Faculty and Staff

Dr. Kim Cheek

Associate Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204G

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 365

919-866-5003 (office)

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Dr. Kim Cheek

Associate Department Head

Education

Ph.D., American History, UNC-Greensboro
MLS, Archives and Records Management, North Carolina Central University
MA, History, North Carolina Central University
BA, History, North Carolina Central University

Interests

Modern European history, U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
Race and empire
Global modern civil rights movement
African presence in Europe
Anti-imperialism and anti-colonial movements

Benjamin Allen

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 367

919-532-5601 (office)

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Benjamin Allen

Assistant Professor

Education

High Point University - BA, Philosophy
Ohio University - MA, Philosophy

Interests

19th and early 20th Century Pragmatism
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language

Sophia Arias

Assistant Professor

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Western Wake Campus
- Room 108

919-335-1035 (office)

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Sophia Arias

Assistant Professor

Education

Biola University -BA Psychology
Claremont Graduate University - MA Philosophy

Interests

Ancient, Medieval, Ethics and Philosophy of Mind.

Mandy Benter

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 357

919-532-5902 (office)

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Mandy Benter

Assistant Professor

Education

University of Wisconsin at Madison - BA, History and Political Science
NC State University - MA, Public History

Interests

Public History and Memory Studies
American Labor History
Oral History

Amelia "Mia" Bocko

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 353

919-532-5533 (office)

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Education

MA, American Government and Politics, Appalachian State University
BA, Political Science and Hispanic Studies, Appalachian State University

Interests

Media in the political world
Social identity theory
Public policy
Federal judiciary

Jason Cain

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204A

919-866-5215 (office)

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Education

Campbell University - BS, US Government
George Washington University - MPS, Legislative Affairs
Harvard University - MPA
University of San Francisco - MA, Public Leadership

Interests

North Carolina politics
State and local government
Presidential campaigns and history
Civil-military relations
Veterans in politics

Sarah Cox

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 353

919-532-5998 (office)

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Education

BA, Comparative Humanities, East Carolina University
BM, Violin Performance, East Carolina University
MA, History, North Carolina State University

Interests

Medieval intellectual history
Global Middle Ages
Pre-modern global connections

Howard Davis

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 367

919-532-5645 (office)

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Howard Davis

Associate Professor

Education

UNC Charlotte - BA, Criminal Justice
Duke University - MA, Graduate Liberal Studies

Interests

America's Great Migration
The History of Jazz Music
The depiction of African Americans in film

Dr. Kamper Floyd

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204J

919-866-6522 (office)

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Dr. Kamper Floyd

Assistant Professor

Education

BA, Philosophy, Louisiana State University
MA, Philosophy, University of Mississippi
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Kentucky

Interests

Philosophy of language
Metaphysics
Metaethics

Chris Gandy

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204J

919-866-5250 (office)

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Chris Gandy

Assistant Professor

Education

Florida Community College at Jacksonville - AA (Liberal Arts)
University of North Florida - BA (Philosophy)
San Jose State University - MA (Philosophy)

Interests

Ethical and Technology, Ethics and Nature
Applied Ethics; Stoic Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy; Existentialism

Geoffrey Harris

Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 347

919-532-5541 (office)

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Education

UNC Chapel Hill - BA
NCSU - MA - US History

Interests

History of Education

Steven J. Hill

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 207

919-866-5208 (office)

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Steven J. Hill

Associate Professor

Education

East Carolina University-BA, Political Science
East Carolina University-MA, History

Interests

European History with specific interest in Tudor-Stuart England

Randall Holste

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204A

919-866-5884 (office)

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Randall Holste

Assistant Professor

Education

Appalachian State University - BS, Psychology
Vanderbilt University - M. Div, Theology & Pastoral Care

Interests

World Religions & Critical Thinking

Dr. John Kaiser

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204B

919-866-5187 (office)

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Dr. John Kaiser

Associate Professor

Education

UNC-Wilmington - BA - Communication Studies
Ohio Northern University - J.D. - Law
NC State - MA - History,
UNC-Greensboro - Ph.D. - History

Interests

U.S. South, Legal History, Southern Progressives

Dr. Jean-Pierre Kamuabo

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 343

919-532-5532 (office)

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Dr. Jean-Pierre Kamuabo

Associate Professor

Education

National University of Congo - BS - Electrical Engineering
NCCU - MA - Agency Counseling
Shaw University - Master of Divinity
Columbia International University - Doctor of Theology

Interests

Religions and their influences on humanity

Dr. Corey Kittrell

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 347

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332G

919-866-7227 (office)

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Dr. Corey Kittrell

Assistant Professor

Education

East Tennessee State University-BA
University of Tennessee-MA
University of Tennessee-PhD

Interests

Ethical Theory
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Education

Brent Miller

Assistant Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332G

919-532-5530 (office)

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Brent Miller

Assistant Professor

Education

Samford University - BA, Religion
Princeton Theological Seminary - M.Div
Fordham University - MA, Philosophy

Madison Miller

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204A

919-866-5179 (office)

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Education

MA, History, Liberty University
BA, History and Communication Arts, College of the Ozarks

Interests

Social history
History of the ancient world, particularly ancient China

Derrick Nantz

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 157D

919-866-5857 (office)

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Derrick Nantz

Associate Professor

Education

UNC-Wilmington, BA, Philosophy & Economics
Georgia State University, MA, Philosophy
Methodist University, MBA

Interests

Ancient Greek philosophy, Nietzsche, Business Ethics

Patrick Reed

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 353

919-532-5875 (office)

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Education

Davidson College - BA in History
University of Virginia - MA in History

Interests

Post Civil War South Technology and Society Digital Video in the Classroom

Dr. Robert Richardson

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204B

919-866-5246 (office)

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Dr. Robert Richardson

Instructor

Education

NC State University - BA, Political Science
NC State University - MA, US History
UNC Chapel Hill - Ph.D., US History

Interests

US Foreign Policy
Military History
Russian History
Transnational Crime

Thomas Riley

Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 347

919-532-5531 (office)

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Education

Samford University - BA, History 1994
Duke University Divinity School - M Divinity 1998
North Carolina Central University - M.A. Counseling 2020

Interests

American Christianities
Spirituality and Mental Health

Farris Smith

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 343

919-532-5534 (office)

Tyler Suggs

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 357

919-532-5990 (office)

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Tyler Suggs

Assistant Professor

Education

BA, Political Science, University of Georgia
MA, Political Science, University of Georgia
AA, Gainesville State College
Graduate work in Political and Ethical Theory, Virginia Tech

Interests

Philosophy of punishment
Critical theory
Post-structural ethics

Dana Trent

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 445

919-866-7226 (office)

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Dana Trent

Assistant Professor

Education

Salem College - B.A., History and French
Duke University - M. Div. with Certificate in Baptist Studies
UNC Chapel Hill - Residency in Clinical Pastoral Education

Interests

Comparative Religious Studies
Millennials, Gen Z, and Non-Binary Religious/Spiritual Identification
Religious and Spiritual End-of-Life Rituals
Critical Thinking and the Media
Thinking Critically About Religion
Religious and Spiritual Responses to Systemic Poverty
Religious and Spiritual Responses to Mental Illness
Religious and Spiritual Responses to Substance Abuse in Rural America

Dr. James Wils

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 207

919-866-5247 (office)

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Education

East Carolina University - B.S. Public History
East Carolina University - M.A. Military History
NC State - PhD in Public History

Interests

Revolutionary America & the Early Republic
Commemorative Culture of the Early Republic
Public History & Collective Memory