Adjunct Faculty

Richard Sheinis

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: J.D., Duke University School of LawB.A. in Political Science, Binghamton University Courses Taught: HCIP 6201 Health Information Privacy and Security: Law, Ethics and Technology Biography: Richard Sheinis, a legal professional and Partner at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Based in Charlotte, Richard is recognized for his expertise in Data Privacy and Cyber Security Law, where […]

Frazier Smith

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: B.M.E in Choral Music Education from Wingate University M. Ed in Instructional Design Systems and Technology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte M.S. in Information Technology Management from Western Governors University Ed. S in Instructional Design and Technology from South College Ed. D in Instructional Design and Technology from South College Courses Taught: […]

Felesia Stukes

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science
Assistant Professor at Johnson C. Smith University

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Courses Taught: Introduction to Programming for Health Informatics HCIP 5376 Biography: Dr. Felesia Stukes is an Assistant Professor at Johnson C. Smith University. Her research explores the use of complexity theory and network science to enhance community organizations that address societal problems. Additionally, Dr. […]

Agus Sudjianto

Executive in Residence
School of Data Science

Education: Ph.D. in Engineering, Wayne State UniversityM.S. in System Design and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Courses Taught: co-teacher of Model Risk Management DSBA 6010 Bio: Agus Sudjianto is an Executive in Residence for the School of Data Science, where he is also an advisor for the Center of TAIMing AI. He is a former […]

Zhijun (Zwick) Tang

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University Course Taught: Text Mining and Information Retrieval DSBA 6188 Biography: Zhijun (Zwick) Tang is an experienced professional in the field of data science, currently serving as the Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Universal Music Group (UMG). In this role, Zwick and his team aspire […]

Pamela Thompson

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science
Professor at Catawba College

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: Big Data Design, Storage, and Provenance in Healthcare DSBA 6160 /HCIP 6160, Knowledge Discovery in Databases DSBA 6162 / HCIP 6162 Biography: Pamela Thompson is an adjunct lecturer for the School of Data Science and College of Computing and Informatics, and  a member of the Graduate […]

Ryan Wesslen

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: Ph.D. in Computing and Information Systems, UNC CharlotteM.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, UNC CharlotteM.S. in Financial Mathematics, North Carolina State UniversityM.A. in Economics, New York University Courses Taught: DSBA5122: Visual Analytics; DSBA6010: Special Topics – Bayesian Statistics; DSBA6188: Text Mining and Information Retrieval; DSBA6211: Advanced Business Analytics; DSBA6010: Special Topics – Applications of Large […]

Sydney Westfall

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: M.S. in Health Informatics and Analytics, UNC Charlotte Classes Taught: Introduction to Programming for Health Informatics HCIP 5376 Biography: Sydney Westfall is a Data Scientist at Premier, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, specializing in healthcare analytics. Sydney’s career began as a Certified Pharmacy Technician and includes research in immunology labs.  At Premier, Sydney develops statistical and machine […]

Brad Williams

Adjunct Faculty
School of Data Science

Education: Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), UNC CharlotteMaster of Project Management (M.P.M.), Western Carolina UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Pfeiffer UniversityB.A. in Economics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Courses Taught: Business Project Management DSBA 6207 Biography: Brad Williams, DBA, PMPTM teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses within the School of Data Science and the […]