Faculty/Staff
Africana Studies Department - Faculty/Staff
Seth N. Asumah
Title(s):
- Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
Additional Info:
Lewis Rosengarten
Title(s):
- Lecturer, Doctor of Music
- Director, EOP
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
Paul Van der Veur
Title(s):
- Department Chair
- Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Communication and Media Studies Department
Additional Info:
- Education: PhD: Ohio University, International Media Studies MFA: Ohio University, 3D Design
- Research Interests: Communication and Social Change; Representations of Africa
- Background: Dr. van der Veur has more than 25 years of teaching experience and currently serves as chair of the communication and media studies department. He also coordinates the interdisciplinary program in cinema studies and is an active member of the Africana studies department. As a former Peace Corp Volunteer, Dr. van der Veur has been involved in many facets of international programming. His work lends itself to the creation of pro-social media, focusing on such issues as inclusive education, living with HIV, and environmental reclamation and sustainability.
- Teaching Area: Media Production
Elizabeth Bittel (they/them)
Title(s):
- Internship Coordinator
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Sociology/Anthropology Department
Additional Info:
- Specializations: Environmental Sociology, Social Dimensions of Disasters and Hazards, Environmental Justice, Ethnographic Methods, Sri Lanka, Body Modification (Tattooing)
- Courses: Introduction to Sociology, Methods of Social Research I, Environmental Sociology, Environmental Justice, Social Dimensions of Disaster
- Affiliated Departments: International Studies, Africana Studies
Mary A. Cannito-Coville
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Sociology/Anthropology Department
Additional Info:
- Specializations: Collateral consequences of mass incarceration, youth involvement in gangs, the school-to-prison pipeline.
- Courses: Sociology of policing, Corrections, Sociology of violence, and Crime & Inequality.
- Affiliated Departments: Africana Studies
Richard Harris
Title(s):
- Lecturer I
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
Nikolay Karkov
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Philosophy Department
Additional Info:
Yomee Lee
Title(s):
- Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Kinesiology Department
Avanti Mukherjee
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Economics Department
Mechthild Nagel
Title(s):
- Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Philosophy Department
Additional Info:
Christopher Ortega
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Communication and Media Studies Department
Susan Rayl
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Kinesiology Department
Additional Info:
- Research Interest: African American Sport History
Michael Tillotson
Title(s):
- Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
Prof. Bekeh Ukelina (He, him)
Title(s):
- Director, Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies
- Professor
Department(s):
- Africana Studies Department
- Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS)
- History Department
Additional Info:
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- Twitter: @bekeh