Faculty
Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Brewer Professor |
839 Social Sciences 612-624-9305 brewe001@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences, public policy and development, African diasporic studies |
| Njeri Githire Associate Professor |
848 Social Sciences 612-625-1687 ngithire@umn.edu |
African artistic and cultural production, African diasporic studies |
| Keith Mayes Associate Professor |
827 Social Sciences 612-624-5202 mayes@umn.edu |
African American history, social and behavioral sciences; public policy |
| Tade Okediji Professor |
868 Social Sciences 612-624-8957 tokediji@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences, public policy and development, Africa and African diasporic studies |
| Yuichiro Onishi Associate Professor |
874 Social Sciences 612-625-0513 ohni0001@umn.edu |
African American history, Asian American studies, African diaspora studies |
|
Bula Sirika Wayessa
Assistant Professor |
872 Social Sciences
612-624-5083
bwayessa@umn.edu |
African archeology, social marginalization, the materiality of social identity, mobility, ontology, and agricultural change |
| Josef Woldense Assistant Professor |
878 Social Sciences 612-624-0362 jwoldens@umn.edu |
Elite politics; authoritarian regimes, African political institutions and social network analysis |
Instructors
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Khadar Jama Lecturer |
852 Social Sciences 612-624-8571 jamax028@umn.edu |
African languages (Somali) |
|
Hassan Hade |
852 Social Sciences 612-624-8571 hhade@umn.edu |
African languages (Somali) |
| Angaluki Muaka Senior Teaching Specialist |
856 Social Sciences 612-625-0185 muaka@umn.edu |
African Languages (Swahili), African diasporic studies |
| Yolanda Williams Lecturer |
836 Social Sciences 612-624-0122 willi233@umn.edu |
African American literature, art, and history |
Affiliate Faculty
Affiliate faculty have homes in other departments, but hold appointments in our African American & African Studies department.
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
|
Adam Bledsoe |
414 Social Sciences |
Geography. Environment & Society |
| Nathaniel Mills Associate Professor |
Pillsbury Hall 612-625-8444 mills175@umn.edu |
English |
| Michael Minta Professor |
1337 Social Sciences |
Political Science |
| August Nimtz Professor |
1327 Social Sciences 612-624-1512 animtz@umn.edu |
Political Science |
Faculty Emeriti
| Name | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Keletso Atkins | Africa, African diasporic studies |
| Victoria Coifman | Africa, African diasporic studies |
| John Wright | African American literature, art, and history; Africa and African diasporic studies |