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Our Faculty and Advisors

The Center for Africana Studies and Culture has a multitude of faculty and advisors providing expertise in research, development, program experiences, study abroad opportunities, events, courses, community engagement, and much more.

Core program faculty

Leslie Kenneth Etienne

Director of Africana Studies Program, Founding Executive Director, Center for Africana Studies and Culture, Assistant Professor in Africana Studies

Phone:: 317-278-2553
Email:: lketienn@iu.edu

Ronda C. Henry

Professor of English and Africana Studies, Public Scholar of African American Studies and Undergraduate Research

Phone:: 317-278-0885
Email:: ronhenry@iu.edu

Joseph Lennis Tucker Edmonds

Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture

Phone:: 317-274-7366
Email:: jtuckere@iu.edu

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Patricia Ann Turley

Assistant Professor, Africana Studies

Email:: jordanp@iu.edu

Affiliate faculty

Associate faculty hold courtesy affiliate appointments in Center for Africana Studies and Culture and complete a variety of diverse tasks in support of the program. Some of these individuals teach courses in the program, serve on committees, engage working groups, spread the word to students about the program, serve as mentors to the Olaniyan Scholars, or provide support for upcoming internal research initiatives or public-facing participatory creative or scholarly activity.

Mahasin Ameen, Associate Librarian, University Library
Caroline Bailey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Mercedes Cannon, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Adaptive Educational Services
Aaron Coleman, Associate Professor Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design
M. Alex Evans, JD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Law
Samantha Franklin, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Education
Britanny Garvin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Education
Aqueasha Martin-Hammond, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing
Anthony Heaven, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Philanthropy
Ted Hall, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, School of Education
Kelly Hayes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies, School of Liberal Arts
Crystal Hill-Morton, Ph.D., Professor School of Education
James Hill, Ph.D., Professor, Computer Science, School of Informatics and Computing
Jarvais Jackson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Education
Tambra Jackson, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Dean School of Education
Jack Kaufman-McKivigan, Ph.D., Professor of History, School of Liberal Arts
Jason Kelly, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director, IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute
Erick Kyere, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Stephen Lane , Reference and Outreach Archivist, University Library
Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medical Humanities, School of Liberal Arts
Samuel Nyarko, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Earth Science, School of Science
Chinedum Ojinaaka, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Oladele O. Omosegbon, Ph.D., Senior Associate Professor, Africana Studies
Tina O'Neal, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, School of Education
Gemmicka Piper, Ph.D., Associate Librarian, University Library
Emilio Robles, MFA, Assistant Professor of Theater, School of Liberal Arts
Sacha Sharp, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine
Amy Irby Shasanmi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Liberal Arts
Charles Sutton, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Library Science, School of Informatics and Computing
Regina Turner, Ph.D., University College
LyNeisha Ward, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry, School of Science

CASC leadership council

The CASC Leadership Council is the governance council for the Center for Africana Studies and Culture. It features Center for Africana Studies and Culture faculty, including two members from outside of the School of Liberal Arts, broadening the reach of the program. The council provides oversight for new course development, forms interdisciplinary research teams, assists with recruitment, leads committees and working groups, and provides an extra level of support for the director, where needed.

Cleveland Hayes II, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor of Education and Africana Studies
Ronda Henry, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English and Public Scholar of Africana Studies
Lasana Kazembe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education and Africana Studies
Jennifer Thorington Springer, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Professor of English and Africana Studies
Joseph Tucker Edmonds, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies
Patricia Turley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Africana Studies
Leslie Etienne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Africana Studies and Founding Executive Director

Community scholars

The Community Scholars of Center for Africana Studies and Culture are drawn from a myriad of local entities all connected to the goals and aims of Center for Africana Studies and Culture at IU Indianapolis. They make significant and meaningful contributions to meet educational objectives through community-based learning activities, support of community-engaged research, or professional service related to their areas of expertise.

Susan Hall Dotson, Coordinator of African American History, Indiana Historical Society
Nichelle Hayes, Executive Director, Hurston Wright Foundation
Ivan Douglass Hicks, Ph.D., Senior Minister, First Baptist Church North, Founder Africa Logical Institute
Kisha Tandy, Curator of Social History, Indiana State Museum
Judith Thomas, Executive Director, Indianapolis Arts Council
Phyllis Boyd, Artist
Samuel Ivande Bird Conservation Coordinator - Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo
Eunice Trotter, Director, Black Heritage Preservation Program at Indiana Landmarks
Devon Doss, Executive Director, The Indiana Plan
Angela Northington, Film Producer

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