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Program Director:
Dr. Denise M. Lynn
Director of Africana Studies Program
Director of Gender Studies
Interim Chair of the History Department
Professor of History
Faculty:
Africana Studies courses are Multidisciplinary and taught by faculty from a variety of departments:
Dr. Manuel D. Apodaca Valdez
Affiliated Faculty of Africana Studies
Professor of Spanish
Dr. Sukanya Gupta
Associate Professor of English
Director of Global Studies
Dr. Matthew J. Hanka
Professor of Political Science
Dr. Cacee D. Hoyer
Affiliated Faculty of Africana Studies
Associate Professor of History
Dr. Brandi R. Hendricks
Adjunct - College of Liberal Arts
Director of Pathways to College Program
Interim Assistant Dean of Students
Dr. Norma Rosas Mayén
Affiliated Faculty of Africana Studies
Professor of Spanish
Dr. Laura J. Soderberg
Affiliated Faculty of Africana Studies
Assistant Professor of English
Dr. Steven D. Williams
Affiliated Faculty of Africana Studies
Associate Professor of Sociology
