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Advisory Board

Overview

The Race & Ethnic Studies Institute’s Advisory Board functions as a valuable sounding board, source of ideas, and advice. Members serve three-year terms and meet once per month. The charge of the Advisory Board is to make recommendations to the Director of RESI on major matters of policy regarding the mission and direction of the Institute; to advise the Director how the Institute can best serve the research needs of the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences and the University; to advise the Director on programs and projects at the Institute; to assist in the review of proposals for Institute grants and fellowships; and to help publicize opportunities available at RESI. If you are interested in serving on the board, the first step is to become a Faculty Affiliate.

Advisory Board Members

Takkara Brunson tbrunson@tamu.edu Associate Professor History
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • History of Race & Ethnic Theories / Studies
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Cuba
Robert Durán rjduran@tamu.edu Director of Graduate Admissions Associate Professor Sociology
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • Critical Race Methods & Methodology / Research Methods
  • Crime / Law
Ira Dworkin idworkin@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Anticolonialism
  • Transnationalism
Sarah Gatson gatson@tamu.edu Associate Professor Sociology
  • Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
  • Black Feminist Theory
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Race/Ethnicity & Citizenship
  • History of Race & Ethnic Theories / Studies
Rebecca Hankins rhankins@tamu.edu Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Religion
  • Popular Culture
  • Islam
  • Pluralism
Amir Jaima ajaima@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Philosophy
  • Black Aesthetics
  • Black Male Studies
  • Africana Philosophy
Alain Lawo-Sukam lawosukam@tamu.edu Coordinator of Africana Studies Program Associate Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Expressive Culture / Art / Material Culture
  • Hispanic Studies
  • Afro-Hispanic Studies / African-Hispanic Studies
Kristan Poirot poirot@tamu.edu Executive Associate Head Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Activism / Social Movements
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
  • Black Freedom Movements
  • Black Feminist Theory
George Allen O. Villanueva gvillanueva@tamu.edu Doctoral Program Coordinator Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Racial / Ethnic / Ethnoracial Equity & Inequality
  • Discourse / Communication
  • Activism / Social Movements
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Asian American Studies / Asian Studies
  • Justice / Social Justice
  • Expressive Culture / Art / Material Culture
  • Urban Studies