Directory

Victoria Ardines (she/they)
Residence Education Coordinator
Housing and Residence Life
Michael  Benjamin
Assistant Teaching Professor: Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

In addition to activities at UNC Charlotte, I have been active in a few sports leagues associated with Stonewall Charlotte: https://www.stonewallcharlotte.org/ and Carolina Piedmont Softball: https://www.carolinapiedmontsoftball.org/

Lesley Beyersdorf
Admin to Associate Deans of CCI
College of Computing and Informatics

I am a full time Admin in the College of Computing and Informatics and a Graduate student in the IDST program. I have been married to my brilliant wife since 2014 and have three dogs, a cat and some backyard chickens.

Jessamyn  Bowling
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences

Available by text at (980) 500-9965 Work and/or Research Areas: resilience, sexual health, LGBTQ+ populations Jessamyn (she/her) is a white, bisexual cis woman who is from NC. She loves weird elements of people and places. Jessamyn loves talking about pleasure, joy, and mindfulness. She works to advance equity and inclusion efforts in our community, and believes that […]

Dr. Larianne  Collins
Lecturer & Undergraduate Coordinator
Geography & Environmental Studies
Warren DiBiase (he/him)
Associate Professor of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education
Cato College of Education
Ella  Fratantuono
Associate Professor
History Department

Work and/or Research Areas: History of migration, refugees, and the modern Middle East

Syd  Gallup
Assistant Director & Coach
University Career Center

I have worked with a Sexuality & Gender Alliance at my last institution as their advisor. I also have worked with first-generation college students, students and adults with disabilities, students in Title I schools, preschoolers, and in mental health capacities. I have an Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration and a Master in Counselor Education. My […]

Braveheart Gillani (he/him)
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work

Braveheart Gillani is a community-minded researcher and practitioner working toward a “beloved community” where dignity, belonging, and shared thriving are the norm. His work explores how masculinities, health systems, and policy shape outcomes—especially for marginalized and climate-vulnerable communities—and how shifting norms can spark ecological care and more equitable futures. Right now he’s building projects on […]

Katie Hogan (she/they)
Professor
English; Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Affiliate

I like to do puzzles! My current research project explores the new plant science and nonbinary and trans literature.

Fushcia-Ann  Hoover
Assistant Professor, EEGS
Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences

For more information about Dr. Hoover, visit: https://geoearth.charlotte.edu/directory/dr-fushcia-ann-hoover/ Courses Taught ·       ESCI 1501 Environment, Society and Sustainability ·       GEOG 3215 Environmental Planning ·       GEOG 4700/5300 Black Place-making: Introduction to Black Geographies ·       GEOG 4200/5200 Environmental Justice, Injustice and Planning Research Areas ·       Green infrastructure and green space ·       Ecosystem services and performance ·       Environmental justice ·       Water quality processes ·       Black geographies

Steven Kanczewski (he/him/his)
Lecturer
Turner School of Accountancy