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Faculty Affiliates

Overview

Faculty, regardless of rank, are eligible to be listed as Faculty Affiliates at the Race & Ethnic Studies Institute. Doing so helps us to curate a list of faculty doing research within RESI's purview. This list (below) provides the names, contact information, and relevant research interests for faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences and Texas A&M University as a whole who are doing cutting edge research related to race and ethnic studies. If you're not on this list and would like to be, please fill out this form to have your information added.

Faculty Affiliates

Kristi Allgood kallgood@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Public Health
  • Systematic Racism
  • Police Encounters
  • Segregation
  • Social Determinants of Health
Mindy Bergman meb@psyc.tamu.edu Department Head Professor Psychology
  • Workplaces
  • Harassment / Organizational Climate
Isaac Blacksin blacksin@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Human Rights / Critical Human Rights
  • War and Violence
  • Politics of Representation
Albert S. Broussard a-broussard@tamu.edu Professor History
  • Families / Relationships / Cross-Ethnoracial Relationships
  • Urban Studies
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Black Urban History
  • Civil Rights
  • Black Westerners
Takkara Brunson tbrunson@tamu.edu Associate Professor History
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • History of Race & Ethnic Theories / Studies
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Cuba
Mary Campbell m-campbell@tamu.edu Director, TXRDC Professor Sociology
  • Racial / Ethnic / Ethnoracial Equity & Inequality
  • Survey Measurement of Race & Ethnicity
  • Families / Relationships / Cross-Ethnoracial Relationships
  • Multiracial / Mixed-Race Identification
John Casellas Connors jpcc@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Geography
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Political Ecology
  • Food Justice
Ishara Casellas Connors icasellasconnors@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Bush School of Government & Public Service
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Racial / Ethnic / Ethnoracial Equity & Inequality
  • Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
Mariano Castillo mariano.castillo@tamu.edu Professor of Practice Communication & Journalism
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • U.S. / Mexico borderlands
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Journalism
  • Misinformation
Flora Charner fcharner@tamu.edu Professor of Practice Communication & Journalism
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • International Journalism
  • Reporting on Latinx/a/o Issues
Adrian V. Chavana achavana@tamu.edu ACES Assistant Professor Assistant Professor History
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • Native American
  • U.S. / Mexico borderlands
Benjamin Davis benjamin.davis@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Caribbean Philosophy
  • Édouard Glissant
  • International Law
  • Human Rights / Critical Human Rights
Don Thomas Deere dtdeere@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Philosophy
  • Decolonial Thought
  • Latin American Philosophy
  • Caribbean Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Race
  • Latinx Thought
David Donkor dadonkor@tamu.edu Associate Professor Performance Studies
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnography
  • Performance Studies
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
Amy Elizabeth Earhart aearhart@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Digital Literary Studies
  • Critical Algorithmic Studies
Joe Feagin feagin@tamu.edu Distinguished Professor Sociology
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Racial / Ethnic / Ethnoracial Equity & Inequality
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Urban Studies
  • Systematic Racism
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
Elsa Gonzalez elsa@tamu.edu Assistant Provost of Strategic Educational Partnerships Associate Professor Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
  • Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
  • Underrepresented Students / Students of Color
  • STEM
  • Workforce Development
  • Leadership
Osvaldo Gutierrez og.labs@tamu.edu Professor Chemistry
  • STEM Education
  • STEM HSI
  • STEM HSI Research
Rebecca Hankins rhankins@tamu.edu Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Religion
  • Popular Culture
  • Islam
  • Pluralism
Bryce Henson bhenson@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Afro-Latin America / Afro-Latinx Studies / Afro-Hispanic Studies
  • Marronage
Sonia Hernandez soniah@tamu.edu Professor History
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • U.S. / Mexico borderlands
  • Labor
Brian Holzman bholzman@tamu.edu Assistant Professor School of Education
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Sociology of Education
  • Race & Ethnic Studies
  • English Learners
Daniel L. Howard dannhoward@tamu.edu Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Minority Health
  • Racial Health Disparities
  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Cultural Competency
Christopher Hunter csh1911@tamu.edu Associate Professor of the Practice Architecture
  • African American Churches/Buildings
  • Black Architects
  • Black Architecture
  • Black History
  • Architecture History
Ege Selin Islekel selinislekel@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Philosophy
  • Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
  • Necropolitics
  • Transnational Feminism
  • Philosophy of Race
Amir Jaima ajaima@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Philosophy
  • Black Aesthetics
  • Black Male Studies
  • Africana Philosophy
ArCasia D. James-Gallaway ajamesgallaway@tamu.edu Assistant Professor School of Education
  • Black Feminist Theory
  • Blackness / Anti-Blackness
  • History of Black Education
  • Anti-Black Sexism
  • Interracial Coalition Building
Wendy Jepson wjepson@tamu.edu Director of the Environment and Sustainability Initiative University Professor Geography
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Political Ecology
  • Water Equity / Justice
  • Sustainability
Congrui Grace Jin jincongrui@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
  • Diversity Science / Diversity
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Race/Ethnicity & Citizenship
  • STEM Education
  • Underrepresented Students / Students of Color
Koyel Khan kkhan@tamu.edu Instructional Assistant Professor Sociology
  • Religion
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
  • Nationalism / White Nationalism
  • Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
Nadia Kim nkim777@tamu.edu Professor Sociology
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Nationalism / White Nationalism
  • Race & Empire
  • Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
Antonio C. La Pastina alapastina@tamu.edu Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Indigenous Media
  • Brazil
  • Ethnography
  • Latin American Studies
Joseph Lariscy jlariscy@tamu.edu Associate Professor Sociology
  • Demography
  • Health Disparities
  • Immigrant Health
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
Ray Leonard rayleonard@tamu.edu Assistant Professor English
  • Black Atlantic
  • Black and Indigenous Encounter
  • Slavery and Colonialism in Early America
Robert Mackin mackin@tamu.edu Instructional Professor Sociology
  • Religion
  • Sport / Sports
  • Social Mobility
Sarah McNamara sarahmc@tamu.edu Associate Professor History
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Latin American Studies
  • Labor
Michelle Annette Meyer michelle.meyer@tamu.edu Director, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center Associate Professor Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Social Vulnerability to Disaster
  • Inequality in Disaster Impacts & Recovery
  • Climate Justice
Allegra Midgette amidgett@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Racial / Ethnic / Ethnoracial Equity & Inequality
  • Microaggressions
  • Cultural Psychology
  • Diversity Science / Diversity
Regina Mills rmills@tamu.edu Assistant Professor English
  • Popular Culture
  • Afro-Latin America / Afro-Latinx Studies / Afro-Hispanic Studies
  • US-Central American Literature / Latinx Literature
  • Immigrant Narratives / Immigration & Migration Narratives
Benjamin Neil Montemayor bnmontemayor@tamu.edu Department of Health Behavior, Texas A&M University of School of Public Health
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Substance Use Prevention and Intervention
  • At-risk Minority Populations and Underrepresented Sub-groups
  • Rural Health
Benjamin Kofi Nutor knutor@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Anthropology
  • Atlantic Slavery
  • Ethnicity & State Formation
  • Power & Resistance
Kelly Nuñez Ocasio knunez.ocasio@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Atmospheric Sciences
  • STEM HSI
  • Numerical Weather Prediction
  • Extreme and High-Impact Weather Events Affecting Africa, the Caribbean, and the U.S.
Portia Owusu powusu@tamu.edu Assistant Professor English
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • History / History of Ideas / Knowledge & Epistemology
  • Diaspora Studies
Greggory Pappas g-pappas@tamu.edu Professor Philosophy
  • Latin American Philosophy / Latinx Philosophy
  • Injustuce
  • Democracy
Kristy Pathakis kpathakis@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Political Science
  • Racial / Ethnic Identity
  • Race & Ethnic Politics
  • Political Behavior
  • Political Psychology
Jasmin Patrón-Vargas patronvargas_j@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Teaching, Learning and Culture
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • K-12 Education Policy
  • Ethnic Studies Education
  • Anti-Oppressive Curricula / Critical Pedagogy
  • Race & Gender Literacy
Meg Perret megperret@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Feminist & Queer Theory
  • Latinx Environmentalisms
Nancy Plankey-Videla plankeyvidela@tamu.edu Director of Latino/a & Mexican American Studies Associate Professor Sociology
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • Participatory Action Research / Community-Engaged Research
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Deportation
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
Luis Ponjuán luis.ponjuan@tamu.edu Associate Professor Educational Administration & Human Resource Development
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Underrepresented Students / Students of Color
  • Faculty of Color
Jolene Ramsey jolenerr@tamu.edu Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor Biology
  • STEM Education
  • Student Retention
  • Disciplinary Skills
  • Microbiology
Justin Randolph jrandolph@tamu.edu Assistant Professor
  • Policing
  • White Supremacy
  • Racial Capitalism
  • Imperialism
Asha Rao asha@tamu.edu Instructional Professor Biology
  • College Retention & Success
  • First Generation College Students / First Generation Low Income Students (FGLI)
  • STEM Education
  • Underrepresented Students / Students of Color
Vanita Reddy vdreddy@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
Jonathan Reid jcreid@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Sociology
  • Criminology
  • Violence and Homicide
  • Racial Attitudes and Racism
  • Police-Community Relations
  • Public Opinion and Policy
Omar Rivera riverao@tamu.edu Associate Dean for Faculty Initiatives Associate Professor Philosophy
  • Coloniality / Decoloniality
  • Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
  • History / History of Ideas / Knowledge & Epistemology
  • Latin American Philosophy / Latinx Philosophy
Pat Rubio Goldsmith pgoldsmith@tamu.edu Professor Sociology
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
  • School Segregation
  • Neighborhood Segregation
Garett Sansom sansom@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Health
  • Community Science
  • Resilience
Emilce Santana santana@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Sociology
  • Families / Relationships / Cross-Ethnoracial Relationships
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Colorism
John Singer singerjn@tamu.edu Associate Professor Kinesiology and Sport Management (School of Education and Human Development)
  • Diversity Science / Diversity
  • Justice / Social Justice
  • Sport / Sports
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Blackness / Anti-Blackness
Kazuko Suzuki ks2303@tamu.edu Associate Professor Sociology
  • Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
  • Asian American Studies / Asian Studies
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Immigrant Adaptation / Acculturation / Assimilation
Jyotsna Vaid jvaid@tamu.edu Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Diversity Science / Diversity
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Critical Race Methods & Methodology / Research Methods
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
Darrel Wanzer-Serrano dws@tamu.edu Director, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
  • Coloniality / Decoloniality
  • Discourse / Communication
  • Organizing / Organizations
Fikriyah Winata winata@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Geography
  • Health Disparities
  • Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Women
  • Healthcare Access
  • Wellbeing and Mental Health
  • Care Workers
Yiping Xia xia@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Immigration / Migration / International Migration
  • Chinese Diaspora
  • Media Sociology
  • Social Media
  • Science & Technology Studies
Harry Yaojun Yan Harryyan@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Communication & Journalism
  • Activism / Social Movements
  • Media Diversity
  • Media Effects
  • Public Opinion