Department of African American Studies

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



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African American Studies Core Faculty

Full Name Job Title Additional Department(s) Email Phone
Abdul Alkalimat Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science mcworter@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Jabari Asim Scholar-in-Residence Department of Journalism jasim@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Christopher Benson Associate Professor Department of Journalism cdbenson@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Sundiata Cha-Jua Associate Professor History schajua@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Karen Flynn Assistant Professor Gender and Women's Studies kcflynn@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Jennifer F. Hamer Associate Professor   jhamer@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Ronald Jackson Professor and Head College of Media identity@illinois.edu 217-265-6781
Robin Jarrett Professor Human and Community Development rjarrett@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Clarence Lang Assistant Professor History celang@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Erik McDuffie Assistant Professor Gender and Women's Studies emcduffi@illinois.edu 217-244-9232
Ruby Mendenhall Assistant Professor Sociology rubymen@illinois.edu 217-333-1950
Ray Muhammad Assistant Professor Sociology rmuhamma@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Helen Neville Professor Educational Psychology hneville@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
H. Adlai Murdoch Associate Professor French hmurdoch@illinois.edu 217-244-2720
Marc Perry Assistant Professor Anthropology mdp@illinois.edu 217-333-3616
Brendesha Tynes Assistant Professor Educational Psychology tynes@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Thomas Weissinger Librarian African American Research Center tweissin@illinois.edu 217-333-3006

Faculty & Program Affiliates

Full Name Job Title Department Email Phone
Joyce E. Allen-Smith Associate Professor Agricultural Economics jallensm@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-2809
James Anderson Professor and Head Educational Policy Studies janders@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-7404
James Barrett Professor History jrbarret@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-3799
William E. Berry Associate Chancellor Communications Administration weberry@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-0128
Eyamba Bokamba Professor Linguistics bokamba@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-3051
Adrian Burgos Jr. Assistant Professor History adburgosjr@aol.com 217-333-0024
Jason Chambers Assistant Professor Advertising jpchambe@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-1602
Cheryl Cole Professor Kinesiology & Women's Studies clcole@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-6380
Leon Dash Professor Journalism leondash@staff.uiuc.edu 217-265-5055
Ollie Watts Davis Associate Professor Music owdavis@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-3337
Christopher Fennell Assistant Professor Anthropology cfennell@illinois.edu 217-333-3616
Kevin Franklin Adjunct Associate Professor NCSA kdf@illinois.edu  
Rebecca Ginsburg Assistant Professor Landscape Architecture rginsbur@illinois.edu  
Violet Harris Professor and Head Curriculum and Instruction vjharris@ad.uiuc.edu 217-244-0948
Shevon Harvey Assistant Professor Kinesiology & Community Health shevon@illinois.edu  
John Jennings Assistant Professor Art & Design jayjay@illinois.edu 217-333-0855
Joycelyn Landrum-Brown Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor Counseling Center jlandrum@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-3356
Mark Leff Associate Professor History mleff@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244.2087
Bruce Levine Professor History blevine3@illinois.edu  
James Loewen Adjunct Professor   jloewen@uvm.edu  
Cameron McCarthy Professor Sociology and African Studies cmccart1@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-4953
Jerry Ogbudimkpa Head/Unit Manager Wellness Promotion Department jerryo@mhc.uiuc.edu 217-333-2714
Cynthia Oliver Assistant Professor Dance coliver@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-3154
Laurence Parker Associate Professor Educational Policy Studies parker3@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-9014
Kathy A. Perkins Professor Theatre kaperkin@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-0761
Elizabeth H. Pleck Professor History epleck@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-2079
Menah Pratt-Clarke Adjunct Assistant Professor Office of Equal Opportunity and Access menahpc@illinois.edu 217-333-0885
Adele Proctor Associate Professor Speech & Hearing Science aproctor@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-2554
David Roediger Professor History droedige@illinois.edu 217-265-0518
Ernest Scott Associate Professor School of Art and Design ernscott@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-1579
Gabriel Solis Assistant Professor Music gpsolis@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-2679
Siobhan Somerville Associate Professor English sbs@illinois.edu 217-333-2391
Willie Summerville Adjunct Instructor Minority Student Affairs wsummerv@illinois.edu 217-244-8182
Christopher Span Assistant Professor Educational Policy Studies cspan@ad.uiuc.edu 217-333-9865
Arlene Torres Associate Professor Anthropology atorres2@staff.uiuc.edu 217-244-3511
William Trent Professor Educational Policy Studies and Sociology w-trent@illinois.edu 217-333-2446
Arlette I. Willis Associate Professor Curriculum & Instruction aiwillis@ad.uiuc.edu 217-333-1668
David Wilson Associate Professor Geography dwilson2@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-0877
Joyce Wright Associate Professor Library Administration, Head Undergraduate Library jcwright@staff.uiuc.edu 217-333-1031

Post Docs

Full Name Job Title Email Phone
Ifeoma Amah Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow iamah@illinois.edu 217-333-7781

Staff

Full Name Job Title Email Phone
Ronald Jackson Department Head identity@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
David Ivy Account Tech I davidivy@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Shirley Olson Assistant to the Head sla@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Lou Turner Academic Advisor loturner@illinois.edu 217-333-7781

Undergrad & Grad Students

Full Name Job Title Email Phone
Shywon Berry Teaching Assistant (AFRO 101) ssberry@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Anita Bravo Teaching Assistant (AFRO 100) aibravo@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Letrell Crittenden Teaching Assistant (AFRO 398, BAM) lcritte2@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Jonathan Hamilton Teaching Assistant (AFRO 100) hamilto9@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Tamara Hoff Teaching Assistant (AFRO 101) tlhoff@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Eliza Johannes Teaching Assistant (AFRO 103) mjohanne@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Tony Laing BWGF Managing Editor & Teaching Assistant (AFRO 199) laing2@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Perzavia Praylow Teaching Assistant (AFRO 100) praylow@illinois.edu 217-333-7781
Alonzo Ward Teaching Assistant (AFRO 101) amward2@illinois.edu 217-333-7781