Media Experts
Meredith faculty are available to share their expertise, analysis and commentary on a wide range of topics. The faculty profiles below contain detailed information to help members of the media find the most relevant expert for their needs
Need someone quickly? Email News Director Melyssa Allen at allenme@meredith.edu or call (919) 760-8087 for assistance connecting with Meredith experts.
College Research
Status of Women in Politics
The Status of Women in North Carolina Politics, a report released by Meredith College, uses data about women as voters and elected leaders throughout the state to offer recommendations for improving women’s underrepresentation in politics.
Status of Girls in NC
The Status of Girls in North Carolina documents factors that impact girls’ lives within the state. The report highlights areas in which girls in N.C. are making strides, areas in need of improvement, and areas of disparity among girls.
Women’s Topics Experts
As a women’s college, Meredith College places special emphasis on topics relating to women. Meredith faculty have expertise in a variety of subject areas including business, communication, culture, politics, and more.
Business
Professor of Finance
Expertise in:
His research interests include the international dividend policy and capital structure decisions; assets pricing in emerging markets; women’s role in corporate governance; law, culture, and corporate finance.
Associate Professor of Marketing & Law
Expertise in:
Negotiation, Marketing and public policy issues, with a particular emphasis intellectual property matters, privacy, scams and swindles, and consumer interactions with lottery products
Department Head, Assistant Professor of Management
Expertise in:
Industrial/organizational psychology, research on teams, specifically how teams share information, communicate, and collaborate to develop shared cognition, and how teams can be trained to enhance communication and performance.
Child Development
Assistant Professor, Human Environmental Sciences & Child Development Program Coordinator
Expertise in:
Child Development, Expert in postpartum depression and maternal depression, parenting, and Child Life: children and families in healthcare
Communication
Assistant Professor of Communication
Expertise in:
Media, News, Digital Communication, Video Production
Associate Professor of Communication
Expertise in:
Interpersonal communication, forgiveness
Head, Department of Communication; Professor of Communication
Expertise in:
Communication theory, public relations, presentation, personal branding, research on women in nontraditional careers.
Economics
Program Director and Professor, Economics
Expertise in:
Economic issues, gender issues related to the economy, gender wage gap, women’s role in corporate governance
Education
Department Head, Assistant Professor, Education
Expertise in:
Curriculum and Instruction, Family Involvement, Student Engagement, School Leadership, School Culture
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in Education
Expertise in:
Children’s Literature, Content Literacy, Elementary Education, Field Experiences in Teacher Education
Professor, Education
Expertise in:
Educational Psychology (teaching and learning), classroom management, behavior management, faculty development
English
Associate Professor of English; Assistant Dean, Arts & Humanities
Expertise in:
American and African American literature, film study, women’s literature and horror fiction
Assistant Professor of English
Expertise in:
Women in business, technical writing in the 20th century
Professor of English / Program Coordinator for 6-9 and 9-12 English licensure for prospective teachers
Expertise in:
The scholarship of teaching and learning English, social justice education, experiential education, academic and intellectually gifted education, feminist epistemology and praxis in both education and English (particularly young adult literature), autobiographical reflection, and reflective practice.
Professor of English; Department Head, English
Expertise in:
Contemporary American female writers. Women’s historic or contemporary work in art, music, dance, theatre, or literature.
Fashion
Assistant Professor, Human Environmental Sciences & Fashion Merchandising & Design Program Coordinator
Expertise in:
Fashion, fashion merchandising. Her research is focused on how people use fashion to present their identity.
Professor, Human Environmental Sciences
Expertise in:
Fashion, fashion merchandising, sustainability and environmental issues relating to fashion
Higher Education
Vice President for College Programs; Professor of English
Expertise in:
higher education, student life
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Expertise in:
Higher Education, marketing, branding, recruitment communication
Senior Vice President and Provost; Professor of Chemistry
Expertise in:
Higher Education, academic programs, enrollment/retention
History
Assistant Professor of History
Expertise in:
Modern Chinese history, East Asian history, and Chinese Christianity
Professor of History
Expertise in:
U.S. History, early American history, Southern history, Public history
Professor of Political Science; Director of the Meredith Poll
Expertise in:
Political campaigns (presidential, US Senate, gubernatorial. etc.), Political debates, Polling, Media coverage of politics, Women in politics, Political advertising. Primary author of Meredith’s report on the Status of Women in Politics, Meredith Poll Director.
Professor of History
Expertise in:
Western Civilization and modern World History, Russian/Soviet history, Modern European history, the history of warfare, and the history of technology
Associate Professor of Political Science
Expertise in:
American Political System, International Politics, Modern Political Systems
Associate Professor of Political Science; Pre-Law Adviser
Expertise in:
Women in government, women in North Carolina government, women in higher education, election laws, and issues related to representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities.
Hospitality
Program Director & Instructor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Expertise in:
hospitality, tourism development, brand strategy, communications, marketing, service and experience design
Political Science
Assistant Professor of History
Expertise in:
Modern Chinese history, East Asian history, and Chinese Christianity
Professor of Political Science; Director of the Meredith Poll
Expertise in:
Political campaigns (presidential, US Senate, gubernatorial. etc.), Political debates, Polling, Media coverage of politics, Women in politics, Political advertising. Primary author of Meredith’s report on the Status of Women in Politics, Meredith Poll Director.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Expertise in:
American Political System, International Politics, Modern Political Systems
Associate Professor of Political Science; Pre-Law Adviser
Expertise in:
Women in government, women in North Carolina government, women in higher education, election laws, and issues related to representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities.
Psychology
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Expertise in:
Clinical psychology, women’s health, and women’s mental health, including perinatal and reproductive mental health
Professor, Psychology, Professor of Psychology
Expertise in:
Developmental psychology, child development, and parenting
Associate Professor and Program Director, I/O Psychology MA
Expertise in:
Industrial/organizational psychology, workplace stress measurement and management, occupational health promotion particularly related to barriers and facilitators to nutrition and exercise behaviors, and qualitative/mixed methodology.
Religion & Ethics
Professor & Department Head Religious and Ethical Studies
Expertise in:
Religion, environmental ethics, philosophy
Professor of Religious & Ethical Studies
Expertise in:
Contemporary ethical thought, ethical subjectivity, the relationship between humor, religion, and ethics, and how critical thinking strategies enhance pedagogical practices and student learning, women in culture and humor
Social Work
Program Director, Assistant Professor, Social Work
Expertise in:
Social work. Jones is a licensed clinical social worker with an active private practice
Sociology & Criminology
Professor of Sociology and Department Head Sociology & Criminology
Expertise in:
Sociology. Lead researcher on Meredith’s Status of Girls in North Carolina Report. Her research focus is the relationship between gender, sexuality, and education
Director, Criminal Justice Program
Expertise in:
Criminal Justice topics including re-entry issues, continuity of care issues, staffing issues in criminal justice, Substance use and criminal justice, incarcerated women, children of incarcerated people, pregnant inmates, aging, and juvenile justice.
Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminology
Expertise in:
Sociology, criminology. Her research is focused on issues of women and gender.
Professor of Sociology & Criminology | Faculty Advisor, Criminal Justice MA Program
Expertise in:
Criminology, Sociology, Teaches gender courses in sociology, Women and Crime, Human Sexuality, Population Dynamics, recent research in the public perceptions of women as police officers and police chiefs
STEM
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Research
Expertise in:
Public health, epidemiology, population health, infectious disease, undergraduate research.
Director of Sponsored Programs - School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Expertise in:
Obtaining and managing Federal funding, particularly research and product development; Implementation science, particularly web-based technologies supporting evidence-based programs; Ethical involvement of human participants in research.
Professor of Biological Sciences; Director, Pre-Health Post Baccalaureate Program
Expertise in:
Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology with an emphasis on plants, Science communication, sustainable food production, GMOs.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Expertise in:
Biology, STEM, women in STEM
Theatre
Professor of Theatre, Program Coordinator of Theatre, Director of Meredith in Italy
Expertise in:
Theatre, women in the arts, international education
