Pirate Profile Archives

Dr. David MacPherson serves as director of the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program. (Photo by Steven Mantilla)
May 01, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

Faculty: Dr. David MacPherson

Dr. David MacPherson brought a world of vibrant and life-changing experiences when he signed on as faculty six years ago at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. His...

Fourth-year School of Dental Medicine student Ijeoma Okons brings a background in research and service to her rotations at the school’s statewide community service learning centers. (Photo by Steven Mantilla)
Apr 25, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Ijeoma Okons

Combining plenty of ambition with carefully measured doses of erudition and intuition, Ijeoma Okons has discovered the perfect formula that is bringing her dreams to fruition. Okons, now a fourth-year...

Apr 05, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Felicia Branch

Felicia Branch, a Brody School of Medicine student, has seen the impact that representation and diversity have on patient experiences. Before entering medical school, Branch worked as a technologist in...

Mar 27, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. John Cavanagh

Dr. John Cavanagh didn’t come to science and medicine naturally. “It was a complete fluke,” said Cavanagh, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the...

Feb 29, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Lauren Humann

East Carolina University’s Lauren Humann is helping make dreams come true for others while fulfilling her own. Humann, a junior in the College of Business, is a member of ECU’s...

Feb 29, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Karen Kus

It’s been nearly 24 years since Karen Kus hopped on a plane in Boston to come to East Carolina University. She still vividly recalls a woman on that flight asking...

Student: Alondra Torres
Feb 12, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Alondra Torres

Alondra Torres’ journey to become a Spanish teacher has taken her from eastern North Carolina to Mexico and back home to East Carolina University. Torres was born in Williamston, about...

Jan 29, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Mostafa Namian

The large book with small print totals 718 pages of complex safety regulations that cover all kinds of scenarios. “Obviously I don’t know all of it, and even if I...

Shanice Hill leads frontline customer service for the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. (Photos by Steven Mantilla)
Jan 24, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Staff: Shanice Hill

With more than 25,000 parking spaces on East Carolina University’s campus, Shanice Hill’s top priority is making sure that everyone who comes to campus feels welcomed. Hill is the customer...

Jan 03, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Faculty: Dr. Eboni Baugh

Eboni Baugh’s teaching style has been molded by various mentors and specifically the phrase, “You need to do this.” Throughout her career, Baugh has often listened first and followed with...