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 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

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 / 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

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