Experts List

Below is a listing of Catawba faculty and staff who have either been selected or volunteered to be included as an expert in their respective fields of work or research. 

AIR POLLUTION Dr. John E. Wear, Jr.
AMERICAN POLITICS: Southern politics, state politics, campaigns and elections, bureaucracy, constitutional law Dr. J. Michael Bitzer
APP DEVELOPMENT AND CODING Dr. Pamela Thompson
ART: History of visual style, Southern art and architecture, digital art Professor David Pulliam
ECONOMICS: National Economic Trends & Issues, Southern Economic Trends & Issues Dr. James Slate
CLIMATE CHANGE Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery
COMPUTER SCIENCE Dr. Pamela Thompson
DATA MINING, MACHINE LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY WITH DATABASES Dr. Pamela Thompson
DATA ANALYTICS, DATA INTEGRATION Dr. Pamela Thompson
ECOLOGY: Avian Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Mate Choice, and Species Monitoring (particularly of birds and butterflies) Dr. Joe Poston
ECONOMICS: Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Evolution of Financial Practices, Financial Crises, Mergers & Acquisitions, History of the Corporation and Business, Institutionalist theory, Political Economy Dr. Eric R. Hake
ECONOMY: National Economic Trends & Issues, Southern Economic Trends & Issues Dr. James Slate
E-COMMERCE Dr. Pamela Thompson
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Green design, sustainable community development, watershed protection and land conservation Dr. John E. Wear, Jr.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SPECIFICALLY WITH TECHNOLOGY  Dr. Pamela Thompson
EXOTIC FARE Dr. J. Michael Wilson
GENDER STUDIES Dr. Kerstin Rudolph
INFORMATION SYSTEMS Dr. Pamela Thompson
INTERNET OF THINGS, BEACONS, NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION Dr. Pamela Thompson
LEADERSHIP Dr. J. Michael Bitzer
LITERATURE: 19th Century American Literature Dr. Kerstin Rudolph
LITERATURE: African American Literature Dr. Kerstin Rudolph
MARINE BIOLOGY Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery
MOTORSPORTS Dr. James Hand
MUSIC: classical music and music history Dr. Renee McCachren
PHYSICAL THERAPY Dr. James Hand
PHYSICAL TRAINING Dr. James Hand
POLITICAL SCIENCE/ AMERICAN POLITICS: Southern politics, state politics, campaigns and elections, bureaucracy, constitutional law Dr. J. Michael Bitzer
PROGRAMMING Dr. Pamela Thompson
PSYCHOLOGY: Sex differences (those in cognitive abilities); perceptions of others based on physical appearance Dr. Sheila Brownlow
RELIGION AND RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD Dr. Barry Sang
SOCIAL MEDIA Dr. Pamela Thompson
SPORTS: Injury Prevention and Injury Treatment Dr. James Hand
SPRAWL: Consequences of urban sprawl Dr. Sheila Brownlow
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MEETING FACILITATION Dr. Stephen R. Hiatt
THE SOUTH: Southern politics and politicians of the last 100 years Dr. J. Michael Bitzer
STEM EDUCATION Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP Dr. John E. Wear, Jr.
THEATRE: Theatre in the South, theatre trends and designing for new plays Professor David Pulliam
THEATRE: Theatrical Lighting, Technical Directing, Theatrical Space Planning Dr. J. Michael Bitzer
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Dr. Norris Feeney
WOMEN IN BUSINESS Dr. Pamela Thompson