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African American & African Studies
aaas@umn.edu
612-624-9847
aaas@umn.edu
612-624-9847
Faculty & Staff
Faculty
| Name & Title | Contact | Research and Teaching Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Keletso Atkins Associate Professor |
612-624-5083 872 Social Sciences atkin013@umn.edu |
Africa; African diasporic studies |
| Rose Brewer Professor |
612-624-9305 839 Social Sciences brewe001@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences; Public policy and development; African diasporic studies |
| Victoria Coifman Assistant Professor |
612-624-5709 825 Social Sciences coifm001@umn.edu |
Africa; African diasporic studies |
| Njeri Githire Assistant Professor |
612-625-1687 848 Social Sciences ngithire@umn.edu |
African American literature and arts; African diasporic studies |
| Walt Jacobs Associate Professor |
612-626-9414 321A Morrill Hall wrjacobs@umn.edu |
African American culture; social and behavioral sciences |
| Keith Mayes Associate Professor |
612-624-5202 827 Social Sciences mayes@umn.edu |
African American history; social and behavioral sciences; public policy |
| Tade Okediji Associate Professor |
612-624-8957 868 Social Sciences tokediji@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences; public policy and development; Africa and African diasporic studies |
| Yuichiro Onishi Assistant Professor |
612-625-0513 874 Social Sciences ohni0001@umn.edu |
African American history; African and Asian diasporic studies |
| Alexs Pate Assistant Professor |
612-626-7587 852 Social Sciences patex003@umn.edu |
African American literature, art and history |
| John Wright Professor |
612-624-0845 883 Social Sciences wrigh003@umn.edu |
African American literature, art and history; Africa and African diasporic studies |
Instructors
| Name & Title | Contact | Teaching Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Said Ahmed Teaching Specialist |
612-624-0362 878 Social Sciences ahme0039@umn.edu |
African languages (Somali) |
| Angaluki Muaka Teaching Specialist |
612-625-0185 856 Social Sciences muaka@umn.edu |
African languages (Swahili); African diasporic studies |
| Yolanda Williams Instructor |
612-624-0845 878 Social Sciences willi233@umn.edu |
African American literature, art and history |
Administration & Staff
| Name & Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Keith Mayes Department Chair |
612-624-8012 812 Social Sciences Building mayes@umn.edu |
| Christine Powell Administrator |
612-624-1680 810A Social Sciences Building powel020@umn.edu |
| Stephanie Lawrence Academic Advisor |
612-624-0122 853 Social Sciences Building lawre035@umn.edu |
| Vanessa Abanu Outreach Coordinator |
612-624-0556 810B Social Sciences Building steel012@umn.edu |
| Rose Brewer Director of Graduate Studies |
612-624-9305 839 Social Sciences Building brewe001@umn.edu |
| Yuichiro Onishi Director of Undergraduate Studies |
612-625-0513 874 Social Sciences Building ohni0001@umn.edu |
