Faculty Research Areas: Africa
Center for International Research faculty have expertise in many research areas about Africa, from medicine to performing arts.
Diane Ciekawy
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- Political Anthropology
- Religion
- The Anthropology of Healing
- Colonialism
- Human Rights
- Development and Underdevelopment
- Africa
Catherine Cutcher
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- Comparative and International Education
- International Development
- Anthropology & Sociology
- Cultural Studies
- Africa
- Swahili language and culture
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Diversity Studies (race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, language, culture, religion)
Geoffrey Dabelko
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- Environmental Studies
- Climate change, natural resources, and security as well as environmental pathways to confidence- and peace-building, with a special emphasis on water resources.
Araba Dawson-Andoh
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- Subject Librarian, African Studies and Social Sciences
- African Studies
- African/Asian Languages
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Media Arts & Studies
- Government Documents
Andrea Frohne
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- African art history
- Contemporary visual culture, traditional arts, and cinema of the African world
- Transnational, global, postcolonial, and indigenous knowledge theories
Gillian Ice
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- Aging with a focus on grandparent caregiving in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, geriatrics, cultural competence and global health
Brandon Kendhammer
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- Comparative Politics
- African Politics
- Democratization
- Muslim Politics
- Politics and Culture
Caroline Kingori
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- Sexual health, HIV/AIDS, stigma and other sexually transmitted infections
- Community based participatory research
- Comorbidity of HIV and non-communicable diseases
- Cervical cancer
- Pregnancy expectations and experiences
Uzoma Miller
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- Auto-Ethnography
- Intersections of African-derived music forms and their penetration in public spaces
- HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Place-Consciousness
- Africana Experiential Learning
- Inclusive Pedagogy
Ghirmai Negash
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- African literatures from the Horn of Africa and South Africa
- Critical theory
- Translation
Greg Obi
- African Leadership Issues
- Comparative Leadership Paradigms
- Cultural Impact on Management Practices
- Gender and Minority Issues in Management
- Technology Impact on Higher Education Teaching
Yegan Pillay
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- The intersection of health psychology and mental health issues in the United States and a global context
- Licensed by the Health Professions Council of South Africa
Assan Sarr
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- Africa, modern period
- West Africa, the Gambia and Senegal River basins
- Social, political and environmental history; land tenure; peace and conflict
Thomas Smucker
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- Environment and development
- Rural livelihood systems
- Food systems and food security
- Adaptation to climate change
- Environmental governance
- African drylands
E. Edna Wangui
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- Gender
- Rural livelihoods and landscape change in East Africa
Paschal Younge
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- Author, musician, multicultural music educator
- African musical arts specialist, Ghanaian traditional music
- Dance historian
- Executive/music director, Azaguno Inc.