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Dr. Dean Swinford- The Dragon's Ecological Warning in John Gardner's Grendel
Dean Swinford
Dr. Dean Swinford speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his work on literature, particularly around themes and symbolism of the warnings of the dragon in John Gardner's 1971 novel Grendel.
Presented live on November 19, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Whitney Wall- Veteran's Mental Health Survey and Analysis
Whitney Wall
Dr. Whitney Wall speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her recent work on a mental health survey of veterans and their needs.
Presented live on November 11, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Philip Senter - The Biology and Chemistry of Fire Breathing Dragons
Philip J. Senter
Dr. Phil Senter speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his recent research and publications about the iconography, history, and mythology surrounding fire breathing dragons.
Presented live on November 5, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Emily Lenning & Dr. Sarah Brightman: The Trifecta of Violence: Ideology, Law, and Crime
Emily Lenning and Sarah Brightman
Dr. Emily Lenning and Dr. Sarah Brightman speak together at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about their collaborative studies on "The Trifecta of Violence: Idealogy, Law, and Crime".
Presented live on October 30, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Jiyoon An- Publishing A Systematic Literature Review- Practical Insights
Jiyoon An
Dr. Jiyoon An speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her recent experiences with publishing literature reviews and provides practical tips for research, organization of information, and submitting literature reviews.
Presented live on October 23, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Mabel Aworh- Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance on Food Security and Safety
Mabel Aworh
Dr. Mabel Aworh speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her recent work on food safety and the dangers of antimicrobial resistance in the food sold at grocery stores.
Presented live on October 8, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Raymond Summerville- Proverb Masters September 24, 2025
Raymond Summerville
Dr. Raymond Summerville speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his recent works and the effects of proverbs on the history of the world and society.
Presented live on September 24, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Khalid Lodhi - Bed Bugs Undercover Agents in Forensic Investigations - September 10 2025
Khalid M. Lodhi
Dr. Khalid Lodhi speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his recent research into using bedbugs as a tool in forensic research and criminal justice.
Presented live on September 10, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Robert W. McGee - The Ethics of Tax Evasion, Philosophy of Taxation and Public Finance, The Ethics of Bribery and The Health Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong
Robert W. McGee
Dr. Robert McGee speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his recent publications on tax evasion, bribery, and ethics.
Presented live on April 10, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Francena Turner - African American Women, The General Strike & the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Charlotte, North Carolina 1956-1959
Francena F.L. Turner
Dr. Francena Turner speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her research into African American Women, The General Strike & the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Charlotte, North Carolina 1956-1959
Presented live on March 20th, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Jose Franco Rodriguez & - The Gift of Bicameral Mentality in Lake Atitlan's Mayan Ora
Jose Franco Rodriguez
Dr. Jose Franco Rodriguez and speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about their recent research Of Gods And Men- The Gift of Bicameral Mentality in Lake Atitlan's Mayan Ora.
Presented live on March 5, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Dorrance Kennedy - A. Philip Randolph
Dorrance Kennedy
Dr. Dorrance Kennedy speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his research into Black History Month and activist A. Philip Randolph.
Presented live on February 27, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Noran Moffett- Literacy and The Effect On My Life
Noran L. Moffett
Dr. Noran Moffett speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about literacy, publishing, and the impact of literacy on careers. With guest lecturer Dr. Caroline Crawford.
Presented live on February 13, 2025 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Richard Hall - Travels and Wisdom
Richard Hall
speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his travels and research over the decades.
Presented live on November 7, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Emily Lenning - Criminological Understanding of Horror Films - Reel Fear October 31 2024
Emily Lenning
Dr. Emily Lenning speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her research into criminology portrayed in and in use of understanding horror films.
Presented live on October 31, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Alexander Umantsev - Design on Novel Materials Human Intelligence vs Artificial One October 16 2024
Alexander Umantsev
Dr. Alexander Umanstev speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about artificial intelligence (AI) and comparing its fallacies as compared to human intelligence.
Presented live on October 16, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Charles Mewshaw- Arcane Carolinas
Charles Mewshaw
Fayetteville State University's Chief Information Security Officer Charles Mewshaw speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his recent book Arcane Carolinas, as well as his podcast and upcoming documentary series.
Presented live on October 2, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Student Author- Andres Castillo, March 26, 2024
Andres Castillo
Fayetteville State University student author Andres Castillo speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his book My Life Journey with Autism as a Military Child.
Presented live on March 26, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Carter G. Woodson, Higher Education and HBCUs
Dorrance Kennedy
Dr. Dorrance Kennedy speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his book research on Carter G. Woodson, Higher Education and HBCUs
Presented live on February 21, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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The Dynamic Social Contract: An American Case Study
Andre Smith
Dr. Andre Smith speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his book The Dynamic Social Contract: An American Case Study.
Presented live on November 15, 2023 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Dr. Zahra Shekarkhar: Exposing Students to AI - Results from a Multidisciplinary Pilot using ChatGPT
Zahra Shekarkhar
Dr. Zahra Shekarkhar speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about her exciting new research regarding ChatGPT and how it affects students. This research is part of an ongoing grant research project.
Presented live on November 8, 2023 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series.
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Drink and culture in nineteenth-century Ireland : the alcohol trade and the politics of the Irish public house (Part 1)
Bradley Kadel
Dr. Bradley Kadel speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his new book Drink and culture in nineteenth-century Ireland : the alcohol trade and the politics of the Irish public house.
Presented live on October 19, 2023 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series. This is part 1 of the lecture, part 2 can be found via this link.
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Drink and culture in nineteenth-century Ireland : the alcohol trade and the politics of the Irish public house (Part 2)
Bradley Kadel
Dr. Bradley Kadel speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his new book Drink and culture in nineteenth-century Ireland : the alcohol trade and the politics of the Irish public house.
Presented live on October 19, 2023 as part of Chesnutt Library's Faculty Author Series. This is part 2 of the lecture, part 1 can be found via this link.
Chesnutt Library is proud to provide a stage from which our FSU faculty can discuss their published works. To that end, Chesnutt Library is proud to present the Faculty Author Series. Faculty authors give live presentations about their published works and offer an opportunity to allow students, researchers, other faculty, and the public to lean about their achievements and work.
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