Faculty

Oct 25, 2010

A new perspective on Mexican immigration

Carrie McGahaCHASS Communications InternImmigration reform has been a divisive topic in U.S. politics for years, and it has Americans divided on how the government should address illegal immigration. Many Americans do not consider the impact migration is having on Mexico. Dr. Nora Haenn, an associate professor of Anthropology and International Studies, set out to discover…

Oct 18, 2010

CHASS faculty appointed to new leadership roles

Dr. Maria PramaggioreDirector of Film Studies Professor Maria Pramaggiore will become Director of Film Studies beginning in January, 2011, taking the reins from Dr. Devin Orgeron, who has directed the program since 2009. Dr. Pramaggiore, whose research spans feminist, avant garde, and queer cinemas, has written two books on Irish film and co-authored a film…

Sep 1, 2010

CHASS welcomes new tenure-track faculty

Dr. Hyunhoe Bae School of Public and International Affairs, Department of Public Administration Dr. Hyunhoe Bae has recently been named Assistant Professor of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs. Bae’s research interests include environmental policy and public finance. In particular, her research is focusing on information disclosure policy as an environmental…

Jul 21, 2010

Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty: Branda Nowell

Branda Nowell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration. She teaches organizational behavior and theory, and focuses her research around multi-organizational systems for responding to complex issues.

Jul 16, 2010

Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty: Tom Hess

Tom Hess is Professor of Psychology. His research, which involves cognitive functioning across the life span, seeks to contradict the stereotype that getting older means losing a mental edge.

Jun 25, 2010

Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty: Anna Bigelow

Anna Bigelow is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. Her book, Sharing the Sacred: Practicing Pluralism in Muslim North India is a study of a Muslim majority community in Indian Punjab and the shared sacred and civic spaces in that community.

Apr 10, 2010

2010 Faculty Awards

CHASS faculty awards were presented on April 29, 2010. UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Award Rupert Nacoste (Psychology) was the CHASS nominee for the university’s most prestigious teaching award (not pictured). The NC State Alumni Outstanding Research Award is among the highest honors a faculty member can receive at the university. Dr. Joan Pennell, founding…

Apr 29, 2009

2009 Faculty Awards

CHASS faculty awards were presented on April 28, 2009. UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Award Maxine Atkinson is a Professor of Sociology and head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at NC State. She was selected as the recipient of this year’s UNC Board of Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the most prestigious…

Jul 1, 2008

Politics, Religion, and Electric Guitars

Jason Bivins looks at conservative Christian groups in his book Religion of Fear, focusing on how elements within that movement have utilized fear to advance their political goals.

Apr 29, 2008

2008 Faculty Awards

CHASS faculty awards were presented on April 29, 2008. CHASS Nominee for UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Award Professor of Sociology Maxine Atkinson was the CHASS nominee for the UNC Board of Governors’ Teaching Award. This university award, coordinated by the Office of the Provost, is the most prestigious award given to faculty for teaching…