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Faculty Photo	Name	Department	Title	Scholars Profile Link	Intro	Educational Degrees	Research Interests	Email	Phone Number	Campus	Office Number	Office Address	Campus	Teaching Philosophy
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/brunson.jpg	Alicia Brunson	Sociology & Anthropology	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/alicia-brunson-2	Alicia Brunson is an assistant professor of Sociology. Her research focuses on racial ideologies among college students, Black student retention, and the politics of representation in creative industries. Dr. Brunson practices engaged pedagogy and teaches her students how to participate in community action research for positive social change. Her recent publications include “Disrupting White Fragility and Colorblind Racism: Using Games to Measure How Race and Ethnicity Courses Change Students’ Racial Ideologies,” in Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice and Prejudice in the Press? Investigating Bias in Coverage of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Religion.	Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2013 M.S., University of North Texas, 2007 B.S., Kansas State University, 2005	Activity Learning Social Sciences Ideologies Portrayal Race Relation	abrunson@georgiasouthern.edu	912-344-3469	Armstrong Campus	University Hall - 223	11935 Abercorn St.Savannah, GA31419	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/armstrong-campus-savannah/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/dawson.jpg	Akiv Dawson	Criminal Justice	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/akiv-dawson	Akiv Dawson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Currently, Dr. Dawsn conducts research on intersections of crimigration and mass incarceration; racialized and gendered police violence; and prisoner reentry. Her area of focus is inequality in the criminal justice system, particularly as it pertains to issues of race, gender, and citizenship status.	Ph.D., Howard University, 2020 M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2016 B.GS, Georgia Southern University, 2013 A.S., Gordon College, 2011	Police Case Study Racial Officers Reform	adawson@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-8007	Statesboro Campus	Carroll Building – Room 1091	1360 Southern DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/dechantel.jpg	Julie de Chantal	History	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/julie-de-chantal	Dr. Julie de Chantal is an Assistant Professor of History who teaches African American History. Dr. deChantal’s research interest include community activism, transnational activism, and Black women’s history, especially in the North.	Ph.D., University of Massachusetts – Amherst, 2016 M.A., Université de Montréal, 2008 B.A., Université de Montréal, 2005	Police Case Study Racial Officers Reform	jdechantal@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-4478	Statesboro Campus	Interdisciplinary Academic Building - 3012	950 I.T. Dr.Statesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/no-photo-eaglehead.jpeg	Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas	Communication Arts	Associate Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/elizabeth-f-desnoyers-colas-2	Dr. Desnoyers-Colas is a Communication and Africana Studies Scholar. Her academic research interests include narrative, storytelling about the African Diaspora. She directs plays written by African American women playwrights and those which feature black women as protagonists/antagonists. She is a retired military United States Air Force Major. She served in Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia in 1991. She conducts research about African Americans in the military, past and present.	D.A., Regent University	Racial African American Woman Battle Hypermedia Rhyme	edesnoyerscolas@georgiasouthern.edu	912-344-3190	Armstrong Campus	Interdisciplinary Academic Building - 3012	950 I.T. Dr.Statesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/malcom.jpg	Nancy Malcom	Sociology & Anthropology	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/nancy-l-malcom-2	Nancy Malcom (she/her/hers) has a Ph.D. in Sociology with specializations in intersections of gender, race, and class. Her teaching and research interests focus on the sociological study of gender, intersectionality, childhood, and sport.	Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2000 B.A., Miami University, 1994	Academic Success Femininity Socialization Focus Group Children's Books	nmalcom@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-5168	Statesboro Campus	Carroll Building - 1059	1360 Southern DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/muhammad.jpg	E. Anthony Muhammad	Curriculum Foundations & Reading	Instructor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/edward-a-muhammad-2	Anthony Muhammad is an Assistant Professor of Educational Research. As a critical qualitative methodologist, his research agenda combines qualitative methodologies and critical frameworks in an effort to educate, emancipate, and transform. Dr. Muhammad’s research interests include black existential philosophy, the phenomenology of black embodiment, philosophical hermeneutics, and the intersection of racial and religious alterity.	Ph.D., University of Georgia M.S., University of Baltimore B.S., Southern University and A&M College	Mathematics Special Education Teachers Police Pre-Service Teacher Document Analysis	emuhammad@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-1547	Statesboro Campus	COE Building - 3134	275 C O E DrStatesboro, GA30460	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/nti.jpg	Kwaku Nti	History	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/kwaku-nti	Kwaku Nti was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. He earned his B.A. (Hons) and M. Phil degrees from University of Ghana, Legon, where he also worked as a lecturer in the Department of History between 2000 and 2003. He equally holds Post Graduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E.) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. In the United States, he attended Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, and Michigan State University, East Lansing, where he earned an M.A. (2005) and Ph.D. (2011) respectively. Dr. Nti is an Associate Professor teaching African and World History courses.	Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2011 M.A., Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, 2005 M.Phil., University of Ghana, 1998 P.G.C.E., University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 1994 B.A., University of Ghana, 1989	Everyday Life Waste Land Public Lands African Traditional Religion Local	knti@georgiasouthern.edu	912-344-2701	Armstrong Campus	Hawes 108B	11935 Abercorn St.Savannah, GA31419	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/armstrong-campus-savannah/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/parker.jpg	Kendra R. Parker	Literature	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/kendra-r-parker-2	Kendra R. Parker is an alum of Howard University and is an Associate Professor of African American Literature in the Department of Literature. Dr. Parker teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on both the Armstrong and Statesboro campuses.	Ph.D., Howard University	Vampire Atlantic Modern Languages Vampirism Octavia Butler	kparker@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-5133	Statesboro Campus	Newton Building - 3301-D	622 C.O.B.A. DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/BenHeadshot-169x300.jpeg	Bennett Parten	History	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/bennett-parten		Ph.D., Yale University, 2022 M.A., Clemson University, 2017 B.S., University of Georgia, 2015	Abolitionism Trumpet Jubilees Civil War Diary	bparten@georgiasouthern.edu	No Phone	Armstrong Campus	Hawes 108C	11935 Abercorn St.Savannah, GA31419	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/armstrong-campus-savannah/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/potter.jpg	Amy E. Potter	Geography & Geology	Associate Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/amy-e-potter-2	Amy E. Potter is an Associate Professor in Geography in the Department of Geology and Geography. Most of her research connects to the larger themes of cultural justice and Black Geographies in the Caribbean and U.S. South where she has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork. On the island of Barbuda, Dr. Potter explored the complex relationship between transnational migrants to their common property, while also examining how tourism is transforming Barbudan’s sense of place. Her most recent research examines racialized heritage landscapes in the U.S. South, particularly at plantations and urban house museums.	Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2011 M.A., University of Kansas, 2006 B.S., University of Kansas, 2004	Climate Change Heritage Tourism Case Study Semi-Structured Interview Land Tenure	amypotter@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-5361	Statesboro Campus	Hawes 108C	11935 Abercorn St.Savannah, GA31419	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/skidmore_hess.jpg	Cathy Skidmore-Hess	History	Associate Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/cathy-skidmore-hess	Cathy Skidmore-Hess is an Associate Professor in the History Department. She teaches the history of Africa with a focus on southern and west central Africa. Her areas of research are labor, gender, the environment and religion. Dr. Skidmore-Hess is currently completing research on tsetse fly, labor, and land in twentieth century Botswana and religion and gender in 17th and 18th century Angola.	A.B., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., 1988 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1995	Genesis Treatise Political Thought Gender Equality Socialism	cskid@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-1558	Statesboro Campus	Interdisciplinary Academic Building - 3012	950 I.T. Dr.Statesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/tookes.jpg	Jennifer Sweeny Tookes	Sociology & Anthropology	Instructor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/jennifer-sweeney-tookes-2	Jennifer Sweeney Tookes is an Applied Cultural Anthropologist who has conducted Anthropological research in the Southeastern US (Georgia and South Carolina) and the Caribbean (Barbados, US Virgin Islands) since 2003. Her doctoral training emphasized the African diaspora, Afro-Caribbean cultures, and the migration of Caribbean peoples to the Southeast United States. Dr. Sweeney Tookes is excited to bring a pan-Caribbean perspective on the culture and heritage of the African diaspora to Georgia Southern.	PhD, Emory University, 2013 Graduate Certificate, Emory University, 2013 M.A., Emory University, 2009 M.A., California State University, Northridge, 2005 B.A., California State University, Northridge, 1999	Applied Anthropology Administrative Structure Rural Sociology Self-Perception Community Resilience	jtookes@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-6587	Statesboro Campus	Carroll Building - 1018	1360 Southern DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/wane.jpg	Hapsatou Wane	English	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/hapsatou-wane	Hapsatou Wane is an Assistant Professor in English. Dr. Wane teaches world literature, literature of migration, and postcolonial literature. Her current research is on African literature of migration.	Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Applied Anthropology Administrative Structure Rural Sociology Self-Perception Community Resilience	hwane@georgiasouthern.edu	912-344-3342	Armstrong Campus	Gamble Hall 142	11935 Abercorn St.Savannah, GA31419	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/armstrong-campus-savannah/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/White-min.jpeg	Joyce White	Literature	Assistant Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/joyce-white	Dr. Joyce White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature at Georgia Southern University, where she is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and engaging educational experience. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes critical thinking and real-world application, aiming to create a collaborative and dynamic classroom environment. Dr. White believes in the transformative power of active learning and encourages students to explore complex concepts through curiosity and continuous growth.	Ph.D., University of Georgia M.S., Florida State University B.S., Southern University and A&M College	Teacher Education Schools American Psychological Association Emotions Qualitative Method Qualitative Research	joycewhite@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-0455	Statesboro Campus	Newton Building 3302B	622 C.O.B.A. DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/williams_johnson.jpg	Meca Williams-Johnson	Education	Associate Professor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/meca-williams-johnson-2	Meca Williams-Johnson holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology and teaches research methods in the College of Education. Dr. Williams-Johnson completes research on exploring emotions and its impact on teaching and learning. Additionally, Dr. Williams-Johnson investigates African American Homeschooling, efficacy beliefs in teaching, racial identity development and rural education opportunities.	Ph.D., University of Georgia M.S., Florida State University B.S., Southern University and A&M College	Teacher Education Schools American Psychological Association Emotions Qualitative Method Qualitative Research	mecawilliams@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-5252	Statesboro Campus	Newton Building 3302B	622 C.O.B.A. DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cah/africana/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/no-photo-eaglehead.jpeg	Daniel Yonto	Geology & Geography	Instructor	https://scholars.georgiasouthern.edu/en/persons/meca-williams-johnson-2	Daniel Yonto is an instructor in the Department of Geology & Geography, known for his commitment to creating an inclusive and dynamic learning environment. His teaching philosophy emphasizes the importance of active learning, critical thinking, and real-world application of knowledge. By fostering collaboration and curiosity, Yonto aims to engage students in meaningful ways that support their continuous growth and development.	Ph.D., University of Georgia M.S., Florida State University B.S., Southern University and A&M College	Genesis Treatise Political Thought Gender Equality Socialism	dyonto@georgiasouthern.edu	912-478-9999	Statesboro Campus	Newton Building 3302B	622 C.O.B.A. DrStatesboro, GA30458	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/statesboro-campus/	My teaching philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students are encouraged to think critically and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. I believe in the power of active learning and strive to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.

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