Research/Research Projects

Co-designer, co-director

A collective of people working to develop core knowledge and practices in Anti-Racism Mission: ARC promotes an understanding of race, racism, and anti-racism within systems Vision: We provide a coherent curriculum to address race, racism and anti-racism in...

Information Systems and e-Business Management Special issue on digital inclusion

Digital inclusion is crucial to promote economic prosperity and social equality. However, gaps persist between individuals, organizations, and communities in their access and use of various digital technologies. This special issue on digital inclusion aims to...

UNC Charlotte Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence

Joshua Miller is a co-principal investigator for an award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence. This award is a collaboration with three HBCUs--Johnson C. Smith University, South Carolina State University, and Winston-Salem State University. The $1.5...

Various activities for Suzanne Leland, MPA Director and Professor

Grants, Projects, Events, Collaborated with Professor Pulugurtha Srinivas and received a grant from the North Carolina State Department of Transportation that begins summer of 2022. The title is: “Equity in Long Range Transportation Planning.” ($180K)....

Culturally Aware Mentoring

We are adding a module to the faculty mentor training, which focuses on creating culturally aware mentors.

Grants, Events, Collaborations, Projects

Recently submitted NSF Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Creating an Ethical Research Ecosystem for Computing Culture Change (CEREC-3)--Collaboration of Charlotte and Johnson C. Smit University to emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion from a global...

Needs Assessment for Graduate and International Students at UNC Charlotte

We launched a one-time survey needs assessment concerning financial and academic stress, COVID-19 impacts, mental health, resilience, and desires for new programming. This needs assessment was funded by our SAMHSA campus suicide prevention grant and completed in...

Reseach Project (In progress): Gender/Race/Ethnicity

This project is part of a recently submitted grant to NSF that seeks to understand how students’ team experiences may differ based on gender, race/ethnicity and the intersection of race and gender, English language skills, class level (e.g. freshmen, seniors), and...

Culturally Relevant Assessment

Our efforts are focused on supporting efforts to close educational equity gaps in assignment types, which contribute to class grades. This is an important element in closing gaps in college completion for all students. Our method is to conduct a semester-by...

Research Project (In progress): Disability

This research involves the design of a robot to aid students and faculty who are visually impaired at various levels with navigating campus. The project will include the design of a database, mobile application, and robot.