People

Administration

Evelyn Simien

Interim Director and Professor

evelyn.simien@uconn.edu

Fiona Vernal

Interim Associate Director and Associate Professor

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

fiona.vernal@uconn.edu

Faculty and Staff

Bede Agocha

Assistant Professor in Residence

v.bede.agocha@uconn.edu

Alexis Boylan

Professor

alexis.boylan@uconn.edu

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Marketa Burnett

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences

marketa.burnett@uconn.edu

Amanda Cannada

Institute Coordinator

amanda.cannada@uconn.edu

Kate Capshaw

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor

capshaw@uconn.edu

Elaine Chu

Academic Advisor

elaine.chu@uconn.edu

Bryan Cooper Owens

Visiting Instructor

edward.cooper_owens@uconn.edu

Deirdre Cooper Owens

Associate Professor

deirdre.cooper_owens@uconn.edu

Martha Cutter

Professor

martha.cutter@uconn.edu

David Embrick

Associate Professor, Director, Sustainable Global Cities Initiative, Hartford Campus

david.embrick@uconn.edu

Dexter Gabriel

Assistant Professor

dexter.gabriel@uconn.edu

Martine Granby

Assistant Professor

martine.granby@uconn.edu

Cato Laurencin

University Professor Core Faculty Member Africana Studies Institute, 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

laurencin@uchc.edu

Jeffrey Ogbar

Professor and Director - Center for the Study of Popular Music

jeffrey.ogbar@uconn.edu

Melina Pappademos

Associate Professor

melina.pappademos@uconn.edu

Shawn Salvant

Associate Professor

shawn.salvant@uconn.edu

Fumilayo Showers

Assistant Professor

fumilayo.showers@uconn.edu

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Erika Williams

Associate Professor

erika.williams@uconn.edu

Affiliate Faculty

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Linda Barry

Associate Professor, Director- Office of Multicultural and Community Affairs, Director- Visiting Externship for Underrepresented Students in Medicine (VESUM)

lbarry@uchc.edu

Noel Cazenave

Professor

noel.cazenave@uconn.edu

Shardé Davis

Assistant Professor

sharde.davis@uconn.edu

Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann

Associate Professor

kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu

Sandy Grande

Professor

sandy.grande@uconn.edu

Preston Green

John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education

preston.green@uconn.edu

Matthew Hughey

Professor

matthew.hughey@uconn.edu

Guillermo Irizarry

Associate Professor

guillermo.irizarry@uconn.edu

Hassanaly Ladha

Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies and Associate Professor of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

ally.ladha@uconn.edu

Fred Lee

Associate Professor

fred.lee@uconn.edu

Adrienne Macki

Associate Professor

adrienne.macki@uconn.edu

Joshua Mayer

Affiliate Faculty

joshua.mayer@uconn.edu

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Micki McElya

Professor

Micki.McElya@uconn.edu

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Jennifer McGarry

Professor and Department Head

jennifer.mcgarry@uconn.edu

Melanie Newport

Assistant Professor

melanie.newport@uconn.edu

Candi Nwakasi

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences

candi.nwakasi@uconn.edu

Sita Nyame

Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute

sita.nyame@uconn.edu

Grégory Pierrot

Associate Professor

gregory.pierrot@uconn.edu

Bhakti Shringarpure

Associate Professor

bhakti.shringarpure@uconn.edu

Manisha Sinha

Professor and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History

manisha.sinha@uconn.edu

Raja Staggers-Hakim

Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Assistant Professor of Sociology

raja.staggers-hakim@uconn.edu

Robert Stephens

Professor Emeritus

robert.stephens@uconn.edu

Ngozi Taffe

Affiliate Faculty of the Africana Studies Institute and Associate Vice President for Global Affairs

ngozi.taffe@uconn.edu

Ryan Talbert

Assistant Professor

ryan.talbert@uconn.edu

Frank Tuitt

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at UConn, and Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs

franklin.tuitt@uconn.edu