Use the alphabet below to locate an Assistant Professor by last name:

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Gary Bailey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
glbailey@ncat.edu

Dr. Gary Bailey grew up in Raleigh, N.C., earned a B.A. in religion studies from Emmanuel College in Georgia, a M. Div. from the Yale University Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in theology and ethics from the University of Iowa. He taught at the University of Iowa as a graduate teaching assistant and later as a visiting assistant professor. From 2001-2007 he was assistant professor of religion studies and philosophy at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska. His research interests include modern and postmodern Christian theology, theological humanism, philosophy of culture, religion and society, and religion and violence. At NCA&T he currently teaches in the Analytical Reasoning foundation course and the Ethics and Technology cluster course.

Agya Boakye-Boaten, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
aboakyeb@ncat.edu 

Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten earned his B.A. in Social Work/Administration and Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1999. In 2001, Agya came to the United States to pursue graduate education. He earned a M.A. in Political Science (International Relations) in 2004 and an M.A. in International Affairs (African Studies) in 2003 from Ohio University. On November 22, 2006, he was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Studies, with an emphasis in Cultural Studies in Education. Until the spring of 2007, he was an adjunct professor at Columbus State Community College in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, facilitating courses in Political Science, Sociology and Cultural Diversity. During his tenure at Columbus State, he was recognized by his peers through nomination for the department's outstanding adjunct faculty award in the spring of 2006. Currently, Agya is facilitating Contemporary World and African American Experience classes. Agya is an International Scholar as a lifelong member of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society a seasoned musician and a master drummer. His research interests include alternative education for street children, how to build intellectual and creative capacities of students using alternative education strategies, and the use of education as a medium for the promotion of democracy. He is also interested in post-colonial construction of African philosophical thought, effects of colonialism on African aesthetics, and the transformation of indigenous cultures through global engagement. 

James Crawford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
jgcrawfo@ncat.edu

James G. Crawford was born in Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania in 1966. While growing up, he enjoyed wrestling, football, soccer, hunting, and snowmobile riding through the heightening Alleghenies. His junior year in high school, he decided that he wanted to teach History at West Point. He got Congressional nomination, but was not appointed to the military academy. Instead, he attended the Pennsylvania State University, from which he graduated summa cum laude with a B. A. in History. He continued his studies at the University of North Carolina, earning a doctorate in 2003. His dissertation was a study of U.S. soldiers sent to conquer the Philippines, 1898-1902. Dr. Crawford joined the NC A&T faculty in 2005. He and his wife, Maureen Ahmad, have one daughter, Elise. The family lives in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

Robert Drake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
rgdrake@ncat.edu 

Dr. Drake is an Assistant Professor in the University Studies Department at North Carolina A & T State University. For the past ten years he has worked as a faculty member and administrator at a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. His PhD focus was on modern international history and international affairs and present research interests center on the scholarship of teaching.