Matthew C. Armstrong, M.F.A., Lecturer
Course Coordinator (UNST 221)
marmstro@ncat.edu

With a grandfather who was an engineer on the Manhattan Project and a father who worked for the CDC during the Vietnam War, I was interested early on in disaster and disease, two themes I explore both in my work as a novelist and as an instructor. I teach Critical Writing and a Thematic Writing course on Technology and Society. I also play in a band on the weekends called Viva la Muerte...come see us sometime.

Jacqueline Blackmore, Ph.D., Lecturer
jblackm@ncat.edu

Dr. Jacqueline Blackmore is a lecturer of the African-American Experience with University Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. Her research and teaching focuses on post-eighteenth century African-American history.

Leslie Brown, B.A., Lecturer

lnbrown1@ncat.edu

Mr. Leslie Brown teaches writing and humanities at North Carolina A&T. A former newspaper reporter, Brown joined A&T in 2004 as a tutor in the University Writing Center and as an adjunct lecturer in the English Department. Brown holds a B.A. in English and News Media from Elizabeth City State University and a M. A. in English and African American Literature from A&T. Prior to joining A&T, Brown covered education for The Raleigh News & Observer, municipal government and neighborhoods for the News & Record in Greensboro, and public safety for The Roanoke Times in Roanoke, VA.

Kiera Davis, M.S., Lecturer
kodavis@ncat.edu

Mrs. Kiera Davis teaches African American Experience at North Carolina A&T. A former high school English teacher, Davis joined A&T as an adjunct instructor within the University Studies department. Davis holds a B.S. in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations from A&T and a Masters in English Education from A&T. Prior to joining A&T, Davis served as the English department chair at The School of Computer Technology at Atkins High School in Winston Salem/Forsyth County. 

Robyn Greenberg, M.S., Lecturer

Course Coordinator (UNST 100), Website Administrator

rmgreenb@ncat.edu

Ms. Greenberg has been with NC A&T State University since 2000, where she became an Aggie, earning her bachelor and master's degrees at A&T. Ms. Greenberg joined the Division of University Studies in 2007 as a Lecturer,  Website Administrator, and Curriculum Support for the division. She was appointed as a Course Coordinator in spring 2008. Ms. Greenberg grew up on Long Island, New York, and moved to Greensboro from Plattsburgh, NY. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communication Systems and Technological Studies, with a concentration in printing and publishing, and her Master’s degree in Technology Education: Training and Development for Industry. She is excited each semester to get to know her student, and loves to share her knowledge and experience with them.

Jian (Jessica) Han, Ph.D, Lecturer

jhan@ncat.edu

Dr. Jessica Han teaches analytical reasoning at North Carolina A&T State University. Before she joined UNST in fall 2009, she taught biological courses at GTCC as a faculty in training. Dr. Han holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition. She was a research associate in the Department of Cancer Biology at Wake Forest University Health Sciences from 2004-2008. Prior to that, she did her postdocs at the National Institute of Health and Mercer School of Medicine. Dr. Han's research expertise are cellular and molecular biology in iron metabolism and oxidative stress induced cancer.  

Noreen Hannon, M.A., Lecturer
Course Coordinator
nmhannon@ncat.edu

Ms. Noreen Hannon is a lecturer in University Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. She teaches Critical Writing and Thematic Speaking and Writing. She has also taught Literary Studies, Humanities, and Composition. While at UNCG, she taught composition and literature. At Wake Forest University, she taught American Literature. She has a Master’s degree and additional coursework in literature and composition from UNCG. Her research interests include Gender Studies, American Literature, Visual Literacy, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Moussa Issifou, M.A., Lecturer
missifou@ncat.edu

Mr. Moussa Issifou is a Lecturer in the division of University Studies, at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical state University. He teaches UNST 110: Critical Writing and UNST 221: Thematic Writing and Speaking. He has taught in Togo and Gabon. He is currently working on a Ph.D. in Postcolonial Literature with a minor in African American Literature. His research interests include Postcolonial Literary Theory, African and African American Literatures.

Michelle Johnson, Ph.D., Lecturer
mtjohns2@ncat.edu 

Dr. Michelle T. Johnson teaches Critical Writing, Contemporary World, and African American Experience. She is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro and her research and teaching interests include racial literacy, African American studies and women's studies.

Michael Lupro, Ph.D., Lecturer
mmlupro@ncat.edu 

Dr. Michael Mooradian Lupro teaches in University Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. My current research  focuses on the intersection of the nascent Space Tourism industry and Popular Music production. I have a PhD in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, an MA in Geography from Portland State University (where I was fortunate to have participated in their University Studies program) and I hold a BA in Inter-media Art from San Francisco State University. My general research interests are in the areas of Popular Music, Film, Tourism, Social Movements, and Collaborative Learning. I am a founding member of AmeriCorps and Culture Club: The Cultural Studies Scholars’ Association

Jenny Noller, M.F.A., Lecturer
jknoller@ncat.edu

Noller has been a lecturer at A&T since fall 2006 and has been teaching college since 2001. She is a graduate of Davidson College, has her MA in fiction from Hollins University, and her MFA in fiction from UNC-Greensboro. She worked as a business news reporter for two years in Atlanta and then for several years as a freelance writer. You can find her fictional work published in Cimarron Review, Nimrod International Journal, and Carolina Quarterly. Also, an essay of hers appears in the first issue of A&T's own Convergence Review. Currently she is at work on a novel.

In addition to teaching UNST 110 Critical Writing courses, she teaches 200-level courses in the Community, Conflict & Society Cluster:
UNST 208: Foundations of Conflict & Negotiation
UNST 221: Thematic Writing & Speaking: Technology & Society
UNST 233: Uncovering Truth: The Modern Documentary

*UNST 233 will require an evening movie-viewing lab once a week and will culminate in a documentary project shot by students. If you're a student, please sign up!  I'd love to have you!

Virgil Renfro, M.F.A., Lecturer
varenfro@ncat.edu

Mr. Virgil Renfroe received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 2004. His poems appear in journals across the U.S. as well as in the U. K. Currently he is applying the finishing touches to his manuscript and hopes to have this published soon. In recent years, he has taught courses covering the contemporary American short story, literature through the ages, ad also creative writing workshops.

R. Kevin Rippin, M.A. Lecturer
rkrippin@ncat.edu  

R. Kevin Rippin earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Kevin has worked in the corporate world as an editor, a Creative Director, and a Director of Communications. For the last eleven years, he has also taught writing, film, and literature at Greensboro College. Kevin has published poetry in journals across the country, including Kansas Quarterly, Poetry East, Southern Poetry Review and 5AM. A chapbook, One Shuddering Tremolo, was published by McElvany Press, and his full-length poetry book manuscripts have been a finalist in the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, as well as in the Main Rivers Press competitions.

Joseph A. Ross, M.A., Lecturer
jaross1@ncat.edu

Aaron F. West holds a B.A. in Political Science and a M.A. in English/African-American Literature and has been a full-time educator since 2002. Mr. West has taught a wide-variety of classes including, Critical Writing, Critical Thinking, Argumentation and Research, Composition and Rhetoric, African American Experience and Developmental English. Prior to becoming a full-time educator, Mr. West spent several years in corporate management working for Fortune 100 companies. Mr. West’s experience in both academia and corporate American is an invaluable asset as he is able to transition the skills and abilities he developed in the boardroom into the classroom, giving students the unique opportunity to learn from someone who understands both, where they are and where they wish to go. Mr. West is passionately dedicated to the mission of the Historically Black College and University. His primary research interest is in using media and technology to close the gap between African Americans and other groups in the areas of education, economics, and health care.