KU African Americanists and Scholars of Race in the Americas


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  • Cécile Accilien, Associate Professor African & African American Studies
  • Shawn Leigh Alexander, Associate Professor African & African American Studies
  • Giselle Anatol, Associate Professor English
  • Subini Annamma, Assistant Professor Special Education
  • Tamara A. Baker, Associate Professor Psychology
  • Christina Bejarano, Associate Professor Political Science
  • Tony Bolden, Associate Professor African & African American Studies
  • Marta Caminero-Santangelo, Professor English
  • Darren Canady, Assistant Professor English
  • Ben Chapell, Associate Professor American Studies
  • Jerry Crawford, Associate Professor Journalism
  • Deborah Dandridge, Spencer Research Library
  • Jacob Dorman, Associate Professor History and American Studies
  • Charles Epp, Professor School of Public Affairs & Administration
  • Elizabeth Esch, Assistant Professor American Studies
  • David Farber, Distinguished Professor History
  • Ruben Flores, Associate Professor American Studies
  • Doreen Fowler, Professor English
  • Jane Gibson, Associate Professor Anthropology
  • Angela Gist, Assistant Professor Cummunication Studies
  • Maryemma Graham, Distinguished Professor English
  • Jennifer Hamer, Professor American Studies & African & African American Studies
  • William J. Harris, Associate Professor English
  • Shirley Hill, Professor Sociology
  • Dorothy Hines-Datiri, Assistant Professor School of Education
  • Nicole Hodges Persley, Associate Professor Theatre
  • Randal Jelks, Professor American Studies & African & African American Studies
  • David Katzman, Professor Emeritus American Studies
  • Joo Ok Kim, Assistant Professor American Studies
  • Madison Davis Lacy, Associate Professor Film and Media Studies
  • Clarence Lang, Associate Professor African & African American Studies & American Studies
  • Cheryl Lester, Associate Professor English and American Studies
  • Timothy Miller, Professor Religion
  • Joane Nagel, Distinguished Professor Sociology
  • Christopher Perreira, Assistant Professor American Studies
  • Dorthy Pennington, Associate Professor African & African American Studies & Communication Studies
  • Shannon Portillo, Assistant Professor School of Public Affairs & Administration
  • David R. Roediger, Foundation Distinguished Professor American Studies and History
  • John Rury, Professor Education Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Robert C. Schwaller, Assistant Professor History
  • John Edgar Tidwell, Professor English
  • Sherrie Tucker, Professor American Studies
  • William Tuttle, Professor Emeritus American Studies
  • Kevin Willmott, Associate Professor Film and Media Studies