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Advisory Board

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
Robin R. Means Coleman rrmc@northwestern.edu External Member Ida B. Wells and Ferdinand Barnett Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Popular Culture
  • Black Feminist Theory
Rebecca Hankins rhankins@tamu.edu Professor Global Languages & Cultures
  • Africana Studies / African American Studies / Black Studies
  • Religion
  • Popular Culture
  • Islam
  • Pluralism
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
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
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
Vanita Reddy vdreddy@tamu.edu Associate Professor English
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Gender / Sexuality
  • Comparative / Relational / Global Race & Ethnic Studies
Asha Rao asha@tamu.edu Instructional Professor Biology
  • College Retention & Success
  • First Generation College Students
  • STEM Education
  • Underrepresented Students
Pat Rubio Goldsmith pgoldsmith@tamu.edu Professor Sociology
  • Higher Education / Education
  • Latinx/a/o Education Policy & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)
  • School Segregation
  • Neighborhood Segregation
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