N.C. A&T Election Sources and Election Night Watch Party

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 5, 2024) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University faculty members are available to assist media in elections coverage today and in the days ahead, as news organizations seek to interpret the results. Please reach out to the Office of University Relations and Jamie Crockett to connect to any of the sources listed below: 336-256-0863 or jicrockett@ncat.edu.  

Also: The North Carolina A&T Student Government Association and other student groups are holding an elections night watch party this evening beginning at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Deese Ballroom. Media interested in attending to get student perspective as results come in should contact University Relations at 336-256-0863. 

• Ayanna Armstrong, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science (Ph.D. from Clark Atlanta University, B.A. in economics from Spelman). Topic Areas: Public policy in the United States, Black immigration.  
• Aaron Bell, Ph.D., an adjunct professor of political science (Ph.D. in political science and MA from Howard University, B.A. in history from North Carolina A&T). Topic Areas: The psychology of the Black community relative to the Black political experience; electoral behavior and political attitudes of Black Republicans.  
• Daphne Cooper, Ph.D., interim chair of Department of History and Political Science (Ph.D. from Clark Atlanta). Topic Areas: Black America and the politics of race in elections and public policy.  
• Jelani M. Favors, Ph.D., Henry Frye Distinguished Professor of History; director, Center of Excellence in Social Justice; author, “Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism” (Ph.D. in history, Ohio State). Topic Areas: Importance of HBCUs as vote vectors for Black America, Black voters, particularly in the South; the potential significance of the first historically Black university graduate to be elected president.  
• Alycia Graves-Johnson, M.A., instructor in political science (M.A. in government, Regent University). Topic Areas: American politics, legislative research, public policy. 
• Kimberly C. Harper, Ph.D., associate professor of English (Ph.D. in technical and professional discourse, East Carolina University). Topic Areas: Black maternal health and ethos, reproductive justice, Black rhetoric of healthcare and medicine, social justice.  
• Briana D. Hyman, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of History and Political Science (Ph.D. in Political Science from Howard). Topic Areas: Minority political participation; race, identity and politics; civil rights policies and politics; Black politics and ideology; African American and Latinx voters; policy support trends among minorities; Puerto Rican history; relations with the U.S. and independence efforts; American constitutional law; Puerto Rican-American relations; minority voter participation; the influence of media in politics. 
• Huan Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics (Ph.D. in Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton). Topic Areas: Environmental economics, with special focuses on air quality, environmental policy effectiveness, and environmental justice.  
• Angelo Moore, Ph.D., executive director of the North Carolina A&T Center of Excellence for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research.  
• Tom Porter, Ph.D., professor of history (Ph.D. in Russian history, University of Washington). Topic Areas: Russian nationalism, Russian interference in U.S. elections.  
• Hossein Sarrafzadeh, Ph.D., University Endowed Professor; director, Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education and Outreach (Ph.D. in computer science, University of Wollongong, Australia). Topic Areas: Security of North Carolina digital voting systems across the state and the potential of hacking to alter vote results.  
• Kalynda Chivon Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology (Ph.D. and M.S. in Social Psychology from Howard). Topic Areas: Impact of social media on Black voters, especially Black women. 
• Stephanie Teixeira-Poit., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work. Topic Areas: Public health, health disparities, health policy. 
• Flora Wadelington, M.A., instructor in history (M.A. in American history from North Carolina Central). Topic Areas: African American history, North Carolina history, segregation and African American Education. 
• Danielle D. Winchester, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics (Ph.D. in personal financial planning, Texas Tech). Topic Areas: Consumer finances and concerns, gender and racial differences in financial knowledge.