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Education: M.S. Advanced Data and Knowledge Discovery, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: Biography: Robert Fox started his career at IBM in Charlotte in 1999, and over the next 20+ years grew into a seasoned data science practitioner and leader (working primarily in the financial services sector—most recently as SVP & Head of Data Science & Analytics […]

Education: Ph.D. in Statistics, Virginia TechM.A. in Statistics, Columbia University Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Wenyu Gao is a skilled statistician and a collaborative interdisciplinary researcher, with expertise in a diverse range of statistical and machine-learning techniques. Before joining UNC Charlotte, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, where she developed an advanced model […]

Dr. Yaorong Ge’s research focuses on imaging informatics, health informatics, and intelligent informatics systems development. He has participated in many research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, has co-founded and managed a health informatics software startup until its acquisition, and has successfully commercialized a number of novel technologies via patent licensing.

Education: Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media, North Carolina State UniversityM.A. in Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication, James Madison UniversityB.S. in Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication, James Madison University Courses Taught: DTSC 1301/1302, COMM 3120, COMM 3125, COMM 3050  Biography: Dr. Justin Grandinetti is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies. He […]

Education:Ph.D. in Statistics and Decision Sciences, Duke UniversityM.S. in Statistics and Decision Sciences, Duke UniversityB.A. in Mathematics, Jacksonville University Courses Taught: Healthcare Data Analysis HCIP 6102, Problem-Solving in Health Analytics HCIP 6250 Biography: Dr. Laura Gunn is the Director of Health Analytics for the College of Health and Human Services. Dr. Gunn’s work as a […]

Education: Ph.D. in Social Work, University of AlabamaM.S.W. in Social Work, University of Alabama Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Yuqi Guo’s program of research is focused on the public health management of infectious diseases and chronic diseases among medically underserved populations. Her major research areas include health disparities, cancer prevention, and community health. Dr. Yuqi […]

Education: Master of Management in Clinical Informatics, Duke University School of MedicineM.S. in Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University (India) Courses Taught: Cloud Computing for Data Analysis DSBA 6190; Advanced Health Data Integration HCIP 6393 Biography: Sabyasachi Gupta, known as Sabby, is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and healthcare strategy consultant, with a proven track record in […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Southern Methodist University Courses Taught: Network Science DSBA 6326, Complex Adaptive Systems DSBA 6322, Applied Machine Learning DSBA 6156, Data Science for Social Good DTSC 4301/4302 Biography: Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic serves as the Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the Data Science and Business Analytics (DSBA) program at UNC Charlotte’s School […]

Education: Ph.D. in Philosophy, University at Buffalo School of Social WorkM.S. in Social Work, University at Buffalo School of Social Work Courses Taught: SOWK 6131 ‘Social Work Research’ and SOWK 6232 ‘Practice and Program Evaluation’ Biography: Dr. Travis Hales is an emerging social work scholar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte whose research […]

Education: Ph.D. in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Texas at Austin Courses Taught: Supply Chain Management DSBA 6208, Decision Modeling DSBA 6122 Biography: Dr. Xiuli He’s research interests include supply chain management and other areas such as marketing, finance, and economics. Dr. He’s research has been published in Production and Operations Management, Decision […]