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African American Studies Program - Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty

Monroe H. Little, Jr.

Program Director and Associate Professor of History

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 503 S
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 0098
Fax: 317 274 2347

Education

  • B.A., Denison University, 1971
  • M.A., Princeton University, 1973
  • Ph.D., Princeton University, 1977

Ramla Bandele

Political Science

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 504J
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: N/A
Fax: N/A

Education

Gwendolyn J. Crenshaw

Adjunct Instructor African-American and African Diaspora Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 313
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274-8662
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • BA, Indiana University, 1983
  • MA, Indiana University, 1987
  • Doctorate Program, Indiana University, 1986-1990

Edward E. Curtis

Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Millennium Scholar of the Liberal Arts

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 335 P
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 268-1683
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A., Kenyon College, 1993,
  • M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1997
  • D.Litt. et Phil., University of South Africa, 2000

Didier Gondola

Associate Professor of History

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 503 P
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274-8160
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A., Universite Paris - I - Pantheon-Sorbonne, 1987
  • M.A., Universite Paris - I - Pantheone-Sorbonne, 1987
  • Ph.D., Universite Paris - VII - Denis-Diderot, 1993
Kelly E. Hayes

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 335 E
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 278 - 2636
Fax: (317) 278-2525

Education

  • B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991;
  • M.A., University of Chicago, 1996;
  • Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2004

Jason Housley

Instructor African-American and African Diaspora Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 313
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 8662
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A. Lincoln University, 1992
  • M.A. Indiana University, 2003

Missy Kubitschek

Professor of English

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 501 L
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 0080
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A., Carleton College, 1972
  • M.A., University of Illinois, 1974
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1979

John McKivigan

Adjunct Professor of African American Studies and American Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 531
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 5860
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • Ph.D., Ohio State University 1977

Najja Modibo

Associate Professor of Labor Studies, Adjunct Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Adjunct Professor of Sociology

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh Hall 306B
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 7998
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A. York University, Toronto, 1978
  • M.A. University of Toronto, 1980
  • Ph.D. University of Toronto, 1995

Obioma Nnameka

Professor of French and Women's Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 503 F
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 278 - 2038
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A., University of Nigeria, 1972
  • M.A., University of Minnesota, 1977
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989

Oladele O. Omosegbon

Adjunct Instructor African-American and African Diaspora Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 313
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 8662
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.Sc Hons, (Econ), 1982, University of Sokoto, Nigeria
  • M.Sc. (Econ), 1987, Ahmadu Bello University, ZAria, Nigeria
  • M.A. (Econ), 1992, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
  • Ph.D (Econ), 1996, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

Una Osili

Assistant Professor of Economics

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 526
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 - 4755
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Gina Sanchez-Gibau

Associate Professor Anthropology, Adjunct Faculty African American and African Diaspora Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 413C
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274 4926

Education

  • N/A

Jennifer Thorington-Springer

Assistant Professor of English

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 502H
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 278 - 2636
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • B.A. Westfield State College, 1994
  • M.A. Miami University, 1998
  • Ph.D. Miami University, 2001

Mary Wheeler

Academic Advisor University College/Liberal Arts, Instructor African-American and African Diaspora Studies

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 401
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 278 - 7356
Fax: (317) 274-2347

Education

  • BA, Spelman College, 1969
  • MAT, Troy State University Montgomery, 1996

Administrative Staff

Alice A. Smith

Administrative Secretary

425 University Blvd.
Cavanaugh 540A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: (317) 274-8662
Fax: (317) 274-2347

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