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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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