The Institute for African American Studies affiliate faculty are renowned for their research, teaching, and influence in both their respective fields of study and black diaspora studies. Click here for Affiliate Faculty Application information. Faculty Affiliates Donna Alvermann Omer Clyde and Elizabeth Parr Aderhold Professor in Education Distinguished Research Professor of Language and Literacy Education dalverma@uga.edu Mary Atwater Professor of Mathematics and Science Education atwater@uga.edu Juanita Johnson-Bailey Professor of Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy Director of Women Studies jjb@uga.edu Dawn Bennett-Alexander Associate Professor of Employment Law & Legal Studies dawndba@uga.edu Valerie Boyd Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer-in-Residence vboyd@uga.edu Gene Brody Regents’ Professor of Child and Family Development Director of the Center for Family Research gbrody@uga.edu Collette Chapman-Hilliard Associate Professor Department of Counseling and Human Development Services collette.hilliard@uga.edu Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson Professor of Kinesiology jchepyat@uga.edu Michelle Cook Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Strategic University Initiatives mgcook@uga.edu Chris Cuomo Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies cuomo@uga.edu Diane Edison Professor of Art dedison@uga.edu Vanessa Gonlin Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology vgonlin@uga.edu Monica Hargrave Instructor of Music harp@uga.edu Jean Kidula Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology jkidula@uga.edu John Wharton Lowe Barbara Lester Methvin Distinguished Professor of Southern Literature, English Department jwlowe@uga.edu Tony Lowe Associate Professor of Social Work tblowe@uga.edu Sandy Dwayne Martin Head and Professor of Religion martin@uga.edu Barbara McCaskill Professor of English Co-Director, Civil Rights Digital Library Initiative Associate Academic Director, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts bmccaski@uga.edu Reginald McKnight Hamilton Holmes Professor of English mochumpie@gmail.com Diane Miller Director of Student Academic Services, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences dmiller@uga.edu John Morrow Professor of History jmorrow@uga.edu Akinloye Ojo Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Director of African Studies akinloye@uga.edu Rosemary Phelps Professor & Coordinator of Undergraduate Services, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services rephelps@uga.edu Robert A. Pratt Professor of History rapratt@uga.edu Daniel Rood Assistant Professor of History & Director of Graduate Studies danrood@uga.edu Emily Sahakian Assistant Professor of Theatre & French, Department of Theatre & Film Studies Undergraduate Coordinator sahakian@uga.edu Karim Traore Associate Professor of Comparative Literature ktraore@uga.edu Dorothy White Associate Professor of Mathematics and Science Education dywhite@uga.edu Kenneth White Assistant Professor, Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics kjwhite@uga.edu Margaret Wilder Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Development Services mwilder@uga.edu
