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Black History Month: Africa and African American Experts
The University of Maryland has a wide range of faculty experts who can talk about the black experience in the U.S. and abroad. Topics include politics, culture, media, economy, race, gender, family, history, and more.
Please feel free to contact any of our experts directly. Experts are listed alphabetically.
Number of experts found: 17
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Elsa Barkley Brown
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Associate Professor, Affiliate Associate Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
African American political culture with an emphasis on gender. US History, African-American History, African-American Women's History
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4290
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ebarbrwn@umd.edu
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Show all information about Elsa Barkley Brown
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Ira Berlin
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Distinguished University Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
US History, African-American History, Slavery; Reparations
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4266
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202-3636310
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iberlin@umd.edu
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Show all information about Ira Berlin
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Douglas J. Besharov
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Professor
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School of Public Policy
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Expertise Key Words:
Education (vocational, high-school counseling, Affirmative Action, and student aid); Poverty; Welfare reform (job training and program evaluation); Families (marriage, divorce, same-sex marriage, and nonmarital births); Child abuse/child welfare; Preschool and Head Start; Race and ethnicity.
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Expertise Credentials:
Dr. Besharov was the first director of the U.S. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, from 1975 to 1979. With staff in Washington and each of the ten federal regions, the National Center supported research, demonstrations, training, technical assistance, and service projects in all parts of the country. From 1991 to 1992, he served as the administrator of the AEI/White House Working Seminar on Integrated Services for Children and Families, a project designed to improve the delivery of services to disadvantaged children and their families. Besharov's most recent book is Recognizing Child Abuse: A Guide for the Concerned, which is designed to help professionals and laypersons identify and report suspected child abuse. He has written or edited fourteen other books He has also written over 150 articles and contributes regularly to the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and American Enterprise Magazine.
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Web Site(s):
 Prof. Besharov's Public Policy Home Page.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6341
201 862-5984
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besharov@umd.edu
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Address:
4131 Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD 20742
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Degrees:
LL.M., Master of Laws, New York University
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Publication(s):
See Prof. Besharov's AEI Home Page
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Patricia F. Campbell
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Associate Professor
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Curriculum & Instruction
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Expertise Key Words:
urban education and reform, reforming mathematics instruction in the K-5 classroom; professional development for teachers.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 3129
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patc@umd.edu
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Show all information about Patricia F. Campbell
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Vincent Carretta
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Prof
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English
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Expertise Key Words:
Writings and representations, both verbal and visual, of people of African descent in the English-speaking world during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth centuries. Transatlantic literature and culture in general during the same period in the English-speaking world.
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 3759
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vac@umd.edu
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Show all information about Vincent Carretta
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Melinda Chateauvert
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Assistant Professor
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African American Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Sexuality, Gender, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Labor, history, queer politics, citizenship, race, racism, homosexuality, public policy, GLBT issues, reproductive justice, desegregation of higher education, African Americans, prostitution, sex work, Louisiana, death penalty, Maryland, baby boomers.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 1164
202 262 2632
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mchateau@umd.edu
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Show all information about Melinda Chateauvert
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Patricia H. Collins
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Prof, Affiliate Prof
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Sociology
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Expertise Key Words:
Theory; Gender, Work and Family; Comparative
Additional Research Areas:
Racial theory; Intersectional theory; Black feminist theory; Sociology of knowledge
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 7707
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collinph@umd.edu
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Show all information about Patricia H. Collins
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Bonnie T. Dill
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Affiliate Professor, Professor & Chair - Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
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Women's Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
The intersections of race and gender; African-American women and families; work, family, and poverty. She is currently conducting a research project studying single mothers in rural southern communities.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6878
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btdill@umd.edu
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Show all information about Bonnie T. Dill
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Sylvester J. Gates
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John S. Toll Professor
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Physics
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Expertise Key Words:
string theory, physics education, supersymmetry,
science and technology and global economic development,
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6025
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gatess@umd.edu
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Show all information about Sylvester J. Gates
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Sharon Harley
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Associate Professor & Chair,; Affiliate Associate Professor
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African American Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Afro-American history, black culture, women's history and women and work.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 1163
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sharley@umd.edu
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Show all information about Sharon Harley
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Courtland Lee
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Professor
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Counseling & Personnel Services
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Expertise Key Words:
Multicultural Counseling
Group Counseling
Professional Orientation to School Counseling
Clinical Supervision
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 8904
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clee5@umd.edu
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Show all information about Courtland Lee
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Michael Olmert
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Professor of Practice
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English
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Expertise Key Words:
The connections between history and literature;
the material past; the nature of history, literary history, and architectural history.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 3746
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410-745-3937
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410-924-5433
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olmert@umd.edu
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Show all information about Michael Olmert
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Sheri L. Parks
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Associate Professor
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American Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Media criticism; popular American culture and aesthetics with a special focus on family, gender and race; Harry Potter and American culture.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6255
301-405-1354
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slp@umd.edu
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Show all information about Sheri L. Parks
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Leslie S. Rowland
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Associate Professor; Affiliate Associate Professor; Affiliate Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
History of the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction. Southern History. The American South. Slavery and Emanciation. Transition from Slavery to Freedom in the United States. African Americans in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4274
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lrowland@umd.edu
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Show all information about Leslie S. Rowland
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Kevin M. Roy
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Associate Professor
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Family Science
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Expertise Key Words:
Dr. Roy's research focuses on the involvement of low-income men (fathers) in jobs, intimate relationships, parenting, and family residences. He also examines how poor families in diverse urban communities create social capital for their children.
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Contact Information:
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301-405-6348
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kroy@umd.edu
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Show all information about Kevin M. Roy
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Steven Selden
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Professor
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Education Policy Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
History of the American Eugenics Movement;
Involuntary Sterilization;
Curriculum Policy;
Higher education curriculum ;
Higher education teaching improvement; Webcam.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 3566
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selden@umd.edu
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Show all information about Steven Selden
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Psyche A. Williams-Forson
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Asst Prof, Aff Asst Prof
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American Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Food and Foodways,
Material Culture,
African American Studies
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4631
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pwforson@aol.com
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Show all information about Psyche A. Williams-Forson
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