The Carter G. Woodson Institute | for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia

Leadership

Director

Robert Trent Vinson

Commonwealth Professor (AAS)

101 Minor Hall

woodson@virginia.edu

Associate Director

Kevin Gaines

Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice (AAS/History)

102 Minor Hall

kkg2u@virginia.edu

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Lisa Shutt

Associate Professor and DUP

227B Minor Hall

434-924-3109

lisashutt@virginia.edu

Core Faculty

Deborah E. McDowell

Alice Griffin Professor of English

Robert Trent Vinson

Commonwealth Professor (AAS)

101 Minor Hall

Leonora Anyango

Swahili Instructor

Nemata Blyden

Armstead L. Robinson Professor (AAS)

Minor 227C

Ashon Crawley

Professor (AAS/Religious Studies)

431 Gibson Hall

Kimberly Fields

Assistant Professor (AAS)

230 Minor Hall

Kevin Gaines

Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice (AAS/History)

102 Minor Hall

Ashleigh Greene Wade

Assistant Professor (AAS/Media Studies)

Minor 229

Njelle Hamilton

Associate Professor (AAS/English)

101A Minor Hall

Andrew Kahrl

Professor (AAS/History)

282 Nau Hall

Robin Means Coleman

Professor (AAS/Media Studies)

Wilson Hall 202

Ayodeji Ogunnaike

Assistant Professor (AAS)

Minor Hall 230

Nasrin Olla

Assistant Professor (AAS/English)

Bryan Hall 440

Sabrina Pendergrass

Associate Professor (AAS)

228 Minor Hall

Liana Richardson

Assistant Professor (AAS)

Minor 227A

Anne Rotich

Associate Professor

139 Minor Hall

Lisa Shutt

Associate Professor and DUP

227B Minor Hall

Fatima Siwaju

Assistant Professor (AAS)

Minor Hall 107

Alexandria Smith

Assistant Professor (AAS)

Minor Hall 231