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
Myeshia Babers
mbabers@tamu.edu Lecturer Global Language & Cultures
- Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
- Masculinity / Manhood
Mindy Bergman
meb@psyc.tamu.edu Department Head Professor Psychology
- Workplaces
- Harassment / Organizational Climate
Carlos Blanton
ckblanton@tamu.edu Department Head Professor History
- Higher Education / Education
- Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
- Activism / Social Movements
- Texas
- History / History of Ideas / Knowledge & Epistemology
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
- Black Aesthetics
- Black Male Studies
- Africana Philosophy
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
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
nyk777@tamu.edu Professor Sociology
- Environmental Racism / Environmental Justice
- Nationalism / White Nationalism
- Race and Empire
- Intersectionality / Intersectional Racism
Antonio C. La Pastina
alapastina@tamu.edu Associate Professor Communication & Journalism
- Indigenous Media
- Brazil
- Ethnography
- Latin American Studies
Alain Laawo-Sukam
awosukam@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
Robert Mackin
mackin@tamu.edu Instructional Professor Sociology
- Religion
- Sport / Sports
- Social Mobility
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
Portia Owusu
powusu@tamu.edu Assistant Professor English
- Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
- History / History of Ideas / Knowledge & Epistemology
- Diaspora Studies
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
Asha Rao
asha@tamu.edu Instructional Professor Biology
- College Retention & Success
- First Generation College Students
- STEM Education
- Underrepresented Students
Vanita Reddy
vdreddy@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
- Diaspora Studies
- Gender / Sexuality
- Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
Omar Rivera
riverao@tamu.edu 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
Cinthya Salazar
csalazar@tamu.edu Assistant Professor
- Undocumented Students
- College Access
- College Retention & Success
- Participatory Action Research / Community-Engaged Research
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 Interim 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