Faculty

Research Interests Healthcare ethics focused on gender health systems and organizations health policy Read More

I am an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with Adjunct Professor appointment in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. I authored of over 50 journal articles, academic book chapters and technical reports focused on health and best practices in regards to gender issues, domestic violence […]

My research generally focuses on contemporary democratic theory, disability theory, and feminist political thought. I have published articles in The Journal of Politics, Hypatia, and Politics, Groups, and Identities, among other outlets. Research Interests Contemporary democratic theory disability theory feminist political thought Read More

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I am an environmental, economic, and applied anthropologist who examines how decisions about resource access and use are affected by contexts of social interactions, cultural expectations, and institutions. I have studied access to marine resources in the Baja California region of Mexico, agricultural water systems under climate change in Ethiopia, and urban food sovereignty in […]

Dr. Quinlan is honored to serve as the Director of the Health & Medical Humanities program at UNC Charlotte. Her research and teaching explore how communication creates, resists and transforms knowledges about health. She examines the nexus of public perceptions of medicine, science, and technology, both historically and presently. She investigates the role communication plays in […]

I am a full-time Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with joint appointments in Public Policy, Public Health, and Health Services Research. I have published widely on the organization and delivery of mental health services and the work of mental health, including the 2004 book Tie a […]

I study the intersection of race, ethnicity and health and the role of social environmental factors such as social class, racial and spatial segregations, healthcare inequalities, cultural competency and systemic racism and how they contribute to health disparities. I also study corporate and community roles in health outcomes and health innovation. As a primarily qualitative […]

I am a Professor of Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte and the Interim Chair of the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digitial Studies Department. My program of research examines advocacy and social change in the areas of food, health, corporate social responsibility, and public communication. My research primarily uses food as a lens to explore intersections between rhetoric […]

I teach Principles of Biology, General Biology II, and Epidemics and Plagues. I also mentor undergraduate research students and coordinate the Anatomy and Physiology labs. I have a BS in Biology and a Ph.D. in Biology from UNC Charlotte (Go Niners!), and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Virginia. I just started […]