Advisory Board
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
Rebecca Hankins
rhankins@tamu.edu Professor Global Languages & Cultures
- Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
- Religion
- Popular Culture
- Islam
- Pluralism
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
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
Pat Rubio Goldsmith
pgoldsmith@tamu.edu Professor Sociology
- Higher Education / Education
- Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
- School Segregation
- Neighborhood Segregation
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
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