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Race and Ethnic Studies Faculty

Carla Chamberlin-Quinlisk headshot

Carla Chamberlin-Quinlisk

Professor of Applied Linguistics/ Communication Arts & Sciences, Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies
Co-Coordinator, Center for Intercultural Leadership and Communication (CILC)
[email protected]
Sutherland, 328
Valeria Harvell

Valeria Harvell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of African American Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
215-881-7520
Sutherland, 323
Elizabeth Hughes Headshot

Elizabeth Hughes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Psychological and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
215-881-7361
Woodland, 236C
Elizabeth Kopacz headshot

Elizabeth Kopacz, Ph.D.

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
Sutherland, 313
Juliet Larkin Gilmore

Juliet Larkin-Gilmore, Ph.D.

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Professor, History
Assistant Professor, Health Humanities
Assistant Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
Sutherland, 404
Grace Lee-Amuzie

Grace Lee-Amuzie, Ph.D.

Director for the Center for Intercultural Leadership and Communication
Assistant Professor of Writing and Language Studies, English
Assistant Professor of Writing and Language Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies
Coordinator of Academic Integration Courses
[email protected]
Sutherland, 326
Manuel Morales Fontanilla headshot

Manuel Morales Fontanilla, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History, History
Assistant Professor of History, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
215-881-7300
Sutherland, 214
Aarti Patel headshot

Aarti Patel, PhD

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and South Asian History, History
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and South Asian History, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
215-881-7300
Sutherland, 214
Roxanna Senyshyn

Roxanna Senyshyn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication Arts & Sciences, Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Associate Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
215-881-7827
Sutherland, 320B
Yelana Sims Headshot

Dr. Yelana Sims

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Studies
Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies
[email protected]
Sutherland , 305A

Race and Ethnic Studies

  • Race and Ethnic Studies Academic Information
  • Spring 2025 Course List
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Faculty

Contact

Friederike Baer
Program Chair, Race and Ethnic Studies
Division Head, Arts and Humanities
Associate Professor, History
Early American History, Public History, American Studies
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