Dr. James Winebrake serves as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UNCW, where he works with the university's faculty, staff, and students to advance education and scholarship across a broad portfolio of degree programs, research centers, international education, and community engagement activities.
Since coming to UNCW in 2020, Provost Winebrake has helped coordinate initiatives to expand UNCW's degree portfolio; enhance interdisciplinary teaching and research; create community engagement opportunities for faculty and students; advocate for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion across the university; advance faculty and student research activities; support staff, faculty, and student well-being; and increase student enrollments. He also served as co-chair for the committee responsible for developing UNCW's recently approved ten-year strategy plan.
Dr. Winebrake has earned international recognition for his research on issues related to the environmental impacts of transportation, including health risk assessments, life-cycle analysis of alternative fuels, and analysis of policies aimed at reducing emissions in the transportation sector. He serves or has served on various National Academies of Sciences committees, the New York State Energy Planning Board, and other professional boards related to energy and environmental technology and policy. In 2020, Dr. Winebrake was recognized as a National Associate of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Prior to his arrival at UNCW, Dr. Winebrake served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Chair of the Department of Public Policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. While at RIT, Dr. Winebrake was awarded the RIT Trustees Scholar Award in recognition of his scholarly contributions in the energy and environmental policy fields. He also received RIT's Edwina Award for his significant contributions to advancing gender diversity and inclusion, as well as RIT's Changing Hearts and Minds Award for leading recruitment and retention efforts related to faculty diversity. He has also received numerous other research and teaching awards during his career, including the Madison Scholar Award and the Outstanding Teacher Award while serving as a faculty member at James Madison University.
Dr. Winebrake received his Ph.D. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA). He also holds a B.S. in Physics from Lafayette College (Easton, PA) and a M.S. in Technology and Policy from M.I.T. (Cambridge, MA).
Since coming to UNCW in 2020, Provost Winebrake has helped coordinate initiatives to expand UNCW's degree portfolio; enhance interdisciplinary teaching and research; create community engagement opportunities for faculty and students; advocate for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion across the university; advance faculty and student research activities; support staff, faculty, and student well-being; and increase student enrollments. He also served as co-chair for the committee responsible for developing UNCW's recently approved ten-year strategy plan.
Dr. Winebrake has earned international recognition for his research on issues related to the environmental impacts of transportation, including health risk assessments, life-cycle analysis of alternative fuels, and analysis of policies aimed at reducing emissions in the transportation sector. He serves or has served on various National Academies of Sciences committees, the New York State Energy Planning Board, and other professional boards related to energy and environmental technology and policy. In 2020, Dr. Winebrake was recognized as a National Associate of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Prior to his arrival at UNCW, Dr. Winebrake served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Chair of the Department of Public Policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. While at RIT, Dr. Winebrake was awarded the RIT Trustees Scholar Award in recognition of his scholarly contributions in the energy and environmental policy fields. He also received RIT's Edwina Award for his significant contributions to advancing gender diversity and inclusion, as well as RIT's Changing Hearts and Minds Award for leading recruitment and retention efforts related to faculty diversity. He has also received numerous other research and teaching awards during his career, including the Madison Scholar Award and the Outstanding Teacher Award while serving as a faculty member at James Madison University.
Dr. Winebrake received his Ph.D. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA). He also holds a B.S. in Physics from Lafayette College (Easton, PA) and a M.S. in Technology and Policy from M.I.T. (Cambridge, MA).
A complete CV and other related professional information are available by request under a password protected section of this website (More/Additional Information). If you are interested in a complete CV, please send your request to winebrake@gmail.com.
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