Faculty and Staff

Kenza Mitchem

Administrative Support Specialist

Dr. Rohini Abhyankar, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

Dr. Rohini Abhyankar is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Office of Student Development and Success (OSDS) at the Williams Lee College of Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design from Arizona State University in 2022. Dr. Abhyankar holds master’s degrees in Physics (University of Delhi, India) and Electrical Engineering (Syracuse […]

Sid Alvis, B.S.E.E., P.E.

Professor of Practice, Director of the Leadership Academy

Sid Alvis is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a BS in Electrical Engineering, and an Executive MBA from Northern Illinois University. After an assignment in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Alvis entered the nuclear energy industry as a Systems Engineer at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant in New Hill, NC, during final construction, plant start-up, and the first year of commercial operations

DR. Yi Cao, PH.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

Education: Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/yi-cao

Dr. Clint Halsted, Ph.D

Adjunct Professor

Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2020M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1999B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1997 Research

Meg Harkins, M.S. Env Sci, P.E.

Professor of Practice and Chair of the Senior Design Committee
Office of Student Development and Success

Professor Harkins has been with the Office of Student Development and Success since 2010, in a variety of capacities. Currently she is the Lead Instructor and Chair of the Senior Design Committee, teaches Engineering College Honors Capstone, and is the KEEN Engineering Unleashed Campus leader. She has also taught Engineering Ethics and Introduction to Engineering […]

Chayla Jackson

Assistant Director of First-Year Advising & Student Success

Ricky Johnson, M.S. User Experience

Adjunct Professor

Mr. Ricky Johnson moved to Charlotte five years ago from Arizona. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Arizona State University in 2017 and completed a Master’s degree in User Experience in 2025. His professional experience spans the semiconductor industry and the software development industry, and has been involved with several startups […]

Lisa Lattimore

Lecturer and Director, Engineering Freshman Learning Community

Lisa Lattimore, MBA, MS is the Director of the Engineering Freshman Learning Community and a Lecturer for the ENGR 1201- Introduction to Engineering Principles and Practices and ENGR 1301 – Foundations of Math and Science for Engineers for the Office of Student Success and Development within William States Lee College of Engineering.   She graduated from […]