The Honors Team
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
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)