Social Work and Sociology Faculty

Chairperson &

Director of the Bachelor of Social Work Program

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Chairperson, Associate Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Arnold Barnes
	Office: Gibbs Hall 201 Office A
	Email: abarnes@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2296
	Research & Teaching Interests

Director of the Bachelor of Sociology Program

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Assistant Professor of Sociology
	Name: Dr. Tobin N. Walton
	Office: Gibbs Hall 206E
	Email: tnwalton@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2292
	Research & Teaching Interests

Director Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW)

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Director Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW), Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Jeffrey K. Shears
	Office: Gibbs Hall 236
	Email: jkshears@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2531
	Research & Teaching Interests

Faculty

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Assistant Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Soonok An
	Office: Gibbs Hall 112A
	Email: san@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2049
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Associate Professor of Sociology
	Name: Dr. Phillip Carey
	Office: Gibbs Hall 206G
	Email: careyp@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2295
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Associate Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Joanne Hessmiller
	Office: Gibbs Hall 112B
	Email: jmhessmiller@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2246
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Assistant Professor of Sociology
	Name: Dr. Jeannette Wade
	Office: Gibbs Hall 206D
	Email: jmwade1@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2302

	Department of Social Work & Sociology Assistant Professor of Sociology
	Name: Dr. Stephanie Teixeira-Poit
	Office: Gibbs Hall 206F
	Email: steixeirapoit@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2125

	Department of Social Work & Sociology Associate Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Sharon Parker
	Office: Gibbs Hall 102C
	Email: sdparke3@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2297
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Director of BSW Field Education
	Name: Dr. Elizabeth Watson
	Office: Gibbs Hall 114-A
	Email: edwatson@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2306
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Assistant Professor of Social Work
	Name: Dr. Chiquita L. Welch-Brewer
	Office: Gibbs Hall 112-C
	Email: clwelchb@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2299
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Teaching Associate Professor
	Name: Dr. Tiffany Baffour
	Office: Gibbs Hall 233
	Email: tdbaffour@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2303
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Lecturer
	Name: Dr. Anderson Bean
	Office: Gibbs Hall 206C
	Email: ambean@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2294
	Research & Teaching Interests

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Lecturer
	Name: Vannessa Gharbi
	Office: Gibbs Hall 231
	Email: vcgharbi@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2308
	Research & Teaching Interests

Administrative Specialists

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Administrative Assistant
	Name: Madelyn McClinton
	Office: Gibbs Hall, Room 206
	Email: mdcclin@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2015
	Fax: 336-334-7197

	Department of Social Work and Sociology Administrative Support Associate
	Name: Connie M. Miller
	Office: Gibbs Hall, Room 201
	Email: cmmiller1@ncat.edu
	Phone: 336-285-2049
	Fax: 336-256-0350

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Points of Pride

Largest HBCU

N.C. A&T is the largest public HBCU in the nation
Engineering

N.C. A&T is the No. 1 producer of engineering degrees on the undergraduate level awarded to African Americans.
Admired CEO

Chancellor Harold Martin Sr. is named among the Triad’s Most Admired CEOs by the Triad Business Journal.
Academic Excellence

The university’s Center for Academic Studies in Identify Science is the first and only National Intelligence Science and Technology CASIS in the United States.
Higher Research Activity

N.C. A&T is classified as an R2: Doctoral University of Higher Research Activity by the prestigious Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Teaching / Research

N.C. A&T is the highest-ranked public school for combining research and teaching by the Wall Street Journal.
Engineering Professor and Student

N.C. A&T is an inaugural and pioneering tenant of the innovative Union Square Partnership for healthcare training.

2016 MEAC Champs

N.C. A&T Women’s Basketball team are the 2016 MEAC Champions
Bowl Champs

Aggies win 2015 Inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl and Black National Championship.
Tarik Cohen

Running back Tarik Cohen broke the university and MEAC record becoming the MEAC all-time leading rusher.
Hall of Fame

The 1968 Aggies football team was inducted into the N.C. A&T Sports Hall of Fame as the first A&T team to win a black college national championship.
Aggie Track & Field

Three track & field athletes are named to the NCAA All-Academic team for excellence in their events and in the classroom; maintaining a minimum 3.25 GPA.
Kim Terrell-Kearney

Former professional bowler Kim Terrell-Kearney named N.C. A&T bowling coach
Track & Field Ranking

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ranked A&T men’s track and field team among the top-25 in program history.

Gail Wiggins

JOMC Professor Gail Wiggins selected as the NABJ Educator of the Year
PALO! Lyceum Series

The Band PALO! performed at N.C. A&T for the Lyceum Series
CD - Jazz Preeminence

A&T Theatre arts performs first production of “Radio Golf” by African American playwright August Wilson.
Theatre

The Theatre Program at A&T was the first accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at an HBCU in North Carolina; second in the nation.
Black Nativity performances

The Theatre Arts Program is nationally ranked by Black Broadway as one of the top five Theatre Arts programs for African American students
Travis Alexander

Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir

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Director Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW)

Faculty

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Social Work and Sociology Faculty

Chairperson &

Director of the Bachelor of Social Work Program

Director of the Bachelor of Sociology Program

Director Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW)

Faculty

Administrative Specialists

Points of Pride

Largest HBCU

Engineering

Admired CEO

Academic Excellence

Higher Research Activity

Teaching / Research

Engineering Professor and Student

2016 MEAC Champs

Bowl Champs

Tarik Cohen

Hall of Fame

Aggie Track & Field

Kim Terrell-Kearney

Track & Field Ranking

Gail Wiggins

PALO! Lyceum Series

CD - Jazz Preeminence

Theatre

Black Nativity performances

Travis Alexander