College Schools, Departments & Programs

African Studies

Faculty
Director and Graduate Advisor 
  • John H. Hanson
Associate Director and Undergraduate Advisor
  • Maria Grosz-Ngaté
Professors 
  • Osita Afoaku (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
  • Salman Al-Ani (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
  • Erna Alant (School of Education)
  • Robert Botne (Linguistics)
  • Kevin Brown (Maurer School of Law)
  • Stuart Davis (Linguistics)
  • Kenneth DeJong (Linguistics)
  • Ann Elsner (School of Optometry)
  • Tom Evans (Geography)
  • Maria Elizabeth Grabe (The Media School)
  • Kevin Hunt (Anthropology)
  • Eileen Julien (Comparative Literature, French and Italian)
  • Jayanth K. Krishnan (Maurer School of Law)
  • Patricia Kubow (School of Education)
  • Alex Lichtenstein (History)
  • David Lohrmann (School of Public Health)
  • Michael Martin (The Media School)
  • Lauren Morris MacLean (Political Science)
  • Samuel Obeng (Linguistics)
  • Christiana Ochoa (Maurer School of Law)
  • Alwiya Omar (Linguistics)
  • Jamie Prenkert (Kelley School of Business)
  • Michael Reece (School of Public Health)
  • Antonia Schleicher (Linguistics)
  • Jeanne Sept (Anthropology)
  • Rex Stockton (School of Education)
  • Mohammad Torabi (School of Public Health)
  • Richard Wilk (Anthropology)
  • David Williams (Maurer School of Law)
  • Susan Williams (Maurer School of Law)
Associate Professors 
  • Akinwumi Adesokan (Comparative Literature, The Media School)
  • Heather Akou (Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design)
  • Jennifer Brass (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
  • Beth Buggenhagen (Anthropology)
  • Barbara Dennis (School of Education)
  • Jane Goodman (Anthropology)
  • Vivian Halloran (American Studies, English)
  • John H. Hanson (History)
  • Douglas Horner (School of Optometry)
  • James Kelly (The Media School)
  • Don Lyon (School of Optometry)
  • Pedro Machado (History)
  • Murray McGibbon (Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance)
  • Susan Middlestadt (School of Public Health)
  • Keithanne Mockaitis (Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics)
  • Marissa Moorman (History, The Media School)
  • Michelle Moyd (History)
  • Luciana Namorato (Spanish and Portuguese)
  • Martha Nyikos (School of Education)
  • Cecilia Obeng (School of Public Health)
  • Oana Panaite (French and Italian)
  • Philip Powell (Kelley School of Business)
  • Daniel Reed (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)
  • Beth Samuelson (School of Education)
  • Margaret Sutton (School of Education)
  • Estela Vieira (Spanish and Portuguese)
  • Stephen Vinson (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
  • Sarah Young (School of Public Health)
Assistant Professors
  • Vincent Bouchard (French and Italian)
  • Gregory Fisher (Kelley School of Business)
  • Laura Foster (Gender Studies)
  • Maria Grosz-Ngaté (Anthropology)
  • Beth Meyerson (School of Public Health)
  • Nader Morkus (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
  • Jackson Njau (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
  • Sarah Osterhoudt (Anthropology)
  • Todd Peabody (School of Optometry)
  • Diane Pelrine (Fine Arts)
  • Clémence Pinaud (International Studies)
  • William Ramos (School of Public Health)
  • Jessica Steinberg (International Studies)
  • Ann Marie Thomson (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
  • Henry K. Wakhungu (School of Public and Environmental Affairs)
  • Michael Wasserman (Anthropology, Human Biology)
Lecturers 
  • David Adu-Amankwah (African Studies)
  • Clark Barwick (Kelley School of Business)
  • Betty Dlamini (African Studies)
  • Zaineb Istrabadi (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
  • Fred Schlegel (Kelley School of Business)
  • A. Beidy Sow (African Studies)
Area Studies Librarian 
  • Mireille Djenno
African Languages Coordinator
  • Alwiya Omar
Academic Advising
  • Maria Grosz-Ngaté, SGIS, GA 3080, (812) 855-5081. Students should refer to the List of Advisors for updates.