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URI student at the African shore

Faculty and Staff

Interim Director

Vanessa Quainoo, Ph.D., Communication Studies-AAF
Office: 302 Davis Hall
Phone: 401.874.2536
Email: vquainoo@mail.uri.edu

Staff

Lauren Bauer, Sr. Word Processing Typist
Office: 302 Davis Hall
Phone: 874-2536
E-mail: l_bauer@mail.uri.edu

Graduate Assistant

Miss Alice J Odhiambo, Public Relations Assistant
Office: 302 Davis Hall
Phone: 874-2536
E-mail: aodhiambo@my.uri.edu

Faculty with Joint Appointments in Africana Studies

Robert Dilworth, Ph.D., M.F.A., Art-AAF (Professor)

Rae Ferguson, Ph.D., History (Professor)

Gitahi Gititi, Ph.D., English (Professor)

Cynthia Hamilton, Ph.D., Africana Studies

Shanette Harris, Ph.D., Psychology-AAF (Associate Professor)

John McCray, Ph.D., Vice Provost Urban Programs CCE, URI Prov (Associate 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)

Adjunct Faculty

Norman Barber, Ph.D., Education, (Adjunct Faculty)

Angel Green, Ph.D., Literature, (Adjunct Faculty)

Barry O'Connor, (Adjunct Faculty)

Earl Smith, , Assistant Dean-Student Affairs of Arts and Science, (Adjunct Faculty)

Rev. Joseph Quainoo, URI in Ghana Language Instructor, (Adjunct Faculty)

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.

More Links

Black Scholar Awards Program

Multicultural Center

Peace Studies Program

Student Learning Outcomes

Study Abroad: Ghana

KASA Magazine


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