Faculty List
Faculty
Christopher Adejumo
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
c.ade@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-5672 | ART 3.424
Education
Ph.D. in Art Education, Ohio State University
Interests
Graphic Design, Visual Designs (Printmaking), Art Education, Multiculturalism and Community Based Art Education,Omoniyi Afolabi
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and of African and African Diaspora Studies
afolabi@mail.utexas.edu | 512.232.4510 | BEN 3.110
Education
Ph.D., Luso-Brazilian Studies, University of Wisconsin-MadisonCharles O. Anderson
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
charles.o.anderson@austin.utexas.edu | WIN 1.142
Jossianna Arroyo-Martinez
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and of African and African Diaspora Studies
jarroyo@mail.utexas.edu | 512.232.4536 | BEN 3.120
Education
Ph.D., 1998, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California at Berkeley
Interests
Latin American, Caribbean, Luso-Brazilian & Afro-Diasporic Literatures & Cultures; race, gender & sexuality in colonial & postcolonial societies; Latin American literature, ethnography and sociology.Germine Awad
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
gigi.awad@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-0526 | SZB 506H
Education
Ph.D., 2005, Psychology, Southern Illinois University - CarbindaleKeisha Bentley
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
keisha.bentley@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-2755 | SZB 506J
Education
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, University of PennsylvaniaDaina Ramey Berry
Associate Professor of History
drb@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-4310 | GAR 3.224
Education
Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
Interests
Dr. Berry's research interests include 19th century American History, Comparative Slavery, and Southern History, with a particular emphasis on the role of gender, labor, family, and economy among the enslaved. She is currently working on a comprehensive study of enslaved prices in the United States. Her research has been supported by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Ford Foundation, and the American Association of University Women.Anthony L. Brown
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
anthony.brown25@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-3902 | SZB 428L
Keffrelyn Brown
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
keffrelyn@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4257 | SZB 436D
Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin - MadisonSimone A. Browne
Assistant Professor of Sociology
sbrowne@austin.utexas.edu | 232-5975 | BUR 506
Education
Ph.D., Sociology and Equity Studies, University of TorontoJohn S. Butler
Director and Professor in the McCombs School of Business
john.butler@mccombs.utexas.edu | +1 512 471 4788 and +1 512 232 6328 | The University of Texas at Austin IC2 Institute - 2815 San Gabriel St - Austin, TX 78705-3512
Education
Ph. D. 1974, Northwestern University
Interests
Entrepreneurship, Organizational DesignBen Carrington
Associate Professor of Sociology
bcarrington@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-6341 | BUR 570
Education
Ph.D., Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Interests
Cultural Sociology; Sociology of Race; Sociology of Sport and Popular Culture; Masculinity and Gender; Cultural Studies; Post/colonial Theory; Qualitative MethodologyCharles Daniel Carson
Assistant Professor of Music
ccarson@mail.utexas.edu | +1 512 232 9448 | Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts - MRH 3.736
Education
Ph. D. in Music History, University of PennsylvaniaEddie Chambers
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
eddiechambers@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-7554 | Department of Art and Art History - ART 3.324
Education
Ph.D., 1998, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Interests
African Diaspora, African American, and contemporary African art and visual cultureMichael Ray Charles
Professor of Art and Art History
mrcharles@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-6071 | ART 4.414
Education
M.F.A., University of HoustonRuramisai Charumbira
Assistant Professor of History
r-c@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-8361 | GAR 0.134
Education
PhD., Yale University
Interests
Southern Africa, Women, Historical Memory, Ethno-archaeologyLydia M. Contreras
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
lcontrer@che.utexas.edu | 512-471-2453 | CPE 5.410
King Davis
Professor of Social Work and Director of the Institute of Urban Policy and Research Analysis
king.davis@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7117 | SSW 3.106D
Education
Ph.D., Brandeis, The Florence Heller SchoolEdwin Dorn
Professor of Public Affairs
eddorn@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-4007 | SRH 3.226
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University
Interests
Leadership development, National and international affairs, Civil rights and Nonprofit managementToyin Falola
Professor of History; Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professorship in History
toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-7224 | GAR 2.142
Education
Ph.D., 1981, University of Ife
Interests
African history since the nineteenth centuryKevin Foster
Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies
kmfoster@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-8586 | SZB 528E
Education
Ph.D., 2001, Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
To bring research, teaching and community service together for the purpose of improving academic outcomes for African American, Latina/o and other students.Maria Franklin
Associate Professor of Anthropology and of African and African Diaspora Studies
mfranklin@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8513
Education
Ph.D., 1997, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley
Interests
Historical archaeology, archaeological theory, African Diaspora studies, race and gender, feminist theory, colonialism and slavery.Jennifer Fuller
Assistant Professor of Radio-Television-Film
jfuller@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-4571 | CMA 6.136
Education
Ph.D. in Communication Arts (Media and Cultural Studies), University of Wisconsin-MadisonDorie J. Gilbert
Associate Professor of Sociology
dgm@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8229 | SSW 3.130H
Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Prevention and intervention with women and people of color living with HIV/AIDS, psychosocial adjustment in persons coping with social stigma, child and adolescent welfare and counseling, multicultural practice issues; and cultural diversity curriculum development.Tiffany M. Gill
Associate Professor of History
tmgill@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-7925 | GAR 0.114
Education
Ph.D., 2003, Rutgers University
Interests
African American History with an emphasis on gender, 20th century U.S. History, Black Business History, History of the African DiasporaTerri Givens
Associate Professor of Government
tgivens@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-7245 | BAT 3.136
Education
Ph.D., University of California at Los AngelesEdmund T. Gordon
Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and of Anthropology, Chair of AADS Department
etgordon@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8043 | GRG 234
Education
Ph. D., Stanford University
Interests
Culture and power in the African Diaspora, gender studies (particularly Black males), critical race theory, race education, and the racial economy of space and resources.Darlene Grant
Associate Professor of Social Work
d.grant@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0532 | SSW 3.130L
Education
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Interests
Women with addiction problems and their perinatally drug-exposed children; Family systems; Child sexual abuse; Adolescent psychiatric issues; Computer-based interactive learning; recruitment and retention of traditionally underrepresented populations in higher educationKali Gross
Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies
kngross@mail.utexas.edu | GRG 234F
Frank A. Guridy
Associate Professor of History and of African and African Diaspora Studies, Director of the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies
fguridy@austin.utexas.edu | GAR 0.116
Education
Ph.D., 2002, History, University of MichiganCharles R. Hale
Professor of Anthropology and of African and African Diaspora Studies
crhale@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.7530 | EPS 2.140
Interests
Race/ethnicity, identity politics, consciousness and resistance, activist anthropology; Latin America, the CaribbeanLouis Harrison
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
lharrison@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4785 | SZB 428M
Education
Ph.D. Kinesiology, Louisiana State UniversityJacqueline Henninger
Assistant Professor of Music
jhenninger@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-0779 | MRH 3.718
Education
Ph.D., Music Education, The University of Texas at AustinRobert Holz
Erich W. Zimmermann Regents Professor Emeritus in Geography
+1 512 232 1585 and +1 512 471 5116 | GRG 340 and GRG 334
Juliet Hooker
Associate Professor of Government and of African and African Diaspora Studies
juliethooker@mail.utexas.edu | 512.232.7273 | MEZ 3.146
Education
Ph.D., 2001, Government, Cornell University
Interests
Political Solidarity, Theories of Multiculturalism, Critical Race Theory, Black Political Thought, Latin American Political Thought, Multiculturalism and Indigenous and Afro-descendant Politics in Latin AmericaJoy A. James
Visiting Professor/John B. and John T. McCoy Presidential Professor of the Humanities and College Professor in Political Science at Williams College
jjamesoshum@gmail.com | JEZ A232A
Education
Ph.D. Political Philosophy, Fordham UniversityMeta D Jones
Associate Professor of English and of African and African Diaspora Studies
metadj@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8743 | PAR 128
Education
Ph.D., 2001, Stanford University
Interests
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century American Poetry and Poetics, especially in relationship to gender, sexuality and performance studies; African-American Literature, Criticism and Theory, Textual Studies, Jazz, Gender and Sexuality studies, Visual Culture StudiesOmi Osun Joni L. Jones
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance and of African and African Diaspora Studies
jonijones@mail.utexas.edu | 471-4320 | JES A232A
Education
Ph.D., New York University
Interests
Identity, Ethnography, Yoruba-based performance aesthetics, Black Feminisms and Theatre for Social Change, Performance Ethnography, Performing Black Feminisms, Yoruba Performance, and Performance and ActivismMinkah Makalani
Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies
makalani@austin.utexas.edu | 512 471 4745 | JESA232A
Stephen H Marshall
Assistant Professor of American Studies and of African and African Diaspora Studies
stephenmarshall@austin.utexas.edu | 512.471.4361 | JES A232
Education
Ph.D., 2002, Government, Harvard University
Interests
Ancient and modern political theory, the history of political thought, 20th century political and social thought, African American political thought; current research focuses on political evil, democratic theory, and race and social justiceTalia McCray
Assistant Professor of Architecture
tmccray@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-2708 | SUT 3.134
Education
Ph.D. Urban Tech and Environmental Planning, University of Michigan
Interests
Transportation Policy and Planning, Healthcare Access, Quantitative and GIS methods, Sustainable Transportation.Eric McDaniel
Associate Professor of Government
emcdaniel@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-7268 | BAT 4.122
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Interests
Study of political behavior with an emphasis on racial and ethnic politics, and religion and politics, Black religious institutions choosing to become involved in politics, Church based political activism, Interaction of race and religion, Religious interpretations and how they ma differ between racial groups and how this might shape political attitudes, Issues related to national pride and national identityRuth G McRoy
Research Professor and Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emerita in Social Work
r.mcroy@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0551 | 3.208A
Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at AustinLeonard N. Moore
Professor of History, Assistant Vice-President of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE)
leonardmoore@austin.utexas.edu | 512-475-7254 | GAR 1.118
Education
B.A., 1993, Jackson State University; Ph.D., 1998, The Ohio State UniversityRobin Moore
Professor of Music
robin.moore@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.0373 | MBE 3.210
Education
Ph.D. 1995, The University of Texas at AustinFehintola (Tola) Mosadomi
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and of African and African Diaspora Studies
mosadom@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.7871 | WMB 5.120B
Education
Ph.D., 1998, Interdisciplinary Linguistics and Yoruba Phonology, Tulane University
Interests
African languages and linguistics; Creole studies; language pedagogy; gender studies; theoretical and applied linguisticsMoyosore (Moyo) Okediji
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
moyo.okediji@mail.utexas.edu | 512–471–0126 | ART 1.210
Education
Ph.D. African arts and Diaspora visual cultures, University of Wisconsin, MadisonDeborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance and of English
paredez@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7370 | WMB 5.114
Education
Ph.D., 2002, Northwestern University
Interests
U.S. Latina/o performance and popular culture, Women and Migration in the US-Mexico Borderlands, Selena Quintanilla PerezTasha Philpot
Associate Professor of Government
tphilpot@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-3681 | BAT 4.140
Education
Ph.D., University of MichiganDetra Price-Dennis
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Education
detraprice-dennis@mail.utexas.edu | SZB 334N
Eric Darnell Pritchard
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing
Education
Ph.D., English, 2008, University of Wisconsin-MadisonRichard J. Reddick
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration
richard.reddick@austin.utexas.edu | 512-475-8587 | SZB 374E
Education
Ed.D., Higher Education (2007), Harvard University
Interests
Mentoring, African-American faculty, African-American families, historically Black colleges and universitiesEllis (Eli) C. Reed
Clinical Professor of Journalism
elireed@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-3938 | CMA 6.144
Interests
Social justice and the effects of war on society, Lives of African-Americans from the 1970s through the end of the 1990sMatt Richardson
Assistant Professor of English and of African and African Diaspora Studies
mattrichardson@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8700 | PAR 327
Education
Ph.D., 2005, African Diaspora Studies and Emphasis in Women's and Gender Studies, University of California, BerkeleyKeith Robinson
Assistant Professor of Sociology
keith@prc.utexas.edu | 512-475-8641, 512-471-8399 | MAI 2310, BUR 472
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests
Education, Social InequalityAllison Skerrett
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
askerrett@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4883 | SZB 334A
Interests
Secondary English Curriculum, Adolescent Literacy, Multicultural Education, Sociocultural Influences on Teaching and LearningCherise Smith
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
cherise_smith@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-1822 | ART 1.205
Education
Ph.D., Stanford UniversityChristen Smith
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and of African and African Diaspora Studies
christen.smith@mail.utexas.edu | 512.232.6332 | EPS 4.130
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Brazil, Performance, Race and racial formation, Violence, Black and indigenous struggles in Latin America, Theater, Social protest, Grassroots organizingEric Tang
Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, Associate Director of UT Community Engagement Center
erictang@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-4380 | JES A232BC
Education
Ph.D., 2006, American Studies, New York University
Interests
Racism & Anti-racism; The Poetics of Displacement; Urban Unrest; Activist researchShirley E. Thompson
Associate Professor of American Studies and of African and African Diaspora Studies
s.thompson@mail.utexas.edu | GAR 303C
Education
Ph.D., 2001, History of American Civilization, Harvard UniversityHélène Tissières
Associate Professor of French
htissieres@mail.utexas.edu | 471 5531 | HRH 3.114C
Education
Ph.D., New York University
Interests
African and Caribbean Francophone literatures, African and French film, African contemporary art, African music, Biennale of Dakar.Jacqueline Toribio
Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
toribio@austin.utexas.edu | 512.232.4523 | BEN 3.150
Education
Ph.D., 1993, Cornell UniversityDnika Travis
Assistant Professor of Social Work
dtravis@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-2081 | SSW 3.106E
Education
Ph.D, 2006, University of Southern California
Interests
Employee voice, engagement, and retention; Leadership and organizational change and organizational effectiveness; Workforce diversity and inclusionJoão H. Costa Vargas
Associate Professor of Anthropology and of African and African Diaspora Studies
costavargas@mail.utexas.edu | 512.232.6591
Education
Ph.D., 1999, Anthropolgy, University of California, San DiegoJulian Vasquez Heilig
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration
jvh@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-7551 | SZB 374D
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Educational Policy, Access and Equity; High-Stakes Testing and Assessment Policies; Minority Issues in Education; Statistical Methods and Applications in Educational Policy Analysis; Sociology of Education; Urban Education.Gregory J Vincent
Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement
gvincent@mail.utexas.edu | 471-3212 | MAI 12
Education
Ph. D., University of PennsylvaniaJuliet E. K. Walker
Professor of History
jekwalker@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-5581 | GAR 2-136
Education
Ph.D., 1976, University of ChicagoS. Craig Watkins
Associate Professor of Radio-Television-Film and of African and African Diaspora Studies
scwatkins@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-6676 | WWH 408
Education
Ph.D., 1994, Sociology, University of Michigan - Ann ArborBarbara W. White
Dean and Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence
bww@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 471-1937 | SSW 2.202B
Education
Ph.D., Florida State University
Interests
Social Welfare Policy, Social Work Education, Cultural DiversityJennifer M. Wilks
Associate Professor of English
jmwilks@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.8702 | PAR 329
Education
Ph.D., 2003, Cornell University
Interests
African American literature, African diaspora studies, Caribbean literature, women and gender studiesHelena Woodard
Associate Professor of English
hwood@mail.utexas.edu | 471-8703 | PAR 331
Education
Ph.D., 1991, University of North Carolina
Interests
18th century British literature; ethnic and Third World literature; american literature, critical race theory; women, gender, and literatureHarold A. Wylie, Jr.
Associate Professor Emeritus in French and Italian
hwylie@mail.utexas.edu | 471-5531 | HRH 3.114C
Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellows
Mark Broomfield
Post-Doctoral Fellow
markbroomfield@austin.utexas.edu | 512 471 4693 | JES A232A
Interests
Black masculinities, Critical Dance Studies, Performance Studies, Male Identity, Gender and Sexuality, Queer Theory, Black Queer Studies, Black Feminist Theory, Ethnography, African DiasporaNicole Burrowes
Research Fellow
nicole.burrowes@gmail.com | GRG 234
Interests
African Diaspora History, Latin American and Caribbean History, Social Movements, The Politics of DecolonizationSamantha Pinto
Research Affiliate - Postdoctoral
snp7@georgetown.edu | JES A232A
