Faculty

Kyoung Hee Kim, Ph.D, AIA, NCARB, NOMA, is a Professor in the School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte, teaching architecture design studios and sustainable technology integration. She is the Director of the Integrated Design Research Lab (IDRL), an interdisciplinary research platform for integrating architecture design and innovative building technologies. Her expertise lies in net zero […]

Lidia Klein is an Assistant Professor in Architectural History, specializing in global contemporary architecture. Her current research centers on the political dimensions of postmodern architecture outside the Global North, specifically in South America and Eastern Europe. She earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Students (AAHVS) at Duke […]

Ann Kluttz is a Senior Lecturer, Photography; Photographic Facilities Manager in the Department of Art & Art History.

Hunter Kopczynski (he/him) serves as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he conducts the UNC Charlotte Wind Ensemble and teaches courses in conducting and music education.   Dr. Kopczynski comes to Charlotte after holding similar positions at Mars Hill University and in the public […]

Education B.S. National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1991M.S. National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1993M.Arch. University of Washington, 2001Ph.D. University of Washington, 2008 Areas of Interest My research is focused on establishing an integrated platform that can consist of a software-hardware tools suite and a curricular module for introducing geographic information science (GISci) and its associated […]

Andrew Leventis makes meticulously detailed oil paintings of contemporary vanitas, a motif popularized in early still life in which food, flowers, and other perishable objects represent the fleeting nature of life and the passing of time. Often his work is infused with iconography reflecting his queer identity. Leventis received an MFA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College, University […]

Jessica Lindsey has established herself as a dynamic performer and pedagogue, pursuing a career that is equally devoted to both spheres. Her reputation as a clarinetist in both chamber and orchestral settings has seen her perform throughout the United States, and as far afield as China and New Zealand. A genuine artist of today’s changing […]

Meredith Magoun has taught at Old Dominion University, Central Washington University, and Boston Arts Academy. She teaches courses in Costume Technology, Stage Costuming, Costume Design, Costume Crafts, Fashion History, Intro to Theatre (Theatre Experience), Intro to Production Design and Mask Making. She also mentors students, teaching them the skills and joy that goes into good […]

Emily Makaš has a Ph.D. in the History of Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell University (2007), a Masters in Historic Preservation from Columbia University (1997), and a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Tennessee (1995).  Makaš is the founding Co-Director of the Center for Community, Heritage, and the Arts (CHArt), a pilot research center in […]