Faculty
Our respected faculty have a wealth of valuable professional experience and are dedicated to helping you achieve your educational and career goals.
Faculty
Business
Dr. Ulku Clark
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I expect students to appreciate the presence of the vast amount of data we have in our hands and learn meaningful use of that data."
Dr. Jeff Cummings
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"From the programming course, I expect students to leave the course with a fundamental understanding of programming that can be applied to not only the language covered in the course, but transferable to other programming languages within the analytics field."
Dr. Tom Downen
Associate Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"Come in with an eagerness to learn and an open mind, devote the necessary time to study and practice, and you can get a lot from the program."
Dr. Craig S. Galbraith
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I want students to learn about the nature and structure of international markets and competition as well as country risk analysis."
Dr. David Glew
Associate Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"Students will learn how the different elements of a business organization are interdependent and how each element affects and is affected by the people in the organization."
Dr. Edward Graham
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"If a student is at a point in her or his career where a physical presence at one university or another is just not practical, then the online program at UNCW offers an invaluable option."
Dr. Rebecca Guidice
Professor and Director of the Executive MBA Program | Ph.D.Learn more"[I want students to learn] strategic decision-making from the integrative perspective of the business owner and/or upper management."
Dr. Jessica M. Magnus
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I aspire for my students to know how to navigate the laws and practical barriers to be effective in leading organizations both domestically and internationally."
Dr. Nivine Richie
Professor, Director of the MBA Program, and Associate Dean of Graduate, International, & Executive Programs | Ph.D.Learn more"As a young banker in the 1990s, I taught a night course for the American Bankers Association (ABA) in economics and discovered I loved teaching. So when the opportunity came to leave industry, earn a Ph.D. and seek a tenure-track faculty position, I grabbed it. Best decision ever."
Dr. Peter Schuhmann
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I want students to learn the content of the economics course."
Dr. Manoj Vanajakumari
Associate Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"Through teaching I want to impart knowledge to the students, help them generate interest in the subject matter, help students to self-discover, and help them to build a career in the subject matter that I teach. It is a profession where one needs to be on a path of nonstop learning."
Dr. Ethan Watson
Associate Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I want [students] to leave with a thorough understanding of financial statements, where they can navigate regulatory filings and feel confident in a workplace that demands knowledge of the statements."
Doug Whitman
Adjunct ProfessorLearn more"I am most interested in helping you learn material that you will find useful and practical in leading health care organizations. Each student comes with meaningful experience in the health care or business environment, so I hope and expect that everyone will participate by providing relevant stories of your own."
Communication
Melinda L. Farrington
InstructorLearn more"I aim to support students in learning how to thoroughly investigate, understand and develop amazing strategies for brands through discussion, lecture, practice and theory."
Dr. Emily Leigh Jones
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I could see the impact that professors made on students and I knew that I wanted to inspire and encourage students in the same way that I had been encouraged and inspired."
Dr. Rick Olsen
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"The program is designed to allow students to pursue their interests and aspirations even as they navigate a well-designed course sequence. So, I would tell students to come in with a clear sense of what they want out of the program and go for it!"
Dr. Jeanne M. Persuit
Professor and Director of IMC M.A. | Ph.D.Learn more"Most of our students have full-time jobs and families. That being said, the 7-week terms are fast-paced, so you need to really carve out time each week to complete your work."
Dr. Christopher Stuart
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"This is meaningful work. Not only do we teach how to engage with the field, but also the theory behind the practice."
Dr. Kati Sudnick
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"One of the major benefits of IMC is that you get to be both marketing-minded and creatively inclined—it's that combination of business knowledge and an eye for good design and campaign elements that really sets you apart when you enter the marketplace."
Dr. Christine Willingham
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"I am here to provide instruction, guidance and inspiration. Looking forward to getting to know each of you!"
Dr. Yiyi Yang
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"[Great teachers] have changed their student's lives so profoundly that I wanted to follow their examples and pass on their passion for knowledge and education to help my students in a way that they have helped me."
Nursing
Dr. Kathryn Chauvin
LecturerLearn more"The MSN Nurse Educator program is fulfilling and demanding. It attracts a variety of nurses from the seasoned nurse to the newer grad."
Dr. Jeeyae Choi
Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"A student can plan their study plan well and set a reasonable pace to follow instructions in a course."
Dr. Carolyn Kleman
Associate Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"Having a BSN will make a nurse more marketable and open more opportunities for advancement."
Dr. Brandy Mechling
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"Since my youth, I had a passion for nursing and teaching. I value lifelong learning and enjoy sharing what I have learned with others."
Dr. Diane K. Pastor
Assistant Professor | Ph.D.Learn more"It is a lot of work but very much worth it! You will enjoy forming communities with other students who share similar professional goals."
Dr. Lorie Sigmon
Associate Professor | DNPLearn more"Any nurse can be a leader, no matter what their official title is. That is why preparing yourself academically is so important."
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