Michael Cobb
North Carolina State University

Dr. Michael Cobb is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at North Carolina State University. A specialist in survey research, Dr. Cobb’s research and teaching interests include such issues as campaigns and elections, race, the use of new technologies, and war. The recipient of two teaching awards, he has also worked to improve the election process in North Carolina. Dr. Cobb holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has been at NC State since 1999.

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Annette Dammer
Fayetteville Technical Community College

Annette Dammer is a developmental English and reading instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College. An intensive user of technologies, Ms. Dammer teaches in both a traditional and online classroom setting. In addition to being an educator, she has been a reporter and freelance writer, contributing hundreds of articles to newspapers and magazines, as well as the author and editor of two books for children. Ms. Dammer received a B.A. in English from Towson University in Maryland in 1994 and is now pursuing a Masters degree with a concentration in writing. Ms. Dammer has been teaching at FTCC since 2001.

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Keith G. Debbage
University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Dr. Keith G. Debbage is a Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. His research and teaching interests focus on land use planning and urban economic development.  As a consultant, Dr. Debbage has conducted a variety of studies for economic development authorities in the Piedmont Triad region. These have focused on transportation and land use corridors as well as biotechnology cluster development. Most recently, Dr. Debbage served on the UNC Tomorrow Commission’s Scholars Council, helping the Commission identify challenges facing the state in the next twenty-five years and how the UNC system can best respond to them. He has a monthly column in the Greensboro News and Record on all aspects of economic development. Dr. Debbage received a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia, a degree in Tourism from the University of Surrey (U.K.) and a B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Dundee (U.K.). Dr. Debbage has been at UNC-G since 1988.

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Martin W. Doyle
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Dr. Martin W. Doyle is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  His research and teaching interests focus on water use and management, dams and dam removals and urbanization and environmental markets.  A former hydraulic engineer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Sedimentation Laboratory and for a private consulting company, Dr. Doyle has written and spoken to scientific societies, private firms and government officials at the federal, state and local level about his research.  He received a Ph.D. in Earth Science from Purdue University in 2002, a M.S.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from the National Sedimentation Laboratory-University of Mississippi and a B.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from Harding University.  Dr. Doyle has been at UNC-CH since 2002.

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Leah Greden Mathews
University of North Carolina, Asheville

Dr. Leah Greden Mathews is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Her area of expertise is nonmarket valuation - the pricing of items that are not normally exchanged in markets. Most of Dr. Mathews' scholarship has been in the area of natural resources and environmental amenities. This work includes an estimation of the value of protecting and improving scenic quality along the Blue Ridge Parkway, reducing pollution in rivers and preserving farmland. Dr. Mathews has worked with the National Park Service and the Land of Sky Regional Council and is currently leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Farmland Values Project. She received a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1998 and a B.A. in Economics, French and International Affairs from Marquette University in 1991. Dr. Mathews has been at UNC-A since 1997.

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Johnny Shull
Central Carolina Community College

Johnny Shull is Lead Instructor of Business Administration at Central Carolina Community College in Lillington. He teaches classes in both business and economics and conducts research on the use of technology in higher education. A former mayor and small businessman, Mr. Shull has been an active member of his community with a particular interest in healthcare. He received an MBA in 2003 and a B.A. in Government from Campbell University in 2002. Mr. Shull has been teaching at CCCC since 2005.