Departments & Programs
African Studies
Faculty
Director and Graduate Advisor
Associate Director
Professors
- Osita Afoaku (Public and Environmental Affairs)
- A. B. Assensoh (African American and African Diaspora Studies)
- Salih Altoma (Emeritus, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
- Randall Baker (Emeritus, School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
- Robert Botne (Linguistics)
- George Brooks (Emeritus, History)
- Kevin Brown (School of Law)
- Mellonee Burnim (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- Claude Clegg (History)
- Hasan El-Shamy (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- Maurice Garnier (Emeritus, Sociology)
- Paula Girshick (Anthropology)
- Mary Goetze (Emerita, Music)
- Kevin Hunt (Anthropology)
- Eileen Julien (African American and African Diaspora Studies, Comparative Literature, French and Italian)
- Phyllis Martin (Emerita, History)
- Heitor Martins (Emeritus, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Portia Maultsby (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- Patrick McNaughton (Fine Arts)
- Emílio Moran (Anthropology)
- Samuel Obeng (Linguistics)
- Christine Ogan (Emerita, School of Journalism)
- Patrick O’Meara (Political Science, School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
- Robert Port (Emeritus, Linguistics)
- Iris Rosa (African American and African Diaspora Studies)
- Darlene Sadlier (Spanish and Portuguese)
- Kathy Schick (Anthropology)
- Jeanne Sept (Anthropology)
- Suzanne Stetkevych (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
- Beverly Stoeltje (Anthropology)
- Ruth Stone (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- David Thelen (Emeritus, History)
- Nicholas Toth (Anthropology)
- Richard Wilk (Anthropology)
- David Williams (School of Law)
Associate Professors
- Trevor Brown (Emeritus, School of Journalism)
- Gracia Clark (Anthropology)
- Kenneth DeJong (Linguistics)
- Marion Frank-Wilson (English)
- Michael Gasser (Computer Science, Linguistics)
- Jane Goodman (Communication and Culture)
- Maria Elizabeth Grabe (Journalism)
- Matthew Guterl (African American and African Diaspora Studies, American Studies)
- John Hanson (History)
- John Johnson (Emeritus, Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- Audrey McCluskey (African American and African Diaspora Studies)
- Murray McGibbon (Theatre and Drama)
- Susan Middlestadt (School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation)
- Patrick Munson (Emeritus, Anthropology)
- Alwiya Omar (Linguistics)
- Michael Reece (Applied Health Science)
- Daniel Reed (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
- Richard Stryker (Emeritus, Political Science)
- Margaret Sutton (Education)
Assistant Professors
- Akinwumi Adesokan (Comparative Literature)
- Heather Akou (Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design)
- Beth Buggenhagen (Anthropology)
- Maria Grosz Ngate (Anthropology)
- Vivian Halloran (Comparative Literature)
- Lauren Morris MacLean (Political Science)
- Marissa Moorman (History)
- Michelle Moyd (History)
- Cecilia Obeng (Applied Health Science)
- Fernando Ona (School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation)
- Diane Pelrine (Fine Arts)
- Ann Marie Thomson (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
- Henry K. Wakhungu (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
- N. Brian Winchester (Center for the Study of Global Change)
Lecturers
- David Adu-Amankwah (African Studies)
- Betty Dlamini (African Studies)
- Abdou Yaro (African Studies)
Academic Advising
- Dr. Maria Grosz-Ngate, Woodburn Hall 221, (812) 855-5081
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