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.

Lori Brown

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
Angela Robbins

Chair, Department of History, International Studies, Political Science, and Religious Studies; Professor of History

Expertise in:

Modern U.S. history, southern U.S. history, immigration history, and women’s voting, legal, and social movements history.
Ann Gleason

Dean of Students; Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Expertise in:

Higher education, Title IX
Anne York

Program Director and Professor, Economics

Expertise in:

Economic issues, gender issues related to the economy, gender wage gap, women’s role in corporate governance
Betty-Shannon Prevatt

Associate Professor, Psychology

Expertise in:

Clinical psychology, women’s health, and women’s mental health, including perinatal and reproductive mental health
David McLennan

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.
Gwynn Morris

Professor of Psychology; Department Chair for Psychology & Social Work

Expertise in:

Developmental psychology, child development, and parenting
Kris Macomber

Adjunct, Sociology & Criminology

Expertise in:

Sociology, criminology. Her research is focused on issues of women and gender.
Maria Pickering

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Expertise in:

Biology, STEM, women in STEM
Pamela Norcross

Associate Professor, Human & Environmental Sciences & Child Development Coordinator

Expertise in:

Child Development, Expert in postpartum depression and maternal depression, parenting, and Child Life: children and families in healthcare
Whitney Ross Manzo

Associate Professor of Political Science; Pre-Law Advisor; Accelerated Law Degree Program Coordinator; Director, Undergraduate Research Program

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.