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Affiliated Faculty
The Africana Studies Program faculty is composed of humanities and social science professors from 14 academic departments and programs within the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, including English, music, philosophy, Spanish, French, political science and more.
Avery Archer
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Eric Arnesen
Professor of American Labor History
Jameta Barlow
Assistant Professor, University Writing
Nemata Blyden
Professor of History and International Affairs
Fran Buntman
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Yvonne Captain
Associate Professor of Latin American Literature and International Affairs
Erin D. Chapman
Associate Professor of History
Thomas A. Guglielmo
Associate Professor, American Studies
Nicole Ivy
Assistant Professor, American Studies
Jennifer James
Associate Professor, English
Antwan Jones
Associate Professor, Sociology
Loren Kajikawa
Associate Professor in Music History and Ethnomusicology
Ivy Ken
Associate Professor of Sociology
Kathryn Kleppinger
Associate Professor, French and Francophone Studies
Randi Kristensen
Assistant Professor of Writing, The University Writing Program
Antonio López
Associate Professor of English
Kip Lornell
Adjunct Professor of Music
Stephen Lubkemann
Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Xolela Mangcu
Professor of Sociology
Gordon Mantler
Associate Professor, University Writing
Daniel Moshenberg
Associate Professor of English
Suleiman Osman
Associate Professor of American Studies
Lisa Page
Assistant Professor of English
Gregory D. Squires
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy and Public Administration
Phillip Troutman
Assistant Professor, University Writing
Cheryl W. Thompson
Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs
Gayle Wald
Professor of American Studies and English
Gail Weiss
Professor of Philosophy; Professor of Human Sciences
Vanessa Wills
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Andi Zimmerman
Professor of History and International Affairs
Abdourahman Waberi
Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies