Our Team

Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D.

Executive Director, W. Dallas Herring Professor

Monica Clark

Deputy Director

Monique Colclough, Ph.D.

Director of Programs and Initiatives

Kaitlin N. S. Newhouse, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research and Evaluation

Holley Nichols, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research and Evaluation

Lisa Pierson

Director of Finance and Human Resources

Nohemi Ramirez

Assistant Director of Programs and Initiatives

Dre'Sha Singleton, MBA

Assistant Director of Programs and Initiatives

Jane Walters

Program Specialist

Kenneth Ender, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, ELPHD

Devon Graves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, ELPHD; Faculty Scholar, Belk Center

Catherine Hartman, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor, ELPHD; Faculty Scholar, Belk Center

Mary Rittling, Ed.D.

Professor of Practice, ELPHD

Robert Templin, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor of Practice, ELPHD

Carrol Warren, Ed.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor, ELPHD; Faculty Scholar, Belk Center

Dion Harry

Research Associate

Jared King, M.S.

Research Associate

Oscar Miranda Tapia, M.Ed.

Research Associate

Greyson Norcross

Research Associate and Communications Strategist

Emily VanZoest

Research Associate

Daniel West

Research Associate

Ece Yilmaz

Research Associate

Frim Ampaw, Ed.D.

Chair and Professor Higher Education Program, Morgan State University; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Erica Andrews, Ed.D.

Assistant Dean for Advising and Assessment, UNC Charlotte; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Zach Barricklow, Ed.D.

Vice President Rural Innovation & Organizational Change, Wilkes Community College; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Kara Battle, Ed.D.

Chief Academic Officer, Durham Technical Community College; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Jorge Burmicky, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Howard University; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Mark D'Amico, Ph.D.

Professor of Higher Education, UNC Charlotte; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Sarah A. Deal, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher, DVP-PRAXIS; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Pamela Eddy, Ph.D.

Professor of Higher Education, William & Mary; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Ciji Heiser, Ph.D.

Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Matthew Ison, Ph.D.

Instructor, Northern Illinois University; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Micara Lewis-Sessoms, Ed.D.

Director, Work Based Education, Durham Technical Community College; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Jonathan Loss, Ed.D.

Dean of Enrollment Management, Catawba Valley Community College – Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Darris Means, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

David Nguyen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Dean, University College, Ohio University; Research Affiliate, Belk Center

Cameron Sublett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Jason Taylor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, The University of Utah; Faculty Affiliate, Belk Center

Kelsey Jenkins

JMB Impact Fellow