Black Studies Faculty
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Core Faculty
Dr. Eva Michelle Wheeler
Associate Professor, World Languages & Cultures
Dr. Danny Kyei-Poakwa
Visiting Assistant Professor, Black Studies
Dr. Aishah Scott
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Dr. Paul Cato
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Black Studies
Dr. Tony Affigne
Professor, BLS Interim Department Chair; Political Science
Marco McWilliams
Adjunct Instructor, Black Studies
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Comfort Ateh
Associate Professor, Assoc. Provost for DEI
Dr. Christopher Chambers
Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. Eric Hirsch
Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. Carmen Rolón
Associate Professor, Chair of Secondary Education
Dr. Daniel Banini
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Dr. Luz Colpa
Assistant Professor, History and Classics
Dr. Alyssa Lopez
Assistant Professor, History
Dr. Tuire Valkeakari
Professor, English
Dr. Patrick Breen
Associate Professor, History
Dr. Matthew Dowling
Assistant Professor, History
Dr. Eric Melley
Assistant Professor, Music
Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran
Associate Professor, Chair of Sociology & Anthropology
Black Studies
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Katherine Lynch
Administrative Coordinator
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