Affiliated Faculty
Affiliated faculty are listed alphabetically, noting their geographic areas of Africa experience, teaching and research.
If you are a faculty member at Pitt with interest and are interested in affiliating with African Studies, please complete our online form and attach your current CV for consideration to join our affiliated faculty.

Barry Ames
Andrew W. Mellon Professor and Department Chair
barrya@pitt.edu
(412) 648-7276
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Susan Andrade
Associate Professor
sza@pitt.edu
(412) 624-6550
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Danielle Andrews-Brown
Lecturer and Environmental Studies Program Coordinator
dma65@pitt.edu
412-624-6615
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Elena Baylis
Associate Professor
ebaylis@pitt.edu
(412)-867-8690
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Eric Kwadwo O. Beeko
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Africana Studies & Department of Music
erb16@pitt.edu
(412) 648-7548
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Carol Mastrangelo Bove
Senior Lecturer
cbove@pitt.edu
(412) 624-6631
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Jerome Branche
Professor of Latin American and Cultural Studies
branche@pitt.edu
(412) 624-5468
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Ronald A. Brand
Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor, Academic Director, Center for International Legal Education
rbrand@pitt.edu
(412) 648-1307
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Betty Braxter
Assistant Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
bjbst32@pitt.edu
(412) 624-7188
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Robin Brooks
Assistant Professor
rob88@pitt.edu
412-624-3356
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Thuy D. Bui
Associate Professor and Global Health Tract Director
buithuy@pitt.edu
(412) 692-4888
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Danny Choi
Assistant Professor
dannychoi@pitt.edu
412-648-7275
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Christopher R. Cook
Assistant Professor, Pitt Johnstown Director of International Studies, Pitt Johnstown
ccook@pitt.edu
(814) 269-2977
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Yolanda Covington-Ward
Assistant Professor
YDC1@Pitt.edu
(412) 648-7556
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Gerald Douglas
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
gpd6@pitt.edu
412-648-9323
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Abimbola Fapohunda
Instructor
aof3@pitt.edu
412-648-4165
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Steven Finkel
Department Chair and Daniel H. Wallace Professor of Political Science
finkel@pitt.edu
(412) 648-7283
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Muge Finkel
Assistant Professor
mfinkel@pitt.edu
(412) 383-9483
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Sandra Founds
Associate Professor, Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Area of Concentration
foundss@pitt.edu
(412) 624-3822
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Shailendra Gajanan
sng1@pitt.edu
814 362 7628
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Felix Germain
Associate Professor
ffg4@pitt.edu
412-648-2024
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Laurence Glasco
Associate Professor
lag1@pitt.edu
(412) 648-7486
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Shelome Gooden
Associate Professor and Department Chair
sgooden@pitt.edu
(412)-624-5922
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Arif Jamal
Liason Librarian
ajamal@pitt.edu
412-648-7759
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Lauren Jonkman
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of International Pharmacy Student Experiences
ljf1@pitt.edu
412-648-8563
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Jacob Kigo Kariuki
Assistant Professor
kigok@pitt.edu
412-624-8149
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Lois Kepes
Liaison Librarian, University of Librarian System
lois@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7578
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Julius Kitutu
Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Alumni Relations
jmm@pitt.edu
(412)-624-6910
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Macrina Chelagat Lelei
Associate Director of African Studies, Adjunct Assistant Professor
macrina@pitt.edu
412-648-2058
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Filipo Lubua
Swahili Instructor, Less Commonly Taught Languages Center
lubua@pitt.edu
412-624-5512
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Paul Nelson
Associate Professor
pjnelson@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7645
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Solomon Ofori-Acquah
Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology Division
sfo2@pitt.edu
(412) 648-9231
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Mary Ohmer
Associate Professor, COSA Chair
mlo51@pitt.edu
412-624-8214
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Jennifer Petrie-Wyman
Assistant Director and Adjunct Faculty
jlp224@pitt.edu
724-272-4852

Louis Picard
Public Administration Program Director, Professor
picard@pitt.edu
(412)-624-7918
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Maureen Porter
Faculty, Project Director, Fulbright-Hays on Ethiopia
mporter@pitt.edu
412-648-7041
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Shalini Puri
Professor, Director Literature Program
spuri@pitt.edu
(412)-624-2824
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Marcus Rediker
Distinguished Professor
red1@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7477
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Michele Reid-Vazquez
Assistant Professor
mbr31@pitt.edu
(412) 624-7206
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Serena Rivera
Visiting Assistant Professor
ser86@pitt.edu
412-624-2703
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Pernille Røge
Assistant Professor
per20@pitt.edu
412-648-7451
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Taylor Seybolt
Director, Ford Institute for Human Security Associate; Associate Professor
seybolt@pitt.edu
(412) 624-8691
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Oronde Sharif
Lecturer, Major Advisor, Curriculum Coordinator
senegal1@pitt.edu
(412)-648-2276
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Abdesalam Soudi
Lecturer and Program Advisor
soudia@pitt.edu
412-648-8915
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John Stoner
Executive Director for Academic Affairs, UCIS; Lecturer
stonerjc@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7485
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Amir Syed
Visiting Assistant Professor
amir.syed@pitt.edu
412-648-7451
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Christel Temple
Associate Professor
cnt15@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7556
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Nuno Themudo
Associate Professor
themudo@pitt.edu
(412)-648-7432
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Mari Webel
Assistant Professor
mwebel@pitt.edu
(412) 648-7451
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Josef Werne
Department Chair
jwerne@pitt.edu
(412) 624-8775
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Sylvanus Wosu
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity
snn2@pitt.edu
(412)-624-9842
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