Core Faculty

Education: Ph.D. in Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina – ColumbiaM.S. in Management of Information Systems, North Carolina A&T State University Courses Taught: Introduction to Health Informatics HCIP 6380, Business Intelligence in Healthcare HCIP 6396 Biography: Dr. George Shaw’s current research focuses on the intersection of computational social science and public health. He […]

Education: Ph.D. in Plant Evolutionary Biology, Beijing Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Courses Taught: N/A Biography:  Dr. Bao-Hua Song’s research focuses on Ecological, Phytochemical, and Agricultural Genomics. Her lab employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating omics, systems biology, genetics, and evolution, to address fundamental and applied questions in agriculture, human health, and climate adaptation. Dr. […]

Education: M.S. in Sports Management, High Point University Courses Taught: Sports Analytics DTSC 1110, Sports Business Analytics DTSC 2110, Sports Analytics Practicum DTSC 3400 Biography: John Tobias is an assistant professor of practice and the program co-director for the new Sports Analytics bachelor’s degree program. As the Program Co-Director, he is responsible for educating students on […]

Education: Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia TechM.S. in Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Tech Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301/2302 Biography: Damien Patrick Williams is an assistant professor in Philosophy and Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Society, from Virginia Tech in […]

Education: Ph.D. in Political Science, UNC Chapel Hill Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301/2302 Biography: In August 2026, Dr. Jason Windett was appointed the Program Director for the PhD Program at UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science. His research agenda focuses broadly on the area of representation in American politics with a focus on […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of ArkansasM.S. in Statistics, University of Arkansas Courses Taught: Applied Machine Learning DSBA 6156 Biography: Dr. Depeng Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software & Information Systems and the School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte. His research focuses on data mining and machine learning, specifically […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Davis; M.S. in Computational Science & M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; B.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Biography: Dr. Haopeng Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to joining UNC […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Peking University, China Courses Taught: Business Intelligence and Analytics DSBA 6201 Biography: Dr. Lina Zhou’s research interests span the areas of social media analytics, deception detection, knowledge management, biomedical informatics, and intelligent mobile interface. She has published articles in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Communications […]