Black Studies Faculty

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Core Faculty

Dr. Eva Michelle Wheeler

Associate Professor, World Languages & Cultures
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Dr. Danny Kyei-Poakwa

Visiting Assistant Professor, Black Studies
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Dr. Aishah Scott

Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
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Dr. Paul Cato

Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Black Studies

Dr. Tony Affigne

Professor, BLS Interim Department Chair; Political Science
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Marco McWilliams

Adjunct Instructor, Black Studies


Affiliated Faculty

Dr. Comfort Ateh

Associate Professor, Assoc. Provost for DEI
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Dr. Christopher Chambers

Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
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Dr. Eric Hirsch

Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
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Dr. Carmen Rolón

Associate Professor, Chair of Secondary Education
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Dr. Daniel Banini

Assistant Professor, Political Science
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Dr. Luz Colpa

Assistant Professor, History and Classics
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Dr. Alyssa Lopez

Assistant Professor, History
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Dr. Tuire Valkeakari

Professor, English
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Dr. Patrick Breen

Associate Professor, History
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Dr. Matthew Dowling

Assistant Professor, History
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Dr. Eric Melley

Assistant Professor, Music
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Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran

Associate Professor, Chair of Sociology & Anthropology
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Black Studies
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Katherine Lynch

Administrative Coordinator
Howley Hall 119
401.865.2125
klynch25@providence.edu