Affiliate Faculty

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Northeastern UniversityM.S. in Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (Iran) Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Hamed Tabkhi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering. Dr. Tabkhi is the founder and director of the Transformative Computer Systems […]

Education: Ph.D. in Geography, University of IowaM.S. in Geography, Nanjing University (China) Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Wenwu Tang’s primary interests are centered on computational science and geographic information science and include: spatiotemporal analysis and modeling of complex adaptive spatial systems (CASS); application of artificial intelligence and, in particular, machine learning and software agents in […]

Education: DrPH in Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthM.S. in Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Courses Taught: Health Informatics Internship HCIP 6400 Biography: Dr. Michael Thompson is an Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy. He recently served as Interim Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy. […]

Education: Ph.D. and M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Rice University Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Scott Tonidandel, PhD is a Professor of Management in the Belk College of Business, a faculty affiliate of the School of Data Science, and Director of the Organizational Science PhD program at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Scott’s research interests include […]

Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University College London (United Kingdom)Postdoctoral Scholar, Johns Hopkins University and Boston University Courses Taught: BIOL3166: Genetics (undergraduate), BIOL8270: Cell Pathways and Metabolism (graduate) and BIOL8266: Advanced Protein Biotechnology (graduate) Biography: He joined the University of Chicago as a Research Assistant Professor to gain expertise in phospho-proteomics and global interactomics under the mentorship […]

Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. MSc in Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria. Courses Taught: Biography: Dr. Patricija van Oosten-Hawle is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She completed her MSc in Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry at the University of Vienna, […]

Education: Ph.D. in International Relations, American University Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301 & DTSC 2302 Biography: James Igoe Walsh is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Walsh’s research interests include political violence, forced displacement, human rights, intelligence, natural resources, and armed conflict. His expertise is […]

Education: Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, Fudan University, ChinaM.S. in Cell Biology, Shandong University, China Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Yan has initiated and directed the Charlotte Biology and Biotechnology (CBB) Exchange Group co-sponsored by North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) and UNC Charlotte since 2017. He is also a Program Leader of the Genome Integrity and […]

Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Courses Taught: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage DSBA 6100, Modern Data Science Systems DSBA 6345 Biography: Dr. Wlodek Zadrozny joined the faculty of UNC Charlotte from the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. As a scientist at IBM Research, he contributed to a wide range of […]

Education: Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S. in Management Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China Courses Taught: Advanced Business Analytics DSBA 6211 Biography: Dr. Kexin Zhao’s current research focuses on electronic commerce, virtual communities, and e-business standardization. She is also an associate editor of Decision Support Systems and a member of both AIS […]