Panel of Experts

Are you a member of the working media who needs background information on a story? Do you need a speaker for your local civic group? Members of our faculty have agreed to help you out on certain subjects. Whether you need a quote from a recognized expert in the field or just need a deeper understanding of the material you’re working on, we are happy to help.

Except when explicitly noted, experts are speaking on their own behalf and not on behalf of the University and the opinions expressed are their own and not necessarily those of the institution.

Area of Expertise	Expert Name and Email Link
20th Century Politics – US Specialty	Dr. Ronald Bayes
American History – General	Dr. David Herr
American Slavery	Dr. David Herr
Celtic Studies	William Caudill
Charles deGaulle	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Childhood Reading Instruction (Grades 1-12)	Dr. Sandy Jones
China	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
Civil War in North Carolina	William Caudill
Contemporary Latin American Poetry	Dr. Jeffrey Birdsong
Democratic Government (Especially in Countries with a majority Muslim citizenry)	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
Diversity Awareness	Dr. Rona Leach McLeod
Early Presbyterian History in the Carolinas	William Caudill
Equine Business	Jackie Dwelle
Ezra Pound	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Fine Arts Integration into the K-12 Classroom	Dr. Teresa Reynolds
Folklore of the American South	William Caudill
French and British Naval Power, 1919-1940	Dr. George Melton
Geneaology (Particularly Scottish & Scots-Irish)	William Caudill
History of Educated Riding	Jackie Dwelle
History of Religion in the South	Dr. David Herr
Indonesia	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
Industrial Engineering (process, assembly, material handling & technology application)	Dr. Doug Glass
Information Technology Management	Dr. Doug Glass
James Laughlin	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Japanese fiction and poetry	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Latin American Culture and History	Dr. Jeffrey Birdsong
Latin American Literature	Dr. Jeffrey Birdsong
Local and Regional History	William Caudill
Management	Dr. Doug Glass
Marketing	Dr. Doug Glass
Marketing and Business Plans	Dr. Doug Glass
Modern poetry	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Natural Horsemanship	Jackie Dwelle
North Carolina History	Dr. David Herr
North Carolina History	William Caudill
Party Politics	Dr. Ronald Bayes
Relationship of Religious Groups and Politics in America	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
Revolutionary War in North Carolina	William Caudill
Riding Instructor Training	Jackie Dwelle
Scotland	William Caudill
Scots Gaelic	William Caudill
Scottish History	William Caudill
Scottish Music	William Caudill
Southeast Asia	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
Southern History	Dr. David Herr
Spanish	Dr. Jeffrey Birdsong
Stable Management	Jackie Dwelle
T.S. Eliot	Dr. Ronald Bayes
The Black Mountain Poets	Dr. Ronald Bayes
The Civil War	Dr. David Herr
Therapeutic Horsemanship	Pebbles Turbeville
Traditional Music of the American South	William Caudill
U.S. China Relations	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
U.S. Foreign Policy (Especially with reference to development, diplomatic & defense issues)	Dr. Lawrence Schulz
U.S. Women’s History	Dr. David Herr
Vichy France	Dr. George Melton
William Carlos Williams	Dr. Ronald Bayes
World War II	Dr. George Melton
Yukio Mishima	Dr. Ronald Bayes

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