Administration

Dr. Morgan Pitelka

Department Chair
mpitelka@unc.edu

Dr. Robin Visser

Associate Chair & Director of Undergraduate Studies
rvisser@email.unc.edu

Dr. Yaron Shemer

Director of Graduate Studies
yshemer@email.unc.edu

Ms. Lori Harris

Department Manager
Contact Lori for HR or payroll issues including overloads, adjunct appointments, and TA hiring. Students, contact her for help with Tracker adjustments or Study Abroad credit approval.
lori@unc.edu
(919) 843-5340

Ms. Ash Barnes

Student Services Specialist
Ash is the person to contact about crosslisted courses. Students, she can help you with solving class and schedule issues, discussing departmental opportunities, talking about study abroad, and connecting with campus resources. Prospective students or parents, contact Ash if you want to arrange a visit or learn more about the department. Ash also handles publicity, so contact her to inform us about something that’s happening, or if you’d like to join our events listserv.
wow@unc.edu

Ms. Angelika Straus

Accounting Technician
Angelika handles all financial services, including budgets, event and travel funding, payments and reimbursements. If you wish to transfer funds to DAMES, notify us of an award or funding commitment to one of our faculty, or collect on a funding commitment from DAMES, please contact her.
ask@email.unc.edu
(919) 445-1199

Ms. Trang Le

Administrative Support Associate
trang.le@unc.edu
(919) 962-4294