Chairs Leadership Program(919) 962-2189 amarjit@unc.edu
Amarjit S. Budhiraja is a professor of Statistics and Operations Research in the College of Arts and Sciences. He served as the chair of the STOR department from 2014-2019.

Lynne Vernon-Feagans
Program Director, Retired Faculty Program(919) 619-0543 lynnevf@email.unc.edu
Lynne Vernon-Feagans is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor Emerita at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Education. She has focused her research on young children and families from diverse low wea … Continued

Pamela Lothspeich
Program Director, New Faculty Program(919) 962-4294 ploth@email.unc.edu
Pamela Lothspeich holds a Ph.D. in South Asian area studies and comparative literature from Columbia University. Her research centers on modern adaptations of the Hindu epics in Hindi literature and f … Continued

Nadia Yaqub
Interim Director, Associate Professors Program919-843-8149 yaqub@email.unc.edu
Nadia Yaqub is professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and coordinator of the department’s Arabic program, while also serving as an adjunct associate professor in the Departmen … Continued

Viji Sathy
Director, Academic Leadership Programviji.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 Psycholo … Continued

Oswaldo Estrada
Director, Faculty Fellows Program(919) 962-2062 oestrada@email.unc.edu
Oswaldo Estrada is a Peruvian-American writer, literary critic, and professor of Latin American Literature and Culture in the Department of Romance Studies.

Rob Kramer
Senior Leadership Advisorrob_kramer@unc.edu
Since 1998, Rob Kramer has provided executive coaching and, with a specialized focus in public and academic leadership and team development.