The Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina (DHC-NC) is guided by an executive board made up of the immediate past president, a president, a president-elect, a secretary, a treasurer and a communications coordinator.
The DHC-NC executive board is elected during the spring DHC-NC Institute. Terms are from July 1 to June 30, roughly following an academic year. The DHC-NC constitution includes the duties, responsibilities and elections procedures for the executive board.
Have questions or concerns? Please contact the Executive Board at dhcollabnc@gmail.com.
Current Board (2025-2026)
President
James B. Harr III (NC State)
James Harr (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Literature and Humanities Computing at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee and an Instructor of Data Science for the Data Science Academy at NC State University. In addition to serving as President, he was the Communications Manager for the 2021-2022 DHC-NC executive board, and the 2023-2024 President. He has a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from NC State, a M.Sc.D.S. in Bioinformatics from Christian Brothers University, and an M.A. in Medieval English Literature from the University of Leeds.
jbharr [at] ncsu (dot) edu
Visit James Harr’s website.
Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
Emma Stanley (NC State)
Emma is a doctoral candidate in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Ph.D. program at NC State. Her research focuses on mobile and locative media, and she’s interested in how our interactions with these media impact our experiences with the physical spaces around us.
Secretary/Treasurer
Donna Kain (ECU)
Donna Kain, Associate Professor Emeritus at Eastern Carolina University, teaches courses in rhetoric, technical communication, writing for business and industry, discourse analysis, visual discourse, theory and practice of new media, risk communication, editing, and project management. Her research focuses on risk communication and natural hazards including severe weather, climate change, and sea level rise; information technology applications for the classroom; and the uses of genres in professional settings. Dr. Kain is also Assistant Director of the Center for Natural Hazards, and previous DHC-NC President.
kaind [at] ecu (dot) edu | 252.737.2705
Communications Coordinator
Jenna Rinalducci (UNC Charlotte)
Jenna is the Arts & Architecture Librarian at UNC Charlotte. She has master’s degrees in art history and library science. She also holds a graduate certificate in digital public humanities from George Mason University.
See Jenna’s library research guides.
See library’s digital humanities guide.
Executive Board Representatives
Michelle Brenner (NC School of Science and Mathematics)
Savannah Lake (UNCC)
savannah (dot) lake [at] uncc (dot) edu
Jennifer M. Lozano (UNC Wilmington)
lozanoj [at] uncw (dot) edu
Carly Schnitzler (UNC)
m (dot) j (dot) linglemartin [at] gmail (dot) com
Kathryn Wymer (NCCU)
kwymer [at] nccu (dot) edu
Advisory Board
Scott Bailey (Gretel)
Amanda Binder (UNC Charlotte)
Claire Cahoon (Bucknell)
cc065 [at] bucknell (dot) edu
Nathan Kelber (JSTOR Labs)
nkelber [at] gmail (dot) com
Maggie Murphy (UNC Greensboro)
mmurphy@uncg.edu
Natalie Ornat (UNC Charlotte)
nornat [at] uncc (dot) edu
Barbara Williams Ellertson (Independent Scholar)
Get Involved
Are you interested in getting involved with the collaborative? Please email us at 
dhcollabnc [at] gmail [dot] com.