Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Ms. Courtney Dixon

Lecturer
308-A Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-3127
Dr. Tinghao Feng

Dr. Tinghao Feng

Assistant Professor
312-H Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2373
Dr. Jay Fenwick

Dr. Jay Fenwick

Professor
Chairperson
312-N Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2708
Dr Baset Hamza

Dr. Baset Hamza

Assistant Professor
CS Faculty Champion
312-D Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-8562
Dr. Mark Hills

Dr. Mark Hills

Associate Professor
Co-Director, CS Honors Program
312-L Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-7159
Dr. Mohammad Ali Javidian

Dr. Mohammad Ali Javidian

Assistant Professor
Director, Data Science Certificate Program
312-C Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2612

Dr. Patricia Johann

Professor
312-M Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-7008
Val Lapensee-Rankine

Ms. Val Lapensée-Rankine

Lecturer
308-A Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-3127
Danielle Lapensee-Rankine Lecturer in Computer Science

Ms. Danielle Lapensée-Rankine

Lecturer
312-E Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2740
Alcinder Lewis

Mr. Alcinder Lewis

Lecturer
312-J Anne Belk Hall
Shane McCann Lecturer in Computer Science

Shane McCann

Lecturer
312-E Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2740
Michelle Melton

Ms. Michelle Melton

Adjunct Lecturer
(828) 262-7871
Cindy Norris

Dr. Cindy Norris

Professor
Undergraduate Program Director
312-A Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2359
Dr. Mitch Parry

Dr. Mitch Parry

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
312-K Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2149
Dr. Andrew Polonsky

Dr. Andrew Polonsky

Assistant Professor
CS Faculty Senate Representative
308-B Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-6596
Willow Sapphire

Mx. Willow Sapphire

Lecturer
308-A Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-3127
Joel Swanson

Mr. Joel Swanson

Senior Lecturer
313 Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-6708

Dr. Rahman Tashakkori

Lowe's Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Chair (2017-2023)
312-C Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-7009

Dr. Chad Waters

Lecturer
313 Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2386
Dr. James Wilkes

Dr. James Wilkes

Professor
Chair (2006-2017)
312-F Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2984

Research Staff

Pierre Cagne

Dr. Pierre Cagne

Postdoctoral Researcher
308-C Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-6596
Chris Campell

Christopher Campell

Research Associate - AppMAIS project
308-C Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-6596

Staff

Shane Miller

Shane Lee Miller

Administrative Specialist
312-P Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2370
Tim Tron

Mr. Timothy Tron

System Administrator
312-S Anne Belk Hall
(828) 262-2296

Professor Emeritus

Kenneth Jacker

Prof. Kenneth Jacker

Professor Emeritus
Barry Kurtz

Dr. Barry Kurtz

Professor Emeritus
Alice McRae

Dr. Alice McRae

Professor Emeritus
(828) 262-2385
Dr. Dee Parks

Dr. Dee Parks

Professor
Faculty Member (1986 - 2017)
Dr. Edward Pekarek

Dr. Edward Pekarek

Professor
Chair (2001 - 2006)
Faculty member (1976 - 2006)
Ray Russell

Dr. Ray Russell

Associate Professor
Chair (1998 - 2001)
Faculty member (1991 - 2021)