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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

Robert Durán rjduran@tamu.edu Director of Graduate Admissions Associate Professor Sociology
Ira Dworkin idworkin@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
Rebecca Hankins rhankins@tamu.edu Professor Global Languages & Cultures
Sonia Hernandez soniah@tamu.edu Professor History
Chaddrick James-Gallaway cdjgway@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
Alain Lawo-Sukam lawosukam@tamu.edu Coordinator of Africana Studies Program Professor Global Languages & Cultures
Nancy Plankey-Videla plankeyvidela@tamu.edu Director of Latino/a & Mexican American Studies Associate Professor Sociology
Kristan Poirot poirot@tamu.edu Executive Associate Head Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
George Allen O. Villanueva gvillanueva@tamu.edu Doctoral Program Coordinator Associate Professor Communication & Journalism