Faculty/Staff Archives

May 13, 2011

EXPERTS CONVERGE: ECU hosts second annual hurricane conference

  East Carolina University and North Carolina Emergency Management will host the second annual hurricane conference for emergency managers May 18 in the Murphy Center on campus. Along with representatives...

May 13, 2011

ECU professor quoted in CNN Money

ECU finance professor Eli Beracha was quoted in CNN Money on the financial repercussions of renting versus buying a home. Beracha and a co-author have published a paper on buying...

May 10, 2011

Dickens publishes in Internal Auditing

An article by Denise Dickens (Accounting), "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Implications for Internal Auditors," was published in the journal, Internal Auditing.

Apr 28, 2011

Brinkley elected representative to American Statistical Association

Jason Brinkley (Biostatistics) was elected as the North Carolina chapter representative to the American Statistical Association for a 3-year term. The ASA is the world’s largest community of statisticians.  The...

Apr 28, 2011

Kelley named health education and promotion chair

After a national search, Dr. Tim Kelley has been appointed the new chair of the Department of Health Education and Promotion. Kelley, who came to ECU in 2008, is a...

Apr 27, 2011

Kolasa presents on kids and nutrition

Kathy Kolasa (Family Medicine and Pediatrics) presented at the North Carolina Dietetic Association on “IN4Kids: Integrating Nutrition for Kids: Study Findings” with the IN4KIDS team from Duke University (Gwen Murphy,...

Apr 18, 2011

In Memoriam: Edgar W. Hooks Jr.

Dr. Edgar W. Hooks Jr., retired professor of health and physical education and chair of that department from 1971 to 1980, died April 16. He was the father of Nikki...

Apr 15, 2011

In Memoriam

Edward Douglas Crotts (Health Education and Promotion), husband of Debra Crotts (University Marketing) died April 13.

Apr 15, 2011

Fighting viruses

Research by Rachel Roper (Microbiology and Immunology) focuses on developing safe and effective vaccines and drugs to fight viral threats like the poxvirus. She and student K.E. Rehm just published...

Apr 12, 2011

ECU professor examines experience of women immigrants

East Carolina University sociology professor Susan Pearce has co-authored a book that chronicles the experiences of female immigrants living in the United States today. “Immigration and Women: Understanding the American...