Africana Studies Council
Africana Studies Council
Africana Studies Council
Emily Blanck, Associate Professor of History and American Studies; Executive Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Erica Watson Brown, Lecturer & Initial Teaching Program Coordinator, BA in Education – Specialization in Elementary Education (K-6), Department of Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
Tabbetha Dobbins, VP for Research, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Division of University Research, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Kit Holder, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood, Elementary Education & Critical Foundations. His teaching interests include the education of underserved populations, prison education, and migrant education.
Katharine Javian, Lecturer of Political Science and Assistant Chair, Department of Political Science & Economics #RowanVotes Co-Coordinator. Her teaching interests include: American government, race and poverty in America, public opinion and political behavior, state and local government, social movement activism, and political science research methods
Sandy Joy, Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Her research and teaching interests include death penalty, race, social movements, social change, death, dying, and bereavement
Edward Kazarian, Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and World Religion His teaching and research interests include modern European thought, its relation to the history of European colonization, and the anti- and post-colonial movements that arose in response to it.
John T. Mills, Adjunct, Africana Studies Program and Sociology Department His research and teaching interests include critical race theory and social justice studies.
Alicia Monroe, Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives; Adjunct, Africana Studies Program
Julie Peterson, Director, Office of Student Enrichment & Family, Events Coordinator, Africana Studies Program
Lourin Plant, Assistant Professor, Vocal and Choral music - Baritone - Music Appreciation – His research and collaborative scholarship include the design of many productions combining spirituals and slave narratives to tell the difficult story of African Americans in their historic struggle for social justice and understanding.
Denise Williams, Administrative Assistant, Department of History, Events Coordinator, Africana Studies Program
Marquita Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of English. Her teaching and research interests include African-American literature and culture, hip-hop studies, gender and sexuality, and critical race studies.
Administration
Dr. Ali Houshman, President, Rowan University
Dr. Tony Lowman, Provost, Rowan University
Dr. Nawal Ammar, Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences