Bridget Anderson, a social research specialist at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Wake Forest University and an MPH from UNC Chapel Hill.
Jean-Claude Thill is the Knight Distinguished Professor of Public Policy. He has broad interests in urban policy and analysis, urban growth and sustainability, urban/rural divide, transportation, trade and logistics, and data science for social good.
Susan McCarter, Ph.D., MSW, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at UNC Charlotte. Dr. McCarter’s career began as a juvenile probation officer, inner-city mental health counselor, and policy analyst and advocate in Virginia, where she earned her MSW (Clinical) and her Ph.D.
Tianca Crocker is a social worker and applied researcher whose work focuses on increasing economic and social inclusion in an increasingly digital world. An assistant professor, Crocker also is a Fellow with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and formerly served as a NTEN|Google Fiber Digital Inclusion Fellow at Austin Free-Net.
Tisha Greene, Ed.D., is the assistant dean for School and Community Partnerships in the Cato College of Education. She spent more than 17 years in the public school setting including nine years as a Title I elementary school principal, high school English teacher, secondary English resource teacher and district office school administrator. Greene '01. '04 M.A.
Victoria E. Rankin, Ph.D., is a sociology lecturer at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Rankin earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Virginia and specializes in equity in education, social inequality, parent engagement, and the sociology of education. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte in 2017, Dr.
