Full time Faculty

Jon Overton

Assistant Professor

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Stephanie Potochnick

Associate Professor
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Fretwell 490D

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Victoria Rankin

Associate Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator

Areas of Study: Education, Social Inequality BIO Victoria E. Rankin earned her Ph.D. at the University of Virginia and specializes in the sociology of education and disparity in academic achievement. Her research interests include equity in education, social inequality, parent engagement, comparative education, race and ethnicity, and the intersection of transportation and school access. Prior […]

Teresa Scheid

Professor
Fretwell 476C

Ph.D. North Carolina State University Specialties: Health Research, Organizations, Occupations, and Work, Social Theory University Affiliations: Public Policy, Public Health Link to Vita Dr. Teresa L. Scheid is a full professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with joint appointments in Public Policy and Public Health. She has […]

Vaughn Schmutz

Associate Professor, Director of the M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies Program

Ph.D. Emory University Specialties: Culture, Organizations, Occupations, and Work, Race and Gender Read More

Megan Smith

Assistant Teaching Professor
Fretwell 460G

Dr. Megan Smith is an Assistant Teaching Professor choosing to work closely with students in both the Sociology Department and Gerontology Program. She served as Theme Guide for the new General Education program, is an Honors College Faculty appointee, and serves on a committee for Charlotte Phi Beta Kappa chapter in CHESS. She was recently […]

Elizabeth Stearns

Professor, Associate Chair, Director of the Public Policy Program

Ph.D. UNC Chapel Hill Specialties: Race and Gender, Sociology of Education University Affiliations: Public Policy Doctoral Program Read More

Jill Yavorsky

Associate Professor

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Diane Zablotsky

Associate Professor

Ph.D. University of Maryland University Affiliations: Department of Gerontology