James Kirkland

Professor Department of English Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 252-737-1945 Email: kirklandj@ecu.edu Website: https://english.ecu.edu/people/faculty/james-kirkland/ Areas of expertise: American literature, magico-religious healing traditions, traditional healing, rhetoric and composition, herbal medicine, tall tales and urban legends, folklore

Rachel Roper

Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Brody School of Medicine Phone: 252-744-2708 Email: roperr@ecu.edu Website: https://microbiology-immunology.ecu.edu/rachel-l-roper/ Areas of expertise: Virus, vaccine, poxvirus, smallpox, monkeypox, SARS, COVID, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, gender bias in science/STEM

Brett D. Keiper

Associate Professor and Graduate Director Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Brody School of Medicine Phone: 252-744-2656 Email: keiperb@ecu.edu Website: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/biochemistry/KeiperBrett.cfm Areas of expertise: germ cells, protein synthesis, mRNA, ribosomes, reproduction and gametogenesis, apoptosis and oncogenesis, gene expression

Cody Logan Chullen

Associate Professor Department of Management College of Business Phone: 252-737-4608 Email: chullenc@ecu.edu Website: https://business.ecu.edu/faculty/chullenc/ Areas of expertise: negotiation, conflict resolution, leadership, burnout, health care, occupational stress, strain, well-being, job performance, organizational commitment and turnover, general human resource management, legal issues in HR, human resource development, staffing tools and systems, reward and compensation systems, industrial relations

Brenda Wells

Robert F. Bird Distinguished Professor of Risk Management and Insurance Director, Risk Management and Insurance Program Department of Finance College of Business Phone: 252-328-6372 Email: wellsbr@ecu.edu Website: https://business.ecu.edu/faculty/wellsb/ Areas of expertise: insurance, risk management, insurance contract interpretation, life insurance twisting, life insurance churning, life insurance illegal replacement, legalization of marijuana, automobile diminished value, property and casualty product … Read more

Karen Traynor

Planning Analyst/Program Development Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research Phone:  252-328-9482 Email:  traynork@ecu.edu Areas of expertise: strategic planning; developing goals, objectives, strategies and metrics, using results to promote continuous improvement; process improvements; training; human resources; data and information; program planning and development

Jennifer Cremeens Matthews

Professor Health Education and Promotion College of Health and Human Performance Phone: 252-328-1704 Email: cremeensj@ecu.edu Website: https://scholars.ecu.edu/display/F54060779 Areas of expertise: Trauma, resilience, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma-informed schools, trauma-informed campus, excessive alcohol consumption, underage drinking, substance use prevention