Faculty Affiliates
Sonya Ramsey, Ph.D.
Department of History Areas of Interest: United States History Women’s History Southern History
Mark Sanders, Ph.D.
Philosophy Areas of Interest: American Pragmatism and social-political philosophy, especially the intersection of deliberative democracy Pragmatic pluralism Citizenship
Heather Smith, Ph.D.
Department of Earth Sciences and Geography Areas of Interest: Urban and social geography Immigration settlement and adjustment
John David Smith, Ph.D.
Department of History Areas of Interest: Civil War and Reconstruction Slavery and emancipation Southern history Racial thought Documentary editing and publishing
Ashli Stokes, Ph.D.
Communication Studies Area of Interest: Southern foodways Southern identity Public communication campaigns and rhetoric Recent Publications: Consuming Identity: The Role of Food in Redesigning the South (University of Mississippi Press, 2016). Dr. Stokes also directs the Center for the Study of the New South (newsouth.uncc.edu)