HU | COAS | Department of African Studies

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.	Faculty

Mbye B. CHAM (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Professor and Chairman
Oral Traditions; Modern African Literature in English and French (West Africa and South Africa); African and Third World Cinema; Film and African Development
mcham@howard.edu | (202) 238-2355 | Room 408

Robert J. CUMMINGS (Ph.D., UCLA)
Professor
African Economic History; East Africa: Labor and Transport Systems; Sociology of Political Movements; Migration and National Development; African Regional Development and Economic Cooperation

Wilfred L. DAVID (Ph.D., Oxford)
Professor
Economics: East and West Africa; Development Policy; International Monetary Theory
wdavid@howard.edu | (202) 238-2315 | Room 426

Robert R. EDGAR (Ph.D., UCLA)
Professor
Southern Africa; History; Religious and Political Movements
redgar@howard.edu | (202) 238-2356 | Room 410

Alem HAILU (Ph.D., Syracuse University)
Assistant Professor
Public Administration; Social Sciences, Political Science, and Development
alemhailu@att.net | (202) 238-2316

Krista JOHNSON (Ph.D., Northwestern University)
Assistant Professor
Public Policy, Health, African Politics, International Relations, Globalization, Gender and Development
kmjohnson@howard.edu | (202) 238-2312 | Room 424

Jabez A. LANGLEY (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
Senior Lecturer
African History; African Politics; Public Policy; Environment and Society

Sulayman S. NYANG (Ph.D., University of Virginia)
Professor
Political Science and Public Administration: West Africa; Islam; Political Party Development

Luis B. SERAPIAO (Ph.D., American University)
Professor
International Relations: Southern Africa; Afro-Brazilian Relations
lserapiao@howard.edu | (202) 238-2318 | Room 406

Faraidoon SHAMS (Ph.D., American University)
Associate Professor
Africa & Middle East; Islam; Political Theory
fshams@howard.edu | (202) 238-2324 | Room 402

Almaz ZEWDE (Ph.D., Michigan State University)
Assistant Professor
Sociology; Agricultural Economics; Social Policy and Social Research

Staff

Ms. Oni Sarah SPRATT
Administrative Assistant
sarah.spratt@howard.edu | (202) 238-2328