Research

UNC Charlotte recognized members of the 2025 Million Dollar Research Circle at a celebration on March 26 at the Bissell House. Three faculty from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences were honored for having at least one million dollars in external research funding: Johnson was also specially recognized for having more than […]

Exploring the Social Psychology of Relationships As Valentine’s Day approaches each year, Amy Canevello, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Science, gets an uptick in requests to lend her expertise to conversations on love and relationships. However, romantic relationships are just one piece of her social psychology research, which spans self image, social motivations […]

This week UNC Charlotte launched the Charlotte AI Institute with two centers from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences highlighted for making significant contributions to innovative research from the University. The Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, CAGIS, uses advanced space-time theories, methods, and technologies in Geographic Information Science (GIS) to address pressing multi-scale […]

Vaughn Schmutz, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, has been named a 2024-25 research fellow for the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP). His research will utilize SNAAP data to examine the value of an arts education and the creative economy, with the topic of “Perceptions of Diversity, Social Justice, and Belonging Among Arts Graduates.” Schmutz is […]

“Election administration is easy, right? It’s just counting ballots.”  UNC Charlotte researchers from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have just authored a new book entitled “A Republic If You Can Afford It: How Much Does It Cost to Administer Elections?,” which was published by the Cambridge University Press in the Elements […]

Researchers from UNC Charlotte are collecting data to learn how residents of Western North Carolina were impacted in their ability to vote and confidence in the November general election after Hurricane Helene devastated the region in late September. Professors of Political Science and Public Administration Martha Kropf, Ph.D., and Regina Branton, Ph.D., the Marshall A. […]

Amid Hurricane Helene’s aftermath, an environmental research and technological powerhouse at UNC Charlotte is providing critical information for planning and rebuilding efforts. Recently unveiled research from the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS) details the now all-too-familiar threats of flooding and landslides in the North Carolina mountains, with particular emphasis on the increasing risks […]

This summer, the Charlotte Heat Mappers, a coalition of community organizations, nonprofits and government entities led by UNC Charlotte’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, will oversee a community science campaign to map variations in urban heat across the city. Charlotte is one of 14 U.S. communities and four international cities selected by the […]

UNC Charlotte is committed to celebrating success in many different forms, and is establishing and expanding the various ways we recognize faculty. Alongside teaching excellence, exemplary research and notable publications, they have recently established recognition for large research grant funding. On Wednesday, March 27, “Charlotte’s Million Dollar Research Circle” reception recognized faculty who have received a large grant totalling at least […]

Shannon Reid, Ph.D., associate professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology and affiliate faculty with the School of Data Science, works at the intersection of technology and public safety with projects that focus on reducing crime, while increasing community buy-in and trust in AI. She serves as chief executive officer of Chimeras, which got its start from an NSF […]