CHESS Leadership

For all inquiries regarding student services and academic programs, or if you are a prospective student or faculty member, we’d like to direct your call to the right person. Please contact the main office at 704‑687‑0088, and we will gladly direct you to the correct individual. College and department advisors can be found here.

John Smail
Interim Dean
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

John Smail is interim dean of the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, assuming the role on July 1, 2022. Smail joined the University as faculty in 1988. He went on to chair the Department of History for nine years before being named founding dean of University College, with responsibilities over general education […]

Beth Whitaker
Associate Dean for Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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Peter Szanton
Director
Office of Research Services (ORS)

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Stafford Farmer
Senior Associate Director, Proposal Development
Office of Research Services (ORS)

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Monica Warner
Associate Director for Award Management
Office of Research Services (ORS)

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Kim Wilson
Award Management Specialist
Office of Research Services (ORS)

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LaVerne Ellerbe
Director
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

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Katherine Alexander
Proposal Development Specialist
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

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Proposal review
Proposal editing and formatting

Kailey Hess
Social Research Assistant
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

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Brown, Banita
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Success

Contact me about: Students: grade appeals, grievances against instructors Faculty: student-related instructional issues Student success initiatives, undergraduate research

Weeks, Greg
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Cooper, Maisha
Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence
Taylor, Syreeta
Executive Assistant

Contact me about: Dean’s Calendar Reappointment, Promotion and Tenured Process Lecturer Reappointment Process

Chapin, Alex
Executive Director of Academic Technologies

Contact me about: For more information about the Office of Academic Technologies, see: Office of Academic Technologies

Homesley, Logan
Administrative Support Associate
Advising Center

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Hunt, Tanya
Assistant Dean for Student Services

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Lewis, Ameerah (Meme)
Assistant to the Interim Divisional Dean for BIOL, CHEM, MATH, PHYS
Names-Mattefs, Alaina
Director of Graduate Programs