Alumni

Lilian Ademu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture-EPAS at Texas A & M, El-Paso Read More


Lauren Austin
Current Position: Quality Control Editor, Research Square Education: PhD Public Policy, UNC Charlotte (2018) Masters of History, UNC Charlotte Research Interest: Public health, health policy, epidemiology, pandemics. Dissertation: Afraid to Breath’: A Public Health Analysis of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic in North Carolina This dissertation examines the impact of the 1918 influenza on the state […]

Neena Banerjee
Current Position: Associate Professor, Valdosta State Universtity Education: Public Policy PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014 Research Interest: Neena’s research focuses on K-12 education policy in America, racial minorities in higher education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and international education and social policy issues. What are your best memories […]


Meika R. Berlan
Education: BA in Organizational Communication, University of Central Florida, May 2005, MA in Nonprofit Management, University of Central Florida, May 2007 Research Interest: Meika is interested in research of social policy, more specifically inequality related to gender, sexual minorities, and children and families. Ph.D. Expected: 2016 Current Research: Meika’s research interests are in social policy […]



Faith Butta
Dissertation Title: Location! Location! (Al)Location! An Evaluation of Housing and Supportive Service Locations for the Formerly Homeless: The Case of Charlotte, North Carolina Dissertation Defense Date: Fall 2021 Ph.D. Expected: December 2021 CV- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DYEAGjmaIi0RFHazek_qSGxoWUs56Hx0/view?usp=sharing Degrees and Credentials: Master of Public Administration, UNC Charlotte 2014 Research Interests: Social Inequality, Nonprofit Management, Homelessness Recent Research and Publications: […]
