Core Faculty

Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interests: Economic Inequality; the American Middle Class; Social Movements; Religion Dr. Fitzgerald earned his PhD (2003) in Sociology from the University of Iowa, an M.A. (1997) in Political Science from Iowa State University where he studied homelessness and public policy, and […]

Dr. Giersch is an associate professor who teaches courses on American politics, research methods, state and local politics, politics & film, and education policy. He is also the associate director of the university’s Public Policy program. His research focuses on education policy, specifically the areas of school choice, high-stakes testing, segregation, and teacher quality, as […]

John H. Biggs Faculty Fellow, GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellow Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Associate Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interests: Economic Development, Economic Geography, Urban Development; Post-industrial Transformation, Dr. Graves is an economic geographer specializing in studies of the post-industrial transformation of North Carolina. His work focuses on the role […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public AdministrationProfessor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty WebsiteResearch Interest: Congressional politics, Political Corruption, U.S. Elections, Campaign Finance, Interest Groups Dr. Heberlig (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) is professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is co-author of Congressional Parties, Institutional […]

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy Associate Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Webpage Research Interests: Political Theory; Law and Policy; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Data analytics Dr. Hull received his PhD (2000) from Vanderbilt University. In addition to his appointment in Philosophy and Public Policy, he serves as director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics. […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Research Clusters: Equality and Opportunity Policy; Policy Process and AdministrationResearch Interests: Social Capital and Political Engagement; Political Institutions and Public Policy; Gender and Race; Election Policy Dr. Kropf received her PhD (1998) in Political Science from American University and served as Director […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public AdministrationProfessor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interests: Policy Process and Administration; Economy; Urban Development; Political Institutions and Public Policy; Transportation Policy; Gender and Race Dr. Leland received her PhD (1999) in Public Administration, American Politics, and Public Policy from University of Kansas. She Directed the Gerald […]

Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Associate Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interest: Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminology Theory, and Victimization in Prison Dr. Shelley Listwan (2001) received her PhD from the University of Cincinnati. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes on the topics of Criminological Theory, Institutional Corrections, Community Corrections, […]

Rob Roy McGregor joined the faculty of the Belk College in 1991. His principal research interests, that have been published extensively, center on the monetary policy decision process of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He teaches courses in macroeconomics, monetary and financial theory, econometrics and forecasting. He also conducts continuing education seminars […]

Chancellor’s Professor, Department of SociologyChancellor’s Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Research Interest: ethnicity, race, gender, and social class to educational processes and outcomes, educational policy and school reform, school diversity and outcomes across the life course, gender, race, and STEM K-16+ outcomes. Faculty Website Education: Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984 Recent Publications: