Faculty
Interim Director:Vanessa Quainoo, Ph.D., Communication Studies-AAF
The following faculty have joint appointments with AAF:
Norman Barber, Adjunct Faculty
Robert Dilworth, Ph.D., M.F.A., Art-AAF (Professor)
Rae Ferguson, Ph.D., History (Professor)
Gitahi Gititi, Ph.D., English (Associate Professor)
Cynthia Hamilton, Ph.D., African and African American Studies
Shannette Harris, Ph.D., Psychology-AAF (Associate Professor)
Peniel Joseph, Ph.D., History-AAF (Assistant Professor)
John McCray, Ph.D., Vice Provost Urban Programs CCE, URI Prov (Professor)
Felix Okeke-Ezigbo, Ph.D., English-AAF (Associate Professor)
Vanessa Quainoo, Ph.D., Communication Studies-AAF (Associate Professor)
Marie Schwartz, Ph.D., History-AAF (Assistant Professor)
Robert Weisbord, Ph.D., History-AAF (Professor)
Some faculty members in the college of Arts and Sciences who do not appear as AAF faculty also offer courses that fulfill the requirements leading to the B.A. in AAF.
