Matthew C. Armstrong, M.F.A., Lecturer
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, 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.

Joseph Goeke, Ph.D., Lecturer
jfgoeke@ncat.edu  

Dr. Joseph Goeke teaches UNST 110: Critical Writing. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina, with a major in nineteenth-century American literature and a minor in creative writing. He is currently in the process of completing his first novel and seeking a publisher. Dr. Goeke was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Robyn Greenberg, M.S., Lecturer

Website Administrator, Online Curriculum Specialist

rmgreenb@ncat.edu

Ms. Robyn Greenberg is a Lecturer as well as the Website Administrator and Online Curriculum Support for University Studies. She moved to Greensboro in 2000 from Plattsburgh, NY. Since becoming an Aggie, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communication Systems and Technological Studies, with a concentration in printing and publishing. She went on to earn her Master’s degree in Technology Education: Training and Development for Industry. She enjoys teaching Freshman Experience and loves to share her knowledge and experience with the students.

Noreen Hannon, Lecturer
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, 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.

Michael Lupro, Lecturer
mmlupro@ncat.edu 

Mr. Michael Mooradian Lupro teaches in University Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. My doctoral research in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University focuses on the intersection of the nascent Space Tourism industry and Popular Music production.  I have an MA in Geography from Portland State University where I was fortunate to have participated in their University Studies program. I hold a BA in Inter-media Art from San Francisco State University and 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, Lecturer
jknoller@ncat.edu

Ms. Jenny Noller received her BA in English from Davidson College and her MA and MFA in Creative Writing from Hollins University and UNC-Greensboro, respectively. She was a writer in Atlanta for two years where she worked as a business news reporter and as a freelancer for magazines. Since moving to Greensboro in 2001, she has taught a variety of English and writing courses at UNCG. Ms. Noller also has taught a creative writing workshop at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. Currently, she is at work on a novel and her short stories have appeared in Cimarron Review and Nimrod International.

Virgil Renfroe, 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, Lecturer
rkrippin@ncat.edu  

R. Kevin Rippin earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Rippin 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. Rippin 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.