Assistant Professor
Department of Language and Culture Studies
I am especially interested in how science and technology interface with constructs of race and gender in Mexico and throughout the world. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’][/read]
For more information: Faculty Connections > Dr. David Dalton
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
I am collaborating with Dr. Mark Dehaven (College of Health and Human Services, CHHS) on efforts that link neighborhood planning, community development and health (see http://arches.uncc.edu/ucity-family-zone ), a proposal is in preparation to seek external funding from Center City Partners.[read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I am also working closely with Dr. Beth Racine, CHHS on securing funding for a research project on childhood obesity specifically focusing on community interventions (focused on Downtown Concord, NC) and the built environment leading to knowledge that will inform medical practitioners as they advise families on issues around obesity in children. A new NIH proposal is in discussion.
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For more information: Faculty Connections > Dr. Janni Sorensen
Associate Dean
Office of Undergraduate Education
I specialize in medical anthropology and the scholarship of teaching and learning. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I have worked in Brazil and Charlotte. My early research looked the politics of medicinal plant use in the urban Amazon. It also explored contested understandings of primary health care in Brazil. My more recent research explores team based learning in large undergraduate classes. One research project examines the ways that gender and race shape the peer evaluation process. Another documents the effectiveness of team based learning for different groups of students.[/read]
For more information: Faculty Connections > Dr. Coral Wayland