Engaged Scholarship

Ally Bitgood, is the business services coordinator for urbanCORE. Bitgood’s primary role includes assisting with planning and organizing events including registrations, travel, budgeting, and maintaining records. Bitgood grew up just outside of Charlotte in Monroe. She been riding horses the last 20 years and competed at the postsecondary level against University of South Carolina and […]

Dr. Colleen Hammelman is urbanCORE’s 2025–2026 Faculty Fellow and an associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences. In this role, she is launching a new initiative to advance engaged scholarship across campus—building on her deep commitment to community-centered research and teaching. A recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Professorship for Civic Engagement, […]

As the Director of Engaged Scholarship and Interim Director of urbanCORE at UNC Charlotte, Dr. Tamara Johnson develops policies, structures, and programming that supports engaged scholarship and enriches the student experience through experiential and community-based learning, civic engagement, and international education. She works collaboratively to create strategic initiatives that align teaching and research around urgent […]

Holly Middleton serves as the Associate Director of Engaged Scholarship for urbanCORE, where she develops approaches to supporting the community engagement research and teaching agendas of UNC Charlotte faculty. She has over fifteen years experience in higher education curriculum and program design, inclusive teaching practices, and community of practice-based assessment. Her publication and service record […]