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Astronomy
Carlos Salgado
Professor
757-823-8909
carlos@nsu.edu
Expertise: Particle astrophysics, Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (RRRT), Gamma-ray burst, Blazars, Supernova, Near Earth Objects (NEO)
Biology
Howard Duncan
Professor
757-823-8940
hbduncan@nsu.edu
Expertise: Pre-med, clinical parasitology, health careers, cancer & disparities
Business
Josephine Stanley-Brown
Instructor
757-823-2535
jsbrown@nsu.edu
Expertise: Business in higher education
Cultural Studies
Khadijah O. Miller
Professor/ Department Head
757-823-2864
komiller@nsu.edu
Expertise: African American Studies, Women’s Studies, Black Women’s History/Studies, Interdisciplinary curriculum development
E Arnold Modlin, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Geography
757-823-9457
eamodlin@nsu.edu
Expertise: Cultural and Social Geography, Plantation Museums, Critical Analysis of Tourism, Qualitative Research Methods
Cassandra Newby-Alexander
Professor
757-823-2268
clnewby-alexander@nsu.edu
Expertise: Black history, slavery, civil war, race, Portsmouth's black history, history of public schools in Hampton Roads
Stephanie Richmond
Assistant Professor
757-823-9073
sjrichmond@nsu.edu
Expertise: Women's history, abolition of slavery (Britain and US), women's rights, pre-Civil War American history, digital humanities
Exercise Science
Kathleen S. Thomas
Associate Professor, Exercise Science
757-823-8652
ksthomas@nsu.edu
Expertise: Athletic Injuries, Kinesiology, Exercise, Physical Activity
Health
Cynthia B. Burwell
Professor, Director NSU Center of Excellence in Minority Health Disparities
757-823-9494
cburwell@nsu.edu
Expertise: General Health, Sexual Health, Health Disparities, Adolescent Health, Faith Based Health- Health Ministry
International Studies

Geoffroy de Laforcade
Associate Professor
757-823-2080
gdelaforcade@nsu.edu
Expertise: Latin America, Cuba, South Africa
Nutrition
Jill Comess
Food Science & Nutrition Program Director
757-823-8216
jcomess@nsu.edu
Expertise: Diet, nutrition, supplements
Performing Arts
Sam Dorsey
Professor
757-823-8359
sbdorsey@nsu.edu
Expertise: Music history, Classical guitar
Anthony Stockard
Director of Theatre/Associate Professor
757-823-2897
amstockard@nsu.edu
Expertise: Theatre, stage production, direction, acting, stage design, actors guilds, etc.
Physics
Wendy Hinton
Chair – Physics Department
757-823-2275
whinton@nsu.edu
Expertise: High altitude ballooning, Amateur radio technician class license, etc.
Vina Punjabi
Professor
757-823-2472
vapunjabi@nsu.edu
Expertise: Experimental nuclear and particle physics, Proton elastic form factory, Polarimeter and calorimeter particle detectors, etc.
Carlos Salgado
Professor
757-823-8909
carlos@nsu.edu
Expertise: Experimental nuclear and particle physics, meson spectroscopy, etc.
Political Science

Carol Pretlow
Associate Professor
757-823-8192
cpretlow@nsu.edu
Expertise: International law; electoral politics: emphasis on national elections; National Security Law
Psychology

Scott Debb
Assistant Professor
757-823-8943
smdebb@nsu.edu
Expertise: Community mental health, social justice, conflict studies, cyber security

Ernestine Duncan
Associate Prof/Dept. Chair
757-823-8310
eduncan@nsu.edu
Expertise: Mental health, Women's issues

Andrew S. Franklin
Assistant Professor
757-823-2241
asfranklin@nsu.edu
Expertise: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Desideria Hacker
Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research
757-823-2893
dshacker@nsu.edu
Expertise: HIV/AIDS, Pro-choice Project
Social Justice

Cassandra Newby-Alexander
Professor
757-823-2268
clnewby-alexander@nsu.edu
Expertise: History, civil rights issues, Civil Rights Movement

Carol Pretlow
Associate Professor
757-823-8192
cpretlow@nsu.edu
Expertise: Civil rights issues, Civil Rights Movement
Technology
Carray Banks, Jr.
Assoc. Professor
757-823-8712
cbanks@nsu.edu
Expertise: Gates Millennium Scholarship; STEM opportunities; sports & the intercollegiate experience
Munir Sulaiman
Instructor
757-823-8089
msulaiman@nsu.edu
Expertise: Micro electronic devices
Tourism
E Arnold Modlin, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Geography
757-823-9457
eamodlin@nsu.edu
Expertise: Socially-Responsible Tourism, Museums and Museum Studies, Tourism, Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. South and the Caribbean, Social Memory and Tourism
Terrorism

Carol Pretlow
Associate Professor
757-823-8192
cpretlow@nsu.edu
Expertise: International relations: terrorism, national security law
Women's Issues
Colita Fairfax
Associate Professor/Honors College
757-823-9593
cnfairfax@nsu.edu
Expertise: Social issues, marriage, community and community development, social history, social policy

Khadijah Miller
Professor / Department Head
757-823-2864
komiller@nsu.edu
Expertise: Interdisciplinary studies, African American Studies, Women’s Studies, Black Women’s History/Studies, Interdisciplinary curriculum development