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African Diaspora Studies Faculty

Program Director

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Glenn McNair Professor of History Areas of Expertise Race and criminal justice, slavery and southern history, the dynamics of African-American identity formation	Campus Address Oden Hall 315 Phone Number (740) 427-5325 Email mcnairg@kenyon.edu	History American Studies African Diaspora Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Katherine Calvin Assistant Professor of Art History Areas of Expertise Eighteenth-century art, feminist art history, early modern cultural exchange	Campus Address Gund Gallery 114 Phone Number (740) 427-5993 Email calvin1@kenyon.edu	Art History African Diaspora Studies
Francis Gourrier Associate Professor of American Studies and History Areas of Expertise African American, 20th Century U.S., Gender, Movement/s, and Education	Campus Address O'Connor House 203 Phone Number (740) 427-5772 Email gourrierf@kenyon.edu	History American Studies African Diaspora Studies
Bruce Hardy J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Neanderthals, human ecology, biological anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 207 Phone Number (740) 427-4275886 Email hardyb@kenyon.edu	Anthropology Neuroscience Environmental Studies African Diaspora Studies
Marla Kohlman Professor of Sociology	Campus Address Oden 225 Phone Number (740) 427-5509 Email kohlmanm@kenyon.edu	Sociology Law & Society African Diaspora Studies Gender & Sexuality Studies
Ted Mason Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Special Advisor to the President Professor of English Areas of Expertise African-American literature and culture, narrative theory, literary and cultural theory.	Campus Address Lentz House 106 Phone Number (740) 427-5204 Email masonte@kenyon.edu	Provost English African Diaspora Studies
Jesse Matz John Crowe Ransom Professor of English Areas of Expertise Modernist culture, narrative theory	Campus Address Lentz House 209 Phone Number (740) 427-5209 Email matzj@kenyon.edu	English African Diaspora Studies
Hewlet McFarlane Asst VP for Enroll, Dir of Strategic Programs & Partnerships Professor of Neuroscience Areas of Expertise Neuroscience, autism, schizophrenia/depression	Campus Address Samuel Mather Hall 413 Phone Number (740) 427-5375 Email mcfarlaneh@kenyon.edu	Admissions African Diaspora Studies Neuroscience
Glenn McNair Professor of History Areas of Expertise Race and criminal justice, slavery and southern history, the dynamics of African-American identity formation	Campus Address Oden Hall 315 Phone Number (740) 427-5325 Email mcnairg@kenyon.edu	History American Studies African Diaspora Studies
Kimmarie Murphy John B. McCoy-Banc One Distinguished Teaching Prof of Anthro Areas of Expertise Diet and health, human osteology, paleopathology/epidemiology, human evolution, disease ecology, human adaptation, Stable Isotope Analysis, Icelandic archaeology, African archaeology.	Campus Address Palme House 108 Phone Number (740) 427-5887 Email murphyk@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies
Pashmina Murthy Associate Professor of English Areas of Expertise Postcolonial studies, critical theory, transnational studies.	Campus Address Waite House 108 Phone Number (740) 427-5213 Email murthyp@kenyon.edu	English Gender & Sexuality Studies African Diaspora Studies International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Reginald Sanders Professor of Music Areas of Expertise Bach family and music in the Baroque and Classical periods, music in the 19th century, opera, music and dance and other interdisciplinary studies	Campus Address Storer Hall 022 Phone Number (740) 427-5198 Email sandersr@kenyon.edu	Music African Diaspora Studies
Jené Schoenfeld Associate Professor of English Areas of Expertise African American literature, American literature, mixed race	Campus Address Lentz House 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5008 Email schoenfeldj@kenyon.edu	English African Diaspora Studies Gender & Sexuality Studies
Jonathan Tazewell Thomas S. Turgeon Professor of Drama and Film Areas of Expertise Theater directing, filmmaking, acting	Campus Address Hill Theater 201 Phone Number (740) 427-5538 Email tazewellj@kenyon.edu	Dance, Drama & Film American Studies African Diaspora Studies
Stephen Volz Associate Professor of History Areas of Expertise Africa, colonialism, history of religion	Campus Address Oden Hall 325 Phone Number (740) 427-5836 Email volzs@kenyon.edu	History African Diaspora Studies International Studies

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Peter Rutkoff Professor Emeritus of American Studies Special Advisor to the Dean of Admissions/VP for Enrollment	Campus Address Lowell House Email rutkoff@kenyon.edu	Admissions African Diaspora Studies
Ric Sheffield Professor of Sociology & Legal Studies Emeritus Distinguished Professor in Diversity and Inclusion	Campus Address Ralston House 104 Phone Number (740) 427-4275852 Email sheffier@kenyon.edu	Sociology American Studies Law & Society African Diaspora Studies
David Suggs Professor Emeritus of Anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 109 Phone Number (740) 427-5851 Email suggs@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies Environmental Studies International Studies