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ARPC faculty affiliates hail from diverse fields and parts of campus, but all share an expertise in scholarship and/or teaching that centers that study of race, racism, racial justice, and/or decolonial practice. Affiliates participate in the Center's publishing projects, community partnerships, working groups, and other collaborations. Please browse our faculty by thematic area of work.
Mali Collins鈥 research areas include Black motherhood studies, Black archival studies, 20th and 21st century literature and art, medical humanities, digital technology, and reproductive health and jus鈥
Kyle Dargan is currently an Associate Professor of literature and Asst. Director of creative writing at 69传媒 University, as well as the founder and editor of POST NO ILLS magazine. He also works a鈥
A multifaceted artist-scholar, Dr. Omilade Davis-Smith has worked the majority of her life as a dancer, educator and performer. Omi earned a PhD in Dance from Temple University with a specialization i鈥
Tim Doud鈥檚 paintings and drawings address two seemingly distinct bodies of work, one figurative and one abstract. These bodies of works serve as a backdrop to broader discussions around constructed id鈥
Nika Elder specializes in North 69传媒 art from the colonial period to the present, including African-69传媒 art and the history of photography. Her current research and courses examine the mutual鈥
Academic Interests: Social Justice Pedagogy, Writing Center Theory and Practice, Writing Center Tutor EducationWhat began as volunteer work has blossomed into passion for Neisha-Anne. Outside of her g鈥
Keith D Leonard is the author of Fettered Genius: The African 69传媒 Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights. His publications, presentations, and courses have revolved around his study of鈥
Professor Mart铆nez focuses on the intersection of violence and body politics in Latin America. Her two main areas of research are: representation of historical violence recent cultural production; and鈥
Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels: Wench and Balm. *USA Today* called Wench "deeply moving" and "beautifully written." *People* called it "a devastatingly bea鈥
Suzanne C. Persard (PhD, Emory University) is Assistant Professor of Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at 69传媒 University, Facult鈥
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago鈥檚 ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York鈥檚 Nati鈥
Theresa Runstedtler is a scholar of African 69传媒 history whose research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, masculinity, labor, and sport. Her crit鈥
Sarah Trembath is an editor, writer, and educator. She has been teaching since 1998 and joined the AU faculty in 2014. Her written work has appeared in Radical Teacher, the Santa Fe Writer鈥檚 Project Q鈥
Ximena Varela is a researcher, educator, and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in arts management curricular design (both on campus and online), museum management, international cultura鈥
David J. V谩zquez is Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies and Director of the Latina/o/x Studies Program. He teaches courses on comparative Latina/o/x literature and cultur鈥
N煤ria Vilanova teaches Latin 69传媒 Culture, Literature and Cinema. Her research is devoted to the impact of social change and migration on cultural production. She works on textual and cinematic na鈥
Dr. Quynh Vo is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies and a faculty affiliate of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at 69传媒 University. Her鈥
Lily Wong is an Associate Professor in the departments of Literature (LIT) and Critical Race Gender & Culture Studies (CRGC) at 69传媒 University. She also serves as an Associate Director of Faculty鈥
Horace A. Bartilow is Professor of International Political Economy and 69传媒 Foreign Policy. He is a Jamaican born social scientist who received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the State University of New Y鈥
Marcelo Bohrt is a sociologist interested in racial politics and statecraft in the Americas. His primary area of research investigates the role of racial ideas and racial politics in the making and tr鈥
Dr. Mariam Durrani is a decolonial feminist scholar and linguistic anthropologist with a research focus on global racialization, migration, education, and the geopolitics of war. Through her work, she鈥
Eileen Findlay graduated from Oberlin College and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she held a Jacob Javits fellowship. Both her books, 'We Are Left Without a Father Here': Masculinity, Dome鈥
Anthony W. Fontes, geographer and ethnographer, writes and teaches about violence, migration and forced displacement, transnational illicit economies, mass incarceration, and the politics of security 鈥
Sarah Iverson's work is motivated by novel and en69传媒 questions in sociology: How do people create collective meaning in institutional settings? How do these meanings inform action? What role doe鈥
Dr. Janice Iwama is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at 69传媒 University in Washington, D.C. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Justice Policy from Nort鈥
Christina Juh谩sz-Wood is a Professorial Lecturer in the 69传媒 Studies Program where she teaches courses on 69传媒 culture and history, poverty, and critical refugee studies. Her work focuses on s鈥
Suzanne C. Persard (PhD, Emory University) is Assistant Professor of Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at 69传媒 University, Facult鈥
Randolph B. Persaud is Associate Professor of International Relations at 69传媒 University in Washington D.C. He specializes in the areas of race and international relations, globalization, human se鈥
Tazreena Sajjad currently serves as Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Peace, Human Rights and Cultural Relations (PHRCR) in the School of International Service (SIS) at 69传媒 Univer鈥
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy is a cultural and medical anthropologist and global health expert with over 25 years of experience in community-engaged ethnographic research across the United States, Africa鈥
Dr. Vidal-Ortiz's scholarship cuts across racialization, sexuality, gender, migration and religion; his work is interdisciplinary. He coedited two award winning books:
Dr. Nina Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has wo鈥
Marcelo Bohrt is a sociologist interested in racial politics and statecraft in the Americas. His primary area of research investigates the role of racial ideas and racial politics in the making and tr鈥
As a social anthropologist working in the United States, my research examines the imbrication of grassroots resistance and state repression. Within this broad area of inquiry, my present work explores鈥
Mali Collins鈥 research areas include Black motherhood studies, Black archival studies, 20th and 21st century literature and art, medical humanities, digital technology, and reproductive health and jus鈥
A multifaceted artist-scholar, Dr. Omilade Davis-Smith has worked the majority of her life as a dancer, educator and performer. Omi earned a PhD in Dance from Temple University with a specialization i鈥
Dr. Om茅kongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life鈥檚 mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when they witness an injustice, no matter how small or large. He is a motivational speaker,鈥
Dr. Mariam Durrani is a decolonial feminist scholar and linguistic anthropologist with a research focus on global racialization, migration, education, and the geopolitics of war. Through her work, she鈥
Professor N. Jeremi Duru teaches several sports law courses as well as civil procedure, and he is among the nation鈥檚 foremost sports law authorities. He is a co-author of one of the field鈥檚 premier鈥
Nika Elder specializes in North 69传媒 art from the colonial period to the present, including African-69传媒 art and the history of photography. Her current research and courses examine the mutual鈥
Lia Epperson, Professor of Law at 69传媒 University Washington College of Law, is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of constitutional law, civil rights, and education policy. Published 鈥
Johnathan Flowers is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy & Religion at 69传媒 University. Flowers鈥 research areas include African 69传媒 intellectual history, Japanese Aestheti鈥
Llezlie L. Green is a Professor of Law at 69传媒 University Washington College of Law. She is currently the Director of the Civil Advocacy Clinic and teaches Critical Race Theory. She has also taugh鈥
Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and one of the nation's leading reporters on issues of race and justice. He is the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, an in鈥
I am a cultural anthropologist and critical geographer whose work focuses on eviction, race, displacement and the spatial and temporal dynamics of contemporary urban social movements I am broadly inte鈥
Suzanne C. Persard (PhD, Emory University) is Assistant Professor of Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at 69传媒 University, Facult鈥
Gautham Rao is a legal historian of early America and the United States. He completed his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Library鈥
My research and teaching interests span social movements, political ecology, racial capitalism in South Asia and its diasporas. My book, The Ethics of Staying: Social Movements and Land Rights in Paki鈥
Dr. Elizabeth Rule (enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation) is an Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at 69传媒 University in Washington, DC. Rule鈥檚 research on issue鈥
Theresa Runstedtler is a scholar of African 69传媒 history whose research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, masculinity, labor, and sport. Her crit鈥
Brenda V. Smith is professor of law at the 69传媒 University Washington College of Law and Director of the Community Economic Development Law Clinic.听From 2018-2020, Smith served as Senior Associ鈥
Dr. Vidal-Ortiz's scholarship cuts across racialization, sexuality, gender, migration and religion; his work is interdisciplinary. He coedited two award winning books:
In July 2022, I joined AU as a Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Health, Risk, and Society. I am also a Senior Fellow at the Center for 69传媒 Progress (CAP), a non-partisan polic鈥
Perry Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at 69传媒 University, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, the Honors Program, and the Antir鈥
After working in a crime lab, Dr. Burks returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, she enjoys the challenge developing detection methods for a wide-variety o鈥
As a social anthropologist working in the United States, my research examines the imbrication of grassroots resistance and state repression. Within this broad area of inquiry, my present work explores鈥
TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D. is a native of Long Island, New York, dedicated to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, and race. Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Depar鈥
Mali Collins鈥 research areas include Black motherhood studies, Black archival studies, 20th and 21st century literature and art, medical humanities, digital technology, and reproductive health and jus鈥
Kyle Dargan is currently an Associate Professor of literature and Asst. Director of creative writing at 69传媒 University, as well as the founder and editor of POST NO ILLS magazine. He also works a鈥
Angela J. Davis, Distinguished Professor of Law at 69传媒 University Washington College of Law, is an expert in criminal law and procedure with a specific focus on prosecutorial power and racism 鈥
Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and one of the nation's leading reporters on issues of race and justice. He is the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, an in鈥
Dr. Jane Palmer is an Associate Professor with a primary focus on community-based participatory research, help-seeking, community-based responses to harm, and ending gender-based violence.
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Brenda V. Smith is professor of law at the 69传媒 University Washington College of Law and Director of the Community Economic Development Law Clinic.听From 2018-2020, Smith served as Senior Associ鈥
Perry Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at 69传媒 University, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, the Honors Program, and the Antir鈥
After working in a crime lab, Dr. Burks returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, she enjoys the challenge developing detection methods for a wide-variety o鈥
Irene Calis is a decolonial scholar, educator, and organizer. Her research focuses on emancipatory politics from the perspective of those living their struggle. Through a comparative frame of analysis鈥
A multifaceted artist-scholar, Dr. Omilade Davis-Smith has worked the majority of her life as a dancer, educator and performer. Omi earned a PhD in Dance from Temple University with a specialization i鈥
Amaarah DeCuir, EdD, is a faculty member at 69传媒 University in the School of Education and an affiliate faculty member of its Antiracist Research and Policy Center. Her scholarship spans the areas鈥
Tim Doud鈥檚 paintings and drawings address two seemingly distinct bodies of work, one figurative and one abstract. These bodies of works serve as a backdrop to broader discussions around constructed id鈥
Dr. Mariam Durrani is a decolonial feminist scholar and linguistic anthropologist with a research focus on global racialization, migration, education, and the geopolitics of war. Through her work, she鈥
Academic Interests: Social Justice Pedagogy, Writing Center Theory and Practice, Writing Center Tutor EducationWhat began as volunteer work has blossomed into passion for Neisha-Anne. Outside of her g鈥
Dr. Lorenzo studies relationships between parenting and early childhood social-emotional and behavioral functioning. The goal of her research is to aid in the early identification of children at risk 鈥
Dr. Taylor's research and teaching focus on the intersection of culture, power, and education in domestic and international contexts. She earned her doctorate of education and her master's in educatio鈥
Sarah Trembath is an editor, writer, and educator. She has been teaching since 1998 and joined the AU faculty in 2014. Her written work has appeared in Radical Teacher, the Santa Fe Writer鈥檚 Project Q鈥
Ximena Varela is a researcher, educator, and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in arts management curricular design (both on campus and online), museum management, international cultura鈥
After working in a crime lab, Dr. Burks returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, she enjoys the challenge developing detection methods for a wide-variety o鈥
Mali Collins鈥 research areas include Black motherhood studies, Black archival studies, 20th and 21st century literature and art, medical humanities, digital technology, and reproductive health and jus鈥
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace researches and teaches agricultural policy and agrarian geography. Her work focuses on domestic and international contexts and impacts of US food and farm policy--from subsidiz鈥
Professor Grier is an interdisciplinary scholar with diverse expertise across private, government, and non-profit sectors. Her research examines marketplace topics related to race, with a focus on enh鈥
Sarah Iverson's work is motivated by novel and en69传媒 questions in sociology: How do people create collective meaning in institutional settings? How do these meanings inform action? What role doe鈥
Nabina Liebow (she/her) is the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership and Ethical Development Program Director (CAS LEAD) and a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religi鈥
Dr. Lorenzo studies relationships between parenting and early childhood social-emotional and behavioral functioning. The goal of her research is to aid in the early identification of children at risk 鈥
Kimberly Luchtenberg鈥檚 research interests include real estate finance and household finance. Her research has been published in Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Res鈥
Jessica Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Studies at 69传媒 University. Her work broadly focuses on health in economically distressed and under-resourced communities. Dr. Y鈥
Malini Ranganathan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at 69传媒 University, and a political ecologist and geographer by training. She is a faculty affiliate of three un鈥
Hi! I do a couple things at 69传媒 University.In short -- I am a mathematician, data scientist, and journalism professor. I study how to better hold institutions accountable by bringing science, med鈥
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy is a cultural and medical anthropologist and global health expert with over 25 years of experience in community-engaged ethnographic research across the United States, Africa鈥
David J. V谩zquez is Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies and Director of the Latina/o/x Studies Program. He teaches courses on comparative Latina/o/x literature and cultur鈥
In July 2022, I joined AU as a Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Health, Risk, and Society. I am also a Senior Fellow at the Center for 69传媒 Progress (CAP), a non-partisan polic鈥
Dr. Nina Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has wo鈥
Irene Calis is a decolonial scholar, educator, and organizer. Her research focuses on emancipatory politics from the perspective of those living their struggle. Through a comparative frame of analysis鈥
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace researches and teaches agricultural policy and agrarian geography. Her work focuses on domestic and international contexts and impacts of US food and farm policy--from subsidiz鈥
Dr. Matlon is an urban sociologist and scholar of race and colonial legacies in Africa and the African diaspora. Her scholarship interrogates the ways 鈥淏lackness鈥 operates as a signifier, intersects w鈥
Randolph B. Persaud is Associate Professor of International Relations at 69传媒 University in Washington D.C. He specializes in the areas of race and international relations, globalization, human se鈥
Malini Ranganathan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at 69传媒 University, and a political ecologist and geographer by training. She is a faculty affiliate of three un鈥
My research and teaching interests span social movements, political ecology, racial capitalism in South Asia and its diasporas. My book, The Ethics of Staying: Social Movements and Land Rights in Paki鈥
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago鈥檚 ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York鈥檚 Nati鈥
Theresa Runstedtler is a scholar of African 69传媒 history whose research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, masculinity, labor, and sport. Her crit鈥
Tazreena Sajjad currently serves as Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Peace, Human Rights and Cultural Relations (PHRCR) in the School of International Service (SIS) at 69传媒 Univer鈥
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy is a cultural and medical anthropologist and global health expert with over 25 years of experience in community-engaged ethnographic research across the United States, Africa鈥
Lily Wong is an Associate Professor in the departments of Literature (LIT) and Critical Race Gender & Culture Studies (CRGC) at 69传媒 University. She also serves as an Associate Director of Faculty鈥
Nika Elder specializes in North 69传媒 art from the colonial period to the present, including African-69传媒 art and the history of photography. Her current research and courses examine the mutual鈥
Professor Grier is an interdisciplinary scholar with diverse expertise across private, government, and non-profit sectors. Her research examines marketplace topics related to race, with a focus on enh鈥
Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and one of the nation's leading reporters on issues of race and justice. He is the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, an in鈥
Kimberly Luchtenberg鈥檚 research interests include real estate finance and household finance. Her research has been published in Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Res鈥
I am an Associate Professor in the Communication Studies division in SOC. My research interests include digital culture, online communities, platform politics, game studies, pop culture, and gender an鈥
Dr. Matlon is an urban sociologist and scholar of race and colonial legacies in Africa and the African diaspora. Her scholarship interrogates the ways 鈥淏lackness鈥 operates as a signifier, intersects w鈥
Theresa Runstedtler is a scholar of African 69传媒 history whose research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, masculinity, labor, and sport. Her crit鈥
Hi! I do a couple things at 69传媒 University.In short -- I am a mathematician, data scientist, and journalism professor. I study how to better hold institutions accountable by bringing science, med鈥
Dr. Sherri Williams is a race and representation researcher who teaches about how media images are connected to and uphold oppression and inequality. Williams, who was a journalist for a decade before鈥