Academic Programs

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Colorado State University Courses Taught: DSBA 6010/ITCS 6050/8050 – Deep Reinforcement Learning DSBA 6165 – Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning DSBA 6156 – Applied Machine Learning ITCS 5156 – Applied Machine Learning ITCS 6156/8156 – Machine Learning ITCS 3156 – Introduction to Machine Learning ITCS 3153 – Introduction to Artificial […]

Education: Ph.D. in Statistics and Quantitative Biology, Michigan State UniversityM.S. in Statistics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Li is the Program Director for the new PhD Program at the School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte, as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics […]

Education: M.S. in Economics and Statistics, Georgia Institute of Technology Courses Taught: Databases for Data Scientists DSBA/HCIP 6160 Biography: Henan Li has over 10 years of experience in data analytics, digital transformation, and operational excellence. She currently serves as a Resident Consultant at Alteryx, based in Charlotte, North Carolina and her main focus in this role is […]

Education: Ph.D. in Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park  M.S. in Agricultural Informatization (Landscape Ecology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences B.E. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology, Wuhan University Courses Taught: GEOG1103 Spatial Thinking  GEOG6125/8125 GIS &T Biography: Yao Li, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences. His research […]

Education: Ph.D. in Business Administration, Syracuse UniversityM.S. in Statistics and Education, Syracuse UniversityM.A. in Philosophy, Beijing Normal University Courses Taught: Strategic Business Analytics DSBA 6276 Biography: Dr. Angela Liu joined the Belk College marketing faculty in 2019. Before joining UNC Charlotte, she was appointed Associate Professor of Marketing at Tsinghua University and a research scholar […]

Education:Ph.D. in Health Services Research/Health Policy, Rutgers UniversityM.S.W. in Health Administration/Gerontology, Rutgers University Courses Taught: Intermediate Decision Analysis in Healthcare HCIP 6108, Healthcare Data Analytics HCIP 6102 Biography: Timothy Lowe, Ph.D., is Director, of Research Services, Premier, Inc., Charlotte, NC. Dr. Lowe has over 25 years of experience in healthcare analytics and project management for […]

Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Courses Taught: Data and Society DTSC 1301/1302 Biography: Dr. Stephanie Moller researches income inequality within the United States and cross-nationally. She also researches mathematics achievement in primary and secondary schools, examining racial, ethnic, and socio-economic gaps in achievement. Dr. Moller has published numerous articles, […]

Education: D.B.A., University of North Carolina at CharlotteM.B.A., University of Delaware Courses Taught: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage DSBA 6100 Biography: Dr. D. Blaine Nashold, Jr. is an Associate Graduate Faculty member at the UNC Charlotte School of Data Science where he specializes in big data analytics for competitive advantage. Dr. Nashold has also […]

Education: Ph.D. in Information Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Courses Taught: Text Mining and Information Retrieval DSBA 6188, Knowledge Discovery in Databases DSBA 6162 / HCIP 6162, Internship Practicum DSBA 6400 Biography: Dr. Xi “Sunshine” Niu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Software and Information Systems. She also holds a […]

Education: Ph.D. in Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.S. in Biostatistics, Yale UniversityB.S. in Mathematics, Fudan University, China Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Pan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biostatistics at the University […]