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Rich Milner

Rich Milner

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.

Achievement GapUrban EducationTeacher effectiveness in urban schoolsSocial Context of EducationUrban Teacher Education
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting

Tracy Sharpley-Whiting

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora StudiesVanderbilt University

Expert in comparative Black cultural movements and African American literature and culture.

African American LiteratureAfrican American HistoryBlack CultureAfrican American Diaspora
Gregory DeFreitas

Gregory DeFreitas

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and DemocracyHofstra University

Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.

Labor EconomicsResearch MethodsUrban EconomicsMicroeconomicsAfrican Economic Development
Jonathan Earle

Jonathan Earle

Dean of Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College | Professor of HistoryLouisiana State University

Dr. Earle is a historian of American politics and culture with focuses on the early republic and antebellum periods.

History of American PoliticsEarly Republic PeriodAntislavery History‎American HistoryAntebellum Period
Linda Halgunseth

Linda Halgunseth

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Chicano/Latino StudiesMichigan State University

Linda Halgunseth's research focuses on parenting and children’s health and well-being in African, European, and Latin American families.

Minority Health and Well-BeingChildren of ImmigrantsMexican/American and African American ParentingCultural Influences on Parent-Child Relationships and ParentingCulturally-Appropriate Measurement Development
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

Paul Murray Kendall Chair in Biography and Professor of EnglishUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Gretchen Gerzina is a specialist on the novel and biography, focusing on Black British studies, Victorian studies and mixed race studies..

Victorian StudiesBlack British StudiesAfrican American Women’s WritingMixed Race Studies
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

ColumnistThe New York Times

Columnist at The New York Times

BooksMagazine ArticlesNewspaperScienceBiology
Kathy Roberts Forde

Kathy Roberts Forde

Professor of JournalismUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.

African American Freedom Struggle and the PressThe First AmendmentJournalism HistoryJournalismLiterary Journalism
Janie Robinson

Janie Robinson

Associate ProfessorTexas Christian University

Dr. Robinson's interest include kidney disease, chronic illnesses, and health disparities in African Americans

Health Disparities in African AmericansKidney Disease in African AmericansChronic Illnesses in African Americans
Jeffrey McCune, Jr.

Jeffrey McCune, Jr.

Frederick Douglass ProfessorUniversity of Rochester

McCune is founding chair of the Department of Black Studies, and an expert on matters of race, gender, and equality.

RaceBlack StudiesQueer TheoryContemporary African-American Literature & DramaPopular Culture and Media Communication