Evelyn Simien

Africana Studies Interim Director and Professor of Political Science

evelyn.simien@uconn.edu

Fiona Vernal

Africana Studies Interim Associate Director and Associate Professor of History

Director, (EPOCH) Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories, Director of Undergraduate Studies, History

fiona.vernal@uconn.edu

Amanda Cannada

Africana Studies Institute Coordinator

amanda.cannada@uconn.edu

Elaine Chu

Academic Advisor

elaine.chu@uconn.edu

Stephanie Birch

Research Services Librarian

stephanie.birch@uconn.edu

Lizamishel Boateng

Junior, Africana Studies
Class of 2025, New Haven, CT

lizamishel.boateng@uconn.edu

Apoliana da Conceição

M.A. in Latina/o and Latin American Studies at El Instituto
Class of 2025, Willimantic, CT

apoliana.c.santos@uconn.edu

Rachel Gordon Robinson

Senior, Political Science
Class of 2024, Windsor, CT

rachel.gordon_robinson@uconn.edu

Nardia Agyare

Senior, Allied Health Pre PA Track, Class of 2024, Manchester, CT

nardia.agyare@uconn.edu

Edgar Jarvis

Freshman, Political Science
Class of 2027, New Haven CT

edgar.jarvis@uconn.edu

Dannah Urban

Freshman, Political Science
Class of 2027, Stratford, CT

dannah.urban@uconn.edu