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Affiliate Faculty

The Institute for African American Studies affiliate faculty are renowned for their research, teaching, and influence in both their respective fields of study and black diaspora studies.

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Faculty Affiliates

Donna Alvermann

Omer Clyde and Elizabeth Parr Aderhold Professor in Education

Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Language and Literacy Education

dalverma@uga.edu

 

Mary Atwater

Professor of Mathematics and Science Education

atwater@uga.edu

 

Juanita Johnson-Bailey

Professor of Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy

Director of Women Studies

jjb@uga.edu

 

Dawn Bennett-Alexander

Associate Professor Emeritus of Employment Law & Legal Studies

dawndba@uga.edu

 

Gene Brody

Regents’ Professor of Child and Family Development

Director of the Center for Family Research

gbrody@uga.edu

 

Collette Chapman-Hilliard

Associate Professor

Department of Counseling and Human Development Services

collette.hilliard@uga.edu 

 

Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson

Professor of Kinesiology

jchepyat@uga.edu

 

Michelle Cook

Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Strategic University Initiatives

mgcook@uga.edu

 

Sha'Mira Covington

Assistant Professor of Fashion, Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors

scovington@uga.edu

 

Chris Cuomo

Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies

cuomo@uga.edu

 

Diane Edison

Professor of Art

dedison@uga.edu

 

Vanessa Gonlin

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

vgonlin@uga.edu

 

Monica Hargrave

Instructor of Music

harp@uga.edu

 

Jean Kidula

Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology

jkidula@uga.edu

 

Tony Lowe

Associate Professor of Social Work

tblowe@uga.edu

 

Sandy Dwayne Martin

Head and Professor of Religion

martin@uga.edu

 

Barbara McCaskill

Professor of English

Co-Director, Civil Rights Digital Library Initiative

Associate Academic Director, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts

bmccaski@uga.edu

 

Reginald McKnight

Hamilton Holmes Professor of English

mochumpie@gmail.com

 

Diane Miller

Director of Student Academic Services, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences

dmiller@uga.edu

 

John Morrow

Professor of History

jmorrow@uga.edu

 

Akinloye Ojo

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature

Director of African Studies

akinloye@uga.edu

 

Rosemary Phelps

Professor & Coordinator of Undergraduate Services, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services

rephelps@uga.edu

 

Robert A. Pratt

Professor of History

rapratt@uga.edu

 

Daniel Rood

Assistant Professor of History & Director of Graduate Studies

danrood@uga.edu

 

Emily Sahakian

Assistant Professor of Theatre & French, Department of Theatre & Film Studies Undergraduate Coordinator

sahakian@uga.edu

 

Karim Traore

Associate Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature

ktraore@uga.edu

 

Dorothy White

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Science Education

dywhite@uga.edu

 

Kenneth White

Assistant Professor, Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics

kjwhite@uga.edu

 

Margaret Wilder

Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Development Services

mwilder@uga.edu

 

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