Wilson College of Textiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> My hometown is in Yunnan Province, China, which has similar weather to Raleigh, so I felt at home as soon as I got here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> I am fascinated by the art and precision of assembling tiny little fibers into the variety of products that we use every day and everywhere. My research work focuses on development of advanced fiber-based electronics, as well as smart textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am fascinated by the art of assembling tiny little fibers into products we use everyday.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> I love teaching! Whenever I stand in front of a class, I’m excited. And when I conduct research, I feel full of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I love knitting, weaving, crochet and embroidery. When I have time, I do it and get inspiration for my research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I’m proud to be part of the NC State legacy of service. We serve where we are, and the people around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Department of Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Yazd, Iran <\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> I try to understand how extreme events (such as rogue waves, extreme weather events and epileptic seizure) form in nature and in engineered systems. Are these events predictable? If so, what are the early warning signs of their formation? <\/p>\n\n\n\n I try to understand how extreme events form in nature.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I play soccer, which I’m pretty good at, and also play an Iranian musical instrument called Setar, which I’m not so good at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> The Department of Mathematics at NC State is very strong both in teaching and research. Furthermore, being part of the Research Triangle, NC State is located in the heart of a very active scientific community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Entomology and Plant Pathology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> I was raised in Salinas, California, in the U.S. and Quiroga, Michoacan, in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> I was raised in Salinas, the “salad bowl of the world,” in a family of agricultural labor workers. My research focuses on understanding how plant pathogenic bacteria use toxins to survive in the environment prior to infecting the plant and how once they infect their plant hosts they use bacterial derived proteins to alter the plant’s structure and function to benefit their survival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> Curiosity! I want to understand how nature functions and how we can build on what we have learned. Also, I want to get younger generations excited about science and show them how scientific discoveries impact their everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was raised in the salad bowl of the world.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About you<\/strong>: I like to paint, oil on canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I am excited to have the opportunity to start my research program in a department with a long and strong history in plant pathology, where both applied and basic research are valued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Department of Social Work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Kensington, Maryland<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> Broadly, my research focuses on mitigating the impact of psychological trauma on children and families and building a healthy, skilled and trauma-informed workforce. My research program also includes a focus on secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and burnout among professionals working with trauma-exposed individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> For the majority of my career I worked as a mental health clinician serving children and families adversely affected by child maltreatment and interpersonal violence. The strength, resilience and courage of those children and families continue to inspire me to do what I can to improve our systems of care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I love to practice yoga, and am a yoga instructor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve found the students to be empathetic, socially-conscious, creative, and bright.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I\u2019ve found the students to be empathetic, socially-conscious, creative and bright. I’m excited to be a part of an institution that is committed to diversity and inclusion, encourages collaboration, and has strong roots in translational and applied research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Poole College of Management<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> Lately my work has focused on the topic of supply chain transparency \u2014 examining both consumers\u2019 reactions to different sustainability messaging and ways for companies to gain better visibility into their suppliers\u2019 practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> The light really went off for me when I took Intro to Operations in the business school at University of Texas. Observing my professor, I realized that\u2019s what I wanted to do \u2014 teach and research operations at a business school. It was the kind of \u201caha\u201d moment you hope all your students have at one time or another during their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I enjoy taking long road trips, although it\u2019s been a while. One year, I took the summer off and drove from Florida to Alaska and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One year, I took the summer off and drove from Florida to Alaska and back.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I was really attracted to the culture here at NC State and Poole College of Management. I like being part of an engineering and technical culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Humanities and Social Sciences <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n English<\/a> and Technical Communication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> I grew up in Utah, but I\u2019ve lived all over the place. I graduated from high school in Asheville, NC, and I\u2019m happy to be back in this part of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> I study how different groups communicate and share specialized information in order to address problems, and look for ways technical communicators can help to amplify and support sustainable responses led by those already working in our communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> I am a teacher by nature, and I returned to writing studies because of that passion, but my industry background is in operations management. I think we have a responsibility to help leave our communities better than we found them \u2014 to do better and take better care of each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I love very complicated board games. I\u2019m currently playing a campaign-style tabletop adventure game called 7th Continent<\/em>. I also listen faithfully to several Dungeons & Dragons podcasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I love very complicated board games.” <\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I feel lucky to have such brilliant colleagues and excellent students in the professional writing program at NC State. I am thrilled by the focus on interdisciplinary research, and on research that serves the communities in which we live and work at NC State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Executive Director, School of Public and International Affairs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Cedar Bluff, Virginia <\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> Broadly speaking, I study American politics. I am particularly interested in American institutions, public policymaking and Southern politics. My last book (co-authored) was on the role the Tea Party movement played in the substance, style and success of the 2016 presidential campaign. My current research is on the role of migration on the growth of the Democratic Party in the 21st-century South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> A life-altering foreign study experience during my junior year in college. My experiences during those three months abroad were undoubtedly the catalyst for my subsequent pursuit of a career in research and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I met my future wife in the Atlanta airport at the beginning of my foreign study experience, and I\u2019m an all-state tuba player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I met my future wife in the Atlanta airport.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I’m excited to be part of such an energetic, forward-looking intellectual community. I’m also very excited about the local, regional, national and international opportunities available to the school I am directing at NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Crop and Soil Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Monticello, Arkansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> My research focuses on utilizing animal manures to maximize crop yield and crop quality while minimizing the potential for environmental impacts. I find waste management systems fascinating. <\/p>\n\n\n I find waste management systems fascinating.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> I had the opportunity to tour several wastewater treatment plants, composting operations and farms as an undergraduate. I love conducting research and conveying the results to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> My first degree was in music education, and I still enjoy playing music in my spare time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> North Carolina is a diverse state, with many crops and waste byproducts, providing endless research opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Department of Academic and Student Affairs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n University College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> I am from Northern Virginia but have lived in southern Illinois for the last 19 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> My research has focused on investigating women’s interactions with the political sphere in Renaissance Venice and the Mediterranean. I was inspired to research by curiosity (was the past really as male-dominated as if often seems? No!) and to teach by great professors I had in my undergraduate (University of Virginia) and graduate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Studying the history of food is my hobby.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About you: <\/strong>Studying the history of food is my hobby \u2014 I love what we can learn about each other by what we eat and don’t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I’m excited to work with the great students here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Department of Chemistry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Columbia, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> My research has focused on using light to study how chemicals interact and react on surfaces. I had a great high school chemistry teacher. I worked with her on my senior project where I synthesized a series of chemicals with different colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> Teaching has an inherent service component that is very attractive to me. I like helping others learn and be successful inside and outside the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> Last year I competed in my first powerlifting competition: bench, squat and deadlift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year I competed in my first powerlifting competition.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I am excited to contribute to NC State’s reputation as a leader in science and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Department of Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> Providence, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> Social injustice gets “under the skin” and makes Black and Latinx individuals and communities sick. I study the ways in which these individuals and communities protect themselves, fight back and work to transform the contexts in which they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why teach?:<\/strong> When I was conducting my undergraduate honors thesis on the sociopolitical identities of emerging adults in Turkey, I saw firsthand how data was related to real people’s lives and experiences, and that being entrusted with this information was an important responsibility and commitment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n About you:<\/strong> I’ve taught slam poetry classes. <\/p>\n\n\n I love to collaborate and innovate across disciplines.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Wolfpack pride:<\/strong> I love to collaborate and innovate across disciplines to tackle complex real-world problems. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Entomology and Plant Pathology: Extension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hometown:<\/strong> My hometown is Canton, Michigan. It’s close to Ann Arbor and Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research:<\/strong> My area of research is plant nematology \u2014 nematodes are microscopic roundworms that feed on our agricultural crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Xiaomeng](\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fang_xiaomeng-11109-1024x576.jpg\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAlejandra Huerta<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSarah Ascienzo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMichelle McMullin <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Irwin Morris<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nStephanie Kulesza<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Holly Hurlburt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nMarion Martin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nVanessa Volpe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdrienne Gorny<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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