Administration

Dean Adams is presently a Professor in the Department of Theatre and Senior Associate Dean of Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  From 1989 to 2011, he was the Founding Artistic Director of the Connecticut Theater Festival in Simsbury, Connecticut. As a producer and director, Dean has presented or co-produced productions with […]

Gretchen Alterowitz is a dance artist, scholar, and educator. As a professor of dance at UNC Charlotte, she teaches across theory and practice, focusing on ballet technique, choreography, dance writing, and dance studies. She is currently the Chair of the Department of Dance. Alterowitz’s research focuses on feminist, queer, and democratic dancemaking and performance. Her […]

Dr. Erica Andrews has over 20 years of professional experience in higher education administration and community development. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to social justice and equity and is committed to improving postsecondary access, retention, and success for students. Dr. Andrews’s research interests include equity-minded faculty engagement with data, racial equity, and community […]

Blaine Brownell is Professor and Director of the David R. Ravin School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and an architect and researcher of emergent materials and applications. He earned a B.A. in Architecture with a Certificate in East Asian Studies at Princeton University in 1992, and a Master in Architecture from […]

Rose Diaz is the College of Art + Architecture’s Director of Information Technology. STAFF SPOTLIGHT Education: B.S. Computer Science, Music Minor, and an M.S. Business Computer Information Systems at Hofstra University, Hempstead NY Hometown: Brooklyn, NY What do you do to be creative? I love cooking and gardening. During my younger years, I played the violin, the marimba, […]

Jae Emerling is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History in the Department of Art & Art History at UNC Charlotte and the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Arts + Architecture. After attending Wesleyan University, he received his Ph.D. in Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles.  He is the […]

Recently joining the College of Arts + Architecture in a full-time capacity, Wendy Fishman has been working as a project consultant with COA+A since 2010. She served as a Exhibitions and Educational Programs Director on the Violins of Hope project and more recently as project manager for the Mobile Arts & Community Experience (MAX). Prior to her work with the University, Wendy worked in […]

José L.S. Gámez is the Dean of the College of Arts + Architecture. He was previously the Interim Dean for the College of Arts + Architecture and the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Arts + Architecture at UNC Charlotte. He has served as the Interim Director of the School of […]

David Janowiak joined the College of Arts + Architecture as chair of the Department of Theatre in July 2023. Janowiak comes to UNC Charlotte from Western Oregon University (WOU), where he has spent the past seven years as professor and chair of the Creative Arts Division, following 17 years leading the WOU Theatre Department. Janowiak has […]

Adam N. Justice came to UNC Charlotte from the Mint Museum in Charlotte, where he was Assistant Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art.  A Virginia native, he holds degrees in art history from Radford University (Radford, VA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond), where his master’s thesis addressed the evolving effects of sign theory in mid-century […]