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
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
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)
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
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
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
- Latina/o/x/e Studies / Mexican American Studies / Chicano/o/x Studies
- Gender / Sexuality
- U.S. / Mexico borderlands
- Labor
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 Philosophy
- Black Aesthetics
- Black Male Studies
- Africana Philosophy
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
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
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
Benjamin Kofi Nutor
knutor@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Anthropology
- Atlantic Slavery
- Ethnicity & State Formation
- Power & Resistance
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
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
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 Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
- 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 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
Harry Yaojun Yan
Harryyan@tamu.edu Assistant Professor Communication & Journalism
- Activism / Social Movements
- Media Diversity
- Media Effects
- Public Opinion