The Honors Team

The Honors College Team (2023)

Faculty

Beth Meyer-Bernstein, Ph.D.
Dean
Associate Professor of Biology
Contact: 843.953.7154 or honors@cofc.edu

Jenna Abetz, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Communication
Contact: abetzjs@cofc.edu

Lancie Affonso '96 (M.S. '08), M.I.B.S.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Director of Honors Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community (E-LLC)
Instructor, Department of Management and Marketing
Instructor, Department of Computer Science 
Contact: 843.214.5730 or affonsol@cofc.edu 

Tim Barker, Ph.D.
Honors Advising Fellow
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Contact: 843.953.7182 or barkertj@cofc.edu  

José Chávarry, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Contact: chavarryjr@cofc.edu

Cara Delay, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Professor of History
Contact: 843.953.1420 or delayc@cofc.edu

Sharonah Fredrick, Ph.D
Honors Faculty Fellow
Instructor of Spanish
Contact: fredricks@cofc.edu

Chris Freeman, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Contact: freemancj@cofc.edu

Chad Galuska, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology
Contact: 843.953.1609 or galuskac@cofc.edu

Renaud Geslain, Ph.D.
Honors Advising Fellow
Assistant Professor of Biology
Contact: 843.953.8080 or geslainr@cofc.edu

Todd Grantham, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Professor of Philosophy
Contact: 843.953.8011 or granthamt@cofc.edu

Michael Lee, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Communication
Contact: 843.953.7017 or leem@cofc.edu

Hao-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
Director of the Honors Program in Business
Associate Professor of Finance
Contact: 843.953.1988 or liuh@cofc.edu

Gabrielle Principe, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Professor of Psychology
Contact: 843-953-5590 or principeg@cofc.edu

Beth Sundstrom, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Strategic Health Communication
Contact: sundstrombl@cofc.edu

David Parisi, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Communication
Contact: 843.953.7017 or parisid@cofc.edu

Staff

Bridget Alaniva
Associate Director of Honors College Admissions
Contact: 843.953.5937 or alanivab@cofc.edu

Sydney Conrad
Interim Associate Director of Student Engagement
Contact: 843.953.0673 or conrads@cofc.edu

Bryan Ganaway, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Associate Dean
Director of Academic Advising
Director of the International Scholars Program
Contact: 843.953.6451 or ganawayb@cofc.edu

Cristy Landis, MFA
Honors Advising Fellow
Assistant Director of Student Success
Contact: landisc@cofc.edu

Mary Moser '92 B.A.
Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Dean
Contact: 843.953.5710 or moserm@cofc.edu

Brooke Falk Permenter ’06, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow
Director of Student Engagement 
Adjunct Lecturer 
Contact: 843.953.0674 or falkb@cofc.edu

Nick Plasmati M.F.A. '18
Associate Director of Marketing and Academic Programs
Contact: 843.953.7154 or plasmatinc@cofc.edu

Brian Sisco
Senior Development Officer
Libraries and Honors College
Contact: 843.509.8318 or siscobr@cofc.edu 

Scholar-in-Residence

John J. Culhane, J.D
Contact: culhanejj@cofc.edu

2023-2024 Honors Committee

Lancie Affonso - Department of Computer Science  

Jessica Madariaga - Department of Economics

Mike Maher - Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies

Melissa Negreiros - Department of Teacher Education

Kate Pfile - Department of Health and Human Performance

Gabrielle Principe - Department of Psychology

Ana Uribe - Department of Physics and Astronomy

Student Representative: TBD

Ex-officio non-voting member: Honors College Dean (or Dean's designee)