James E Woods
Assistant Professor College of Business Management and Marketing Charlotte
Biography and Expertise
Dr. James Woods has a diverse professional history that includes research and development, product development, business operations, business development, academic instruction, and team leadership. His career focuses on serving and improving the lives of others. James’ early work sought to uncover the underlying neurological mechanisms of drug abuse and discover therapeutic agents to treat alcoholism. He then went to work for a mid-sized contract research organization and was involved in pharmaceutical testing (PK/PD, ADME) and product development where he led the refinement of a licensed technology that screens neuroscience-based therapeutics in several disease areas (i.e., tremors, Parkinson’s disease, drug abuse, and epilepsy). Dr. Woods later moved to Wake Forest Health Sciences as the Business Manager for a 120-person department within the Office of Research, and oversaw a multi-million dollar operating budget. While in this role, Dr. Woods became a founding member of Preclinical Surgical Services, an academic-based contract research organization focused on the medical device arena. This group is now part of Wake Forest Innovations, an economic and innovation epicenter in Winston-Salem. After Wake Forest Innovations, Dr. Woods joined the University of North Carolina at Pembroke as the Director of the Entrepreneurship Incubator, helping small businesses start and grow in a rural, disadvantaged area. Dr. Woods is currently the Chair of the College of Business at Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte where he serves as a mentor to future student entrepreneurs, director of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, and advocate for the faculty. Dr. Woods holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychobiology from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from Ball State University.
Education
MBA
Ball State University
PhD
Purdue University
MA
Morehead State University
BA
Morehead State University
International Business Innovation Association
International Business Innovation Association
Eiler, 2nd, W. & Woods, J. & Masters, J. & McKay, P. & Hardy, 3rd, L. & Goergen, J. & Mensah-Zoe, B. & Cook, J. & Johnson, N. & June, H.
Brain stimulation reward performance and sucrose-maintained behaviors in alcohol-preferring and -nonpreferring rats.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
29
4
571-83
June, H. & Foster, K. & McKay, P. & Seyoum, R. & Woods, J. & Harvey, S. & Eiler, W. & Grey, C. & Carroll, M. & McCane, S. & Jones, C. & Yin, W. & Mason, D. & Cummings, R. & Garcia, M. & Ma, C. & Sarma, P. & Cook, J. & Skolnick, P.
The reinforcing properties of alcohol are mediated by GABA(A1) receptors in the ventral pallidum.
Neuropsychopharmacology: official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
28
12
2124-37
Harvey, S. & Foster, K. & McKay, P. & Carroll, M. & Seyoum, R. & Woods, J. & Grey, C. & Jones, C. & McCane, S. & Cummings, R. & Mason, D. & Ma, C. & Cook, J. & June, H.
The GABA(A) receptor alpha1 subtype in the ventral pallidum regulates alcohol-seeking behaviors.
The Journal of neuroscience: the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
22
9
3765-75
Bell, R. & Stewart, R. & Woods, 2nd, J. & Lumeng, L. & Li, T. & Murphy, J. & McBride, W.
Responsivity and development of tolerance to the motor impairing effects of moderate doses of ethanol in alcohol-preferring (P) and -nonpreferring (NP) rat lines.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
25
5
644-50
Engineer Your Curiosity: Crafting Effective AI Prompts for the Classroom
Oral Presentation
Faculty In-service May 2024
Johnson & Wales University
University Events Center
Charlotte
NC
From Grit to Grades: Determining the Link Between Perseverance and Performance
Poster
University Scholarship and Best Practices Expo
Johnson & Wales University
University Events Center
Charlotte
NC
United States
Engaging Students Through Competition – An Entrepreneurship Course Case Study
Oral Presentation
2022 ITLC Lilly Conference
International Teaching Learning Cooperative
DoubleTree Biltmore
Asheville
NC
United States
Engaging Entrepreneurship Students Through Competition
Lecture
2022 North Carolina CTE Conference
North Carolina CTE
Twin City Quarter
Winston Salem
NC
United States
From Idea to Pitch in One Hour or Less
Lecture
2022 North Carolina CTE Conference
North Carolina CTE
Twin City Quarter
Winston Salem
NC
United States
Financing a New Business – How to Get to Realistic Numbers
Lecture
2021 North Carolina CTE Conference
NC Association for Career and Technical Education
Virtual
Winston Salem
NC
United States
Helping Students Find a Great Business Concept for Entrepreneurship
Lecture
2021 North Carolina CTE Conference
NC Association for Career and Technical Education
Virtual
Winston Salem
NC
United States