Aaron A. Toscano is an associate professor of English, specializing in technical writing, rhetoric/composition, science fiction, and cultural studies. He also is an affiliate faculty with Communications Studies and Women's & Gender Studies. He is currently finishing a book on video games in American culture, which is under contract with Lexington Books.
Alan Rauch is a professor of English. He was born in Montréal, Québec and received his bachelor's degree in biology from McGill University. After completing his master's in zoology, he obtained a master's degree and Ph.D. in literature at Rutgers University.
Annelise Mennicke, Ph.D., is a violence prevention researcher, focusing on sexual assault on college campuses and women who are incarcerated. Earning her Ph.D. in social work from Florida State University in 2015, she has an extensive publishing record, which aims to create a world where people live free from violence.
Jason Windett is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. He is also the associate director of the Public Policy Ph.D. program, and a core faculty member in Public Policy. His research agenda focuses broadly on the area of representation in American politics, with a focus on state politics, state courts, and gender and politics.
Jessamyn Bowling's research focuses on resilience and sexual health among sexual and gender minoritized (such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) populations. She has lived and worked in Cambodia, Vietnam, Mexico, Cameroon and India.
Jill Yavorsky is an assistant professor in the Sociology Department. She earned bachelor's, master's and her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.
John Szmer is a professor of Political Science and Public Policy at UNC Charlotte. He studies the judicial process, with a particular focus on the influence of gender and race.
Kelly Finley is a senior lecturer and the undergraduate advisor for the Women’s & Gender Studies Program, which is one of the largest in the country. She also serves on the Ms. Magazine Committee of Scholars, working with journalists and scholars across the nation to create curriculum and policies that helps women, girls and gender-diverse people.
Kent L. Brintnall (B.A., Fort Hays State University; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law; M.A., Pacific School of Religion; Ph.D., Emory University) joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in fall 2008 after serving as the inaugural post-doctoral fellow in religion and sexuality and a lecturer in film studies at Emory University.
Rachel Austin has been a lecturer/instructor at a variety of higher education institutions, including a state university, a private four-year college, technical colleges and local community colleges throughout Central and Western North Carolina and the upper Piedmont of South Carolina.
