Philip Rothman

Professor Department of Economics Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 252-328-6151 Email: rothmanp@ecu.edu Website: https://economics.ecu.edu/faculty-staff/rothmanp-2/ Areas of expertise: the macroeconomy, the recession, the financial crisis, unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, international finance

Len Rhodes

Executive Director of Technology, Information and Operations Teaching Instructor, Department of Finance College of Business Phone: 252-328-6350 Email: rhodesi@ecu.edu Website: https://business.ecu.edu/faculty/rhodesi/ Area of expertise: Personal finance

Jonathan S. Morris

Professor Department of Political Science Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 252-328-1067 Email: morrisj@ecu.edu Website: https://politicalscience.ecu.edu/about/faculty-staff/morris/ Areas of expertise: American politics, political communication, political behavior, humor and politics, institutions, quantitative methods, public opinion, U.S. Congress

Brian Massey

Associate Professor School of Communication College of Fine Arts and Communication •    Phone: 252-328-2864 •    Email: masseyb@ecu.edu •    Website: https://communication.ecu.edu/faculty-staff/brian-massey/ Areas of Expertise: news coverage and news-story framing, convergence/online journalism, journalists’ job satisfaction, organizational commitment and professionalization, journalism and organizational change/development, international journalism, communication research methods

Brad Lockerbie


Professor Department of Political Science Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 252-328-1066 Email: lockerbieb@ecu.edu Website: http://myweb.ecu.edu/lockerbieb/ Areas of expertise: national elections and voting behavior, presidential nomination contests, public opinion, politics, political forecasting

N. Ruth Gaskins Little


Assistant Professor Director, DrPH – Health Policy, Administration and Leadership Program Department of Public Health Brody School of Medicine Phone: 252-744-3123 Email: littlena@ecu.edu Website: https://public-health.ecu.edu/littlena/ Areas of expertise: health care delivery to underserved populations, access to health care, public health leadership development including personnel and administration, aging and long-term care, substance abuse prevention