Each year, teachers and scholars from universities across the country (and sometimes beyond it) join the faculty of Winthrop University. The Office of the Provost is delighted to welcome this year’s new full-time faculty members to our academic community.
Ms. Tracy Pizzi
Ms. Tracy Pizzi will be joining us as the Metadata and Discovery Librarian for the
Ida Jane Dacus Library. She received her BA from Wingate University and MLIS from
UNC Greensboro. Most recently, she served as the Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions
for Valencia College Libraries in Orlando, FL. Her experience stems from a variety
of areas in libraries including cataloging, metadata assessment, collection development/acquisitions,
online embedded instruction, instructional technology/design, public service, and
procedure and policy development. She has many different research interests including
linked data and the semantic web, EDI in libraries, and inclusive terminology for
catalog subject headings and controlled vocabulary.
Ms. Alexa Allen
Ms. Alexa Allen is joining the Winthrop faculty as a new Instructor of Human Nutrition.
Alexa earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina
Wilmington. After working in the marketing field for a number of years, she returned
to school and completed the DPD program at Winthrop, followed by a Master’s in Clinical
Nutrition from the University of Alabama. She is completing her dietetic internship
through Meredith College on her path toward becoming a registered dietitian.
Dr. Hannah Richards
Dr. Hannah Richards is a new Assistant Professor of Accounting. Her research focuses
on how auditor turnover impacts corporate events and reveals information about the
financial reporting system. She has a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Texas
at Arlington and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA in finance from Mississippi
College. While working as an auditor for Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A., she
acquired her CPA license. For obtaining the second-highest scores on the 2014 CPA
exams in Mississippi, Hannah received the T. E. Lott Silver Medal.
