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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, M.A., 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,
Louisiana, 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 will receive her Ph.D. in African American Women's History
from The Ohio Sate University in Columbus, Ohio 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 has co-developed the new University Studies course
"The African American Experience, (UNST 140)."
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.
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.
Aaron F. West,
M.A., Instructor
afwest@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.
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