LeConté Dill
Associate Professor of African American and African Studies · Michigan State University
LeConté Dill's work focuses on the safety, resilience, and wellness strategies of urban Black girls and other youth of color.
Black Feminist Theory African Studies African American Studies Mindfulness
Ruth Nicole Brown
Professor and the Inaugural Chairperson · Michigan State University
Ruth Nicole Brown is an expert in African American, African studies and Black girlhood, who is focused on community-engaged scholarship.
Political Science African Studies African American Studies Black Girlhood
Trimiko Melancon
Professor of African American and African Studies · Michigan State University
Trimiko Melancon is an expert on race, gender, black feminist and sexualities studies.
Black German Studies African American Studies Black Feminism African Studies
Linda Sayed
Assisstant Professor of Comparative Cultures and Politics · Michigan State University
Linda Sayed's research focuses on the politics of citizenship as it relates to marginalized communities.
Muslim Studies Muslim Mental Health European Jewish History Holocaust Studies Global Studies
Janet Goldner
Sculptor, Photographer, Videographer · Janet Goldner studio
Artist; Cross Cultural & International Consulting; African Arts & Culture Expert
Arts Adventure Travel Cultural Heritage
Leonardo Villalón
Professor · University of Florida
Leonardo A. Villalón is a professor of political science and African studies.
West Africa Post-Colonial Studies Economics Developing World Africa
Rashida Harrison
Assistant Professor of Social Relations and Policy · Michigan State University
Rashida Harrison’s is interested in social theory, social movements, intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality.
Black British Women’s Transnational Feminist Activism Politics of Race & Enthicity African American Studies African Studies Social Identities
Walter Hawthorne
Professor and chairperson of MSU’s Department of History · Michigan State University
Expert in African history, history of slavery and slave trade
The Slave Trade Brazil Upper Guinea Atlantic The History of Slavery
Dorinda Carter Andrews
Chairperson and Professor · Michigan State University
Her research is broadly focused on racial justice and educational equity.
Program Development Curriculum Development Higher Education Community Outreach Program Evaluation
Ronald Hall
Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
An expert in racism and diversity.
Colorism Bleaching Syndrome Racism Discrimination Black/White Racial Conflict
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.
Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.
African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States
Toussaint Losier
Associate Professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Toussaint Losier's research focuses on grassroots responses to the postwar emergence of mass incarceration in Chicago and other areas
Mass Incarceration Grassroots Responses to Mass Incarceration Criminal Justice Policy Incarceration and Racial Disparity
Justina Ray
President and Senior Scientist · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems
Conservation Planning Forested Ecosystems Biodiversity Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Conservation
JJ Enoch
Associate · J.S. Held LLC
African Affairs Analyst | Geopolitics Risk Expert | Policy & Governance Strategist | Government Relations Advisor
Due Diligence Investigation Political Risk Compliance & Integrity Risk Community Relations Auditing Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Talyn Rahman-Figueroa
CEO · Grassroot Diplomat
International diplomat making diplomacy accessible to everyone.
International Relations Diplomacy Public Diplomacy Foreign Affairs
Professor Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo
Professor · Leeds Beckett
Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo's teaching and research focuses primarily on Cyber governance, cyber security and governance of digital technologies.
Law Cybersecurity Human Rights Law and Technology Cybercrime
Dr Jo Michell
Associate Professor of Economics · UWE Bristol
He is a macroeconomist - reviewing patterns and cycles of national and international financial performance data.
Deprivation Macroeconomics Finance Economics Business Performance
Christopher A. Daily
Instructor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Comparative Theology Theory and Method Chinese Religions Chinese Christianity Christianity in the Global South
Rebecca E. Wall
Assistant Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Climate History Digital Humanities Global History Environmental History Postcolonial, Colonial, & Precolonial African History
Claudia Buchmann
Professor and Chair | Department of Sociology · The Ohio State University
Expert in gender, race and class from a sociological perspective.
Social Stratification Education Gender Race and Ethnicity Comparative and International Sociology