Karen L. Cox, Director of Public History. Dr. Cox shares with students her experience as a public historian in a variety of settings including museums, archives, non-profit organizations, and a for profit business. A strong student advocate, her research and teaching interests include southern history, popular culture, and history in the digital age.

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Karen Flint, Department of History. Dr. Flint’s scholarship focuses on the history of medicine, particularly in South Africa. Her expertise in oral history and memory makes her an excellent advisor for students developing oral history projects.

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John Flower, Department of History. Dr. Flower’s research on the folk life of China and Tibet incorporates oral history and the connections between history and folk culture. His research makes extensive use of new media and his students present their work in multi-media formats.

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David Goldfield, Department of History. Dr. Goldfield is the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at UNCC. He has applied his research in a variety of venues, including museums, courtrooms, and agency offices. By advocating that historians be engaged in some form of public policy, he sets a positive example of what students can accomplish with a history degree.

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Christine Haynes, Department of History. Dr. Haynes' research and teaching interests include the history of communication media. In particular she offers students a context for understanding how the forms and uses of printed media have been shaped by their social and political context.

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Dan Morrill, Department of History. Dr. Morrill is consulting director of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Historic Landmarks Commission. Deeply committed to historic preservation as both a scholar and activist, Dr. Morrill’s students receive excellent hands-on training through internships with the HLC.

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John David Smith, Department of History. Dr. Smith is the Charles H. Stone Professor of American History and former Director of Public History at North Carolina State University. In addition to his expertise in southern and African-American history, Dr. Smith offers instruction in historical editing. His contacts in the field of public history make him an excellent mentor and advisor.

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Heather Thompson, Department of History. Dr. Thompson has worked with architects and planners to give historical background for a design charette and for a public exhibit on the Detroit Riot of 1967. She’s also worked with the digital sound initiative to structure oral history interviews with prominent African Americans in Charlotte.

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