Core Faculty
![Katharine Capshaw](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Capshaw.headshot-scaled-e1690401996119-1200x1200.jpg)
Katharine Capshaw
Professor of Africana Studies and English
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
![David G. Embrick](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/david_embrick-1200x1200-1.jpg)
David G. Embrick
Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology, Director of Sustainable Global Cities Initiative, Hartford Campus
![Cato Laurencin](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/cato.jpg)
Cato Laurencin
University Professor, Professor of Africana Studies, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
![Jeffrey Ogbar](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Ogbar-400x400-1.jpg)
Jeffrey Ogbar
Professor of Africana Studies and History and Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliate Faculty
![Shardé Davis](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Davis-Sharde-2021-sm-1-e1704672674150.png)
Shardé Davis
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of Communication
![Sandy Grande](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Sandy-Grande-e1600969646756.jpg)
Sandy Grande
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute, Professor Political Science and Native American and Indigenous Studies
![Preston Green](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/green-e1704674629127.jpg)
Preston Green
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute, Professor of educational leadership and law
![Guillermo Irizarry](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/irizarry3170419b0016.jpg)
Guillermo Irizarry
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of Spanish and Puerto Rican/Latina/o Studies
![Hassanaly Ladha](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Ladha_9461.jpg)
Hassanaly Ladha
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies and Associate Professor of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
![Fred Lee](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Fred-Lee-1.jpg)
Fred Lee
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute, Associate Professor Political Science and Asian and Asian American Studies
![Adrienne Macki](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Drama_Macki-edit-1.jpg)
Adrienne Macki
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts
![Joshua Mayer](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/josh-mayer.jpg)
Joshua Mayer
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Anthropology
![Jennifer McGarry](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/mcgarry-1.jpg)
Jennifer McGarry
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Professor of Educational Leadership, Executive Director of Husky Sport
![Yonatan Morse](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/04/Headshot-LR-2022-3-2-1200x1177.png)
Yonatan Morse
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of Political Science
![Melanie Newport](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Newport-Melanie-Fall2016-image-v2-1-1-e1704678639705.jpg)
Melanie Newport
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of History
![Candi Nwakasi](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Nwakasi-2023-320x320-1.jpg)
Candi Nwakasi
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
![Grégory Pierrot](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Pierrot_200by300-e1704679613936.jpg)
Grégory Pierrot
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of English
![Katerina Seligmann](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/katerina-1-1-e1704681917496.jpeg)
Katerina Seligmann
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages & El Instituto
![Bhakti Shringarpure](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Bhakti-capetown-1-1.jpeg)
Bhakti Shringarpure
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Professor English
![Manisha Sinha](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Sinha-Manisha-400x400-1.jpg)
Manisha Sinha
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Professor and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History
![Raja Staggers-Hakim](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/02/Staggers-540-x-540.png)
Raja Staggers-Hakim
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Sociology
![Ngozi Taffe](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/02/Ngozi-Taffe-e1707155375173.png)
Ngozi Taffe
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Vice President for Global Affairs
![Ryan Talbert](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Talbert_Ryan_Photo_-900x1200-1-e1704681129388.jpg)
Ryan Talbert
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Sociology
![Franklin Tuitt](https://africana.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3769/2024/01/Tuitt200805a019-e1704680926687.jpg)
Franklin Tuitt
Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs