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Christina Duhig, M.F.A., Instructor
cjduhig@ncat.edu
Christina
Duhig holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Writing Program at UNC
Greensboro, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Women's
Studies from Case Western Reserve University. Her poems have
appeared or are forthcoming in
Washington Square, The
Greensboro Review, and Best
New Poets 2007.
Cecily
Barker McDaniel, Ph.D., Instructor
cmcdanie@ncat.edu or
(919) 672-6336
Ms. Cecily Barker McDaniel joined the Liberal
Studies department in 2006 as an online instructor after serving two
years as an instructor in the History department. A native of New Orleans, Professor McDaniel received her B. A. from Xavier University
of Louisiana in 1991, her M.A. in American History from Slippery Rock
in 1995, and her Ph.D. in African American Women's History
from The Ohio Sate University in 2006. Professor
McDaniel specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century African American
history and has an expertise in African American Women. Her current
research investigates African American female attorneys from 1872-1932
and their connections to a black feminist tradition. She has published
an article for the 2005 edition of Notable American Women: A Biographical
Dictionary, Completing the Twentieth Century and has received
several grants for her research. Her most recent work is a textbook
she co-edited with Dr. Tekla Ali Johnson, entitled Africana Legacy.
Professor
McDaniel has taught courses on American History, African American History,
Women's History and co-developed the UNST 140 course, The African American Experience.
Jahangir (John) Emrani, Ph.D., Instructor
emrani@ncat.edu
Education:
Postdoc, Drug Metabolism and Experimental Oncology; PhD
in chem. from Indiana University, MS in Chem from
Pahlavi University
Job functions:
Director of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics,
radiation safety officer, study director, project
director, associate professor, lecturer.
Family:
Wife, three children,
Publications:
Over 20 publications including book chapters in drug
metabolism, cancer research, and organic chemistry.
Research:
Pharmaceutical development specializing in drug
metabolism and pharmacokinetics. Worked with different
lab animals (dog, monkey, rabbit, rat, etc) and lab
equipments (Mass spectroscopy, NMR, IR, HPLC,
spectrophotometer, lyophilizer, and dialysis); Lab
expertise: purification and structural elucidation of
organic compounds and drug metabolites from biological
matrices, cancer research (biochemistry of cancer),
enzyme assay,
Mia Garrison, M.A., Instructor
mgarriso@ncat.edu
Mia
Garrison is a native of Chicago where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Fiction Writing from Columbia
College. After teaching Creative Writing for several
years with various arts education organizations and
mentorship programs, she became a certified Montessori
teacher. Later she went on to attend North Carolina A&T
where she received a Masters in English and African
American literature. Her research interests include
Afro-centric pedagogy, African American literature by
Black women writers and Black folkloric traditions
specifically, death and ghost-lore. She plans to pursue
a PhD in Folklore but currently teaches Critical Writing
in the Division of University Studies.
Vera Heard-Jackson, M.A., Instructor
vaheardj@ncat.edu
Mrs. Vera Heard-Jackson teaches University Experience at
North Carolina A&T. Mrs. Heard-Jackson holds a B.S. in
Management Science from Coppin State University and a M.
A. in Publication Design from the University of
Baltimore.
Javelin Hall, M.A.,
Instructor
jehall@ncat.edu
Mr.
Javelin E. Hall teaches writing at North Carolina A&T
State University. A former adult literacy coordinator,
Javelin Hall joined North Carolina A&T in 2009 as a
writing instructor in the Division of University
Studies. Hall holds a B.A. in History and a M.A. in
Teaching International Languages from California State
University, Chico.
James "J. T." Hill,
M.F.A., Instructor
jthill@ncat.edu
J.T. Hill received his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNC-Greensboro
and his M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Hollins
University. He has taught literature and writing at UNC-Greensboro
and North Carolina A&T, where he presently teaches in the Department
of University Studies. His scholarly interests include contemporary
fiction, popular culture, and film.
Monica Kerr, Ph.D., Instructor
mdkerr@ncat.edu
Monica Kerr has taught
University Experience since 2006. She obtained her Masters from
Georgia Tech in City Planning & Civil Engineering. Previously Dr.
Kerr worked with the North Carolina Department of Transportation as
a Civil Engineer and taught Math at the local community
college. Monica is a native of Durham, North Carolina with a
doctorate in Leadership Studies.
Ruth Omunda, M.A., Instructor
raomunda@ncat.edu
A native of Kenya,
Ruth Omunda holds a bachelors degree in Sociology and a Master's
degree in English from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and North
Carolina A&T State University respectively. Prior to joining A&T in
2003, Ruth worked as an Administrator and Public Relations Officer
at the National Museums of Kenya for ten years. She taught Freshmen
Composition in the English Department, North Carolina A&T for one
year and is currently teaching freshmen Critical Writing. She
desires to pursue a PhD in African American Literature.
Julie L.
Overman, M.F.A., Instructor
jloverma@ncat.edu
Julie Overman teaches Critical
Writing and Basic Writing courses in the Division of
University Studies. After teaching creative writing and
literature at UNC-Wilmington, and composition and
professional writing at New Mexico State University,
Overman joined North Carolina A&T State University in
2008. Her educational background includes graduate work
in creative nonfiction and poetry writing, and
undergraduate work in the social sciences and American
literature. Current academic and creative focuses
include gender theory, the psychology of religion, the
lyric essay, and revising a memoir about a bizarre
private middle school and a doomed restaurant.
H. Nicole Proctor-Walden, M.A.,
Instructor
hnprocto@ncat.edu
Mrs. H. Nicole Proctor-Walden is an Adjunct Instructor
who teaches both Critical Writing and the African
American Experience at North Carolina A&T. She joined
the university in 2001 as a tutor in the University
Writing Center and as an adjunct lecturer in the English
Department. Proctor-Walden holds a B.A. in both
Professional English and Spanish from A&T and a M.A. in
English and African American Literature also from A&T.
Proctor-Walden is currently a candidate for the Ph.D. in
English: Literature and Criticism at Indiana University
of Pennsylvania.
Raymond M.
Summerville, M.A., Instructor
raymondr@ncat.edu
Raymond Summerville is a lecturer
of the African American Experience foundation course. He
is also a proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State
University. He earned his B.A. degree in communications
in 2001, a B.S. degree in Secondary English Education in
2005, and a M.A. degree in English and African American
Literature in 2007.
Doņela
Wright, M.A., Instructor
dcwright@ncat.edu
Ms.
Doņela C. Wright teaches UNST 140: The African American
Experience. She is a graduate of A&T, receiving
her M.A. in English and African American Literature. She
received her B.A. in Africana Studies from the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ms. Wright
plans on pursuing her Ph.D. in Latin American Studies
and African American Studies and would like to research
the African influences within Latin countries,
specifically Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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