James Mathieu
Emeritus Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Demography and Population Analysis Race and Ethnicity Sociology of the Developing World Sociology of Africa Sociology of Hawaii and the Pacific
David Oludotun Fasanya
Chief Terrain Officer · Junglepreneur.com
Founder/Chief Terrain Officer of Junglepreneur.com
Business Process Improvement Enterprise Risk Management Emerging Markets (Africa) Entrepreneurship & New Business Development International Business
Christopher Ategeka
Founder · LyfBase
Inventor, 2014 UN Global Accelerator, Forbes 30 Under 30, Echoing Green fellow, Founder cabikes, Co-Founder Privail
Healthcare Drones for Humanity Investments in Africa Medical Devices Mechanical Engineering
Karen Lincoln
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Lincoln's research focuses on stress, aging, and mental health disparities
Alzheimer Disease Minority Health Social Networks African American Families Social Work
Lauren McMillan
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Lauren McMillan is the University of Mary Washington's resident historical archaeologist and an expert on middle-Atlantic American history.
African Disapora Archaeology Archaeology Anthropology Historical Archaeology
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies · Vanderbilt University
Expert in comparative Black cultural movements and African American literature and culture.
African American Literature African American History Black Culture African American Diaspora
Gregory DeFreitas
Professor of Economics · Hofstra University
Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.
Labor Economics Research Methods Urban Economics Microeconomics African Economic Development
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences · UC San Diego
Veerabhadran Ramathan discovered the greenhouse effect of CFCs
Lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles as Research Platforms Clouds, aerosols, greenhouse gases, and climate Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Air-sea interactions Climate Change Mitigation
Kathy Roberts Forde
Associate Professor of Journalism · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kathy Roberts Forde is a journalism historian with interests in the First Amendment, African American freedom struggle and women's suffrage.
African American Freedom Struggle and the Press The First Amendment Journalism History Journalism Literary Journalism
Richard A. Boswell
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: boswellr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4633 / Office 350-200
Statutory Interpretation Immigration Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic Refugee Law & Policy
Daniel Reboussin
Curator · University of Florida
Daniel Reboussin’s primary resource acquisitions have created a cluster of manuscripts on 20th century African wildlife conservation.
Rare Cultural Heritage Materials Relating to the African Continent Manuscripts Centered on 20th Century African Wildlife Conservation Curating Smathers Libraries’ Circulating Research Original Artwork of Papa Mfumu’eto
Carl Zimmer
Columnist · The New York Times
Columnist at The New York Times
Books Magazine Articles Newspaper Science Biology
Jill Sonke
Research Director/Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jill Sonke is active in research, teaching, and international cultural exchange.
Telehealth Global Health Arts Arts in Medicine Dance
Steven Driese, Ph.D.
Professor, Geosciences · Baylor University
Dr. Driese focuses on the paleoclimate and paleolandscape records of soils preserved as paleosols in the geologic record.
Geosciences Sedimentology Geology Soil Paleopedology
Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies; Director of Environmental Health Science · Baylor University
Dr. Brooks examines water quality, environmental health & contaminants, and sustainability issues, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Freshwater Sciences Environmental Science Biomedical Science Environmental Health
Claudia Rankins
Marie Fielder Fellow · Fielding Graduate University
Champion for inclusion, diversity and broadening participation and works tirelessly on behalf of students and faculty.
Science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education Gender equity for STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) History and relevance of HBCUs History of African American Physicists Elementary particle physics
Jeffrey McCune, Jr.
DIrector · University of Rochester
Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. directs the Frederick Douglass Institute and is an expert on matters of race, gender, and equality.
Black Queer Theologies Performance Studies Masculinity Studies critical race, gender, and sexuality theory Popular Culture and Media Communication
Michele Tracy Berger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Gender Studies & Adjunct Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning & Director of the Faculty Fellows Program, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Teaching and research interests include multiracial feminism, HIV/AIDS activism and women's and gender studies scholarship. (see more below)
Women's and Gender Studies HIV/AIDS Activism Multi-racial feminism Faculty Development Women in Leadership
Michael C. Slattery
Professor and Chair, Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies · Texas Christian University
Mike has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa to the cloud forests of Costa Rica.
Mercury Contamination from Coal-fired Power Plants Wind Research Rhino Conservation Human Impact to Coastal Plains, Rivers and Sediment Pathways
Theodore M. Shaw, J.D.
Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights
Political Law Educational Litigation Transitional Justice Constitutional Government Federal Law