All Personnel


Rosarri Mbisike

Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria, (July 6, 2022 - July 5, 2023)
Akinloye Ojo

Akinloye Ojo

Director
akinloye@uga.edu
(706) 542-7730

David Olali

Academic Professional Associate & Assistant Director
olali@uga.edu

Jazmin Pittman

Administrative Specialist
jazmin.pittman@uga.edu
7065425314

Damilola Adebonojo

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Yoruba)
damilola.adebonojo@uga.edu
Ibigbolade Aderibigbe

Ibigbolade Aderibigbe

Professor Emeritus
iaderibi@uga.edu

Samuel Aggrey

Professor
saggrey@uga.edu
706-542-1351
Lydia Akande

Lydia Akande

Kwara State University, Nigeria (Now at University of Ilorin) , (January 2 – May 15, 2014)

Casimir Akoh

Distinguished Research Professor
cakoh@uga.edu
(706) 542-1067
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Nouhr-dine Akondo

University of Lomé, Togo, UGA Theatre and Films Department Fulbright Scholar (August 2019 – July 2020 )

Gilles Allard

Friend of African Studies
goallar@uga.edu
Diane Marie Amann

Diane Marie Amann

Professor of International Law
amann@uga.edu
(706) 542-5238
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Glenn Ames

Friend of African Studies
games@uga.edu

Alex Anderson

Professor
fianko@uga.edu
(706) 542-7614

Jason Aryeh

Lecturer of Dance
jason.aryeh@uga.edu
706-542-4415

Amrit Bart

Professor
abart@uga.edu
706-542-0812

David Bertioli

Professor
bertioli@uga.edu
706-542-2331

Corrie Brown

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor , DVM, PhD, DACVP
corbrown@uga.edu

Tamora Callands

Associate Professor
tamcall@uga.edu
706-542-1722

Paige Carmichael

Professor
kpc@uga.edu
706-542-4174

Pratt Cassity

Friend of African Studies
pcassity@uga.edu

Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson

Professor
jchepyat@uga.edu
(706) 542-4434

Jody Clay-Warner

Professor
jclayw@uga.edu
706-542-3217

Timothy Cleaveland

Associate Professor
tcleave@uga.edu

Daniel Colley

Friend of African Studies
dcolley43@gmail.com

Michelle Commeyras

Friend of African Studies
michelle.commeyras@gmail.com

Llewellyn Cornelius

Professor
lcornel@uga.edu
706-542-0244

Markus Crepaz

Professor
mcrepaz@uga.edu
(706) 542-2947

Roberto Docampo

Professor
rdocampo@uga.edu
(706) 542-8104

Vanessa Ezenwa

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
vanessa.ezenwa@yale.edu
(706) 542-2288

William Finlay

Professor Emeritus
wfinlay@uga.edu
(706) 542-3175

Esendugue Greg Fonsah

Professor and REI Coordinator
gfonsah@uga.edu
(229) 386-3512
Jennifer Frum

Jennifer Frum

jfrum@uga.edu
(706) 542-6191

Alexander Fyfe

Assistant Professor
alexander.fyfe@uga.edu
Rachel Gabara

Rachel Gabara

Associate Professor
rgabara@uga.edu

Laura German

Professor
lgerman@uga.edu

Kebede Gessesse

Affiliate/Amharic Tutor
kebg76@gmail.com

Freda Giles

Friend of African Studies
fsgiles@uga.edu
Alan Godlas

Alan Godlas

Associate Professor
godlas@uga.edu
706-542-1486

Nichesius Godwini

Graduate Teaching Assistant
nichesius.godwin@uga.edu

Nicole Gottdenker

Associate Professor
gottdenk@uga.edu
(706) 542-6373

Randy Groomes

Director of Diversity Relations
rgroomes@uga.edu
706-542-1379

Tamlin Hall

Screenwriting Mentor
tamlinh@uga.edu

Andrew Herod

Distinguished Research Professor
aherod@uga.edu
706-542-2856
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Buhle Hlatshwayo

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (Zulu)
buhle.hlatshwayo@uga.edu

Dave Hoisington

Director Peanut Innovation Lab
davehois@uga.edu
(706) 542-1073

Kenneth Honerkamp

Professor
hnrkmp@uga.edu
(706) 542-1727

Jack Houston

Professor Emeritus
jackhoustonjr@uga.edu

Jacquie Houston

Friend of African Studies
jahoust@uga.edu
Ingie Hovland

Ingie Hovland

Assistant Professor
ingiehovland@uga.edu

Zoe Johnson

Senior Academic Professional
zoe@uga.edu
706-542-5419

Laura Kagel

Director of International Professional Education
lkagel@uga.edu
706-542-5141
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Edward Kanemasu

Friend of African Studies
ekanema@uga.edu

Jean Kidula

Professor
jkidula@uga.edu
(706) 542-2791
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Prisca Kileo

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (Swahili)
prisca.kileo@uga.edu
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Pamela Kimario

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Swahili)
pamela.kimario@uga.edu

Elizabeth G King

Associate Professor
egking@uga.edu
(706) 542-1348

William Kisaalita

Distinguished Professor in Engineering
williamk@engr.uga.edu
706-542-0835

Gary Kochert

Friend of African Studies
gkochert@uga.edu

Alexa Lamm

Associate Professor of Agriculture
alamm@uga.edu
706-583-5598

Kevin Lamm

Assistant Professor
kl@uga.edu
706-542-8913
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Oyinlola Longe

Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, (April 7, 2014 – May 31, 2014)

Dino Lorenzini

Distinguished Research Professor
lorenzin@uga.edu
706-542-2630

Tony Lowe

Associate Professor
tblowe@uga.edu
(678) 985-6791

Dainess Mashiku Maganda

Senior Lecturer
magandad@uga.edu
(706) 542-9587

Fabian Maganda

Instructor of Swahili Language
fmaganda@uga.edu

Jessica Marter-Kenyon

Assistant Research Scientist
jsmk@uga.edu
(706) 542-1073

Sandy Martin

Professor
martin@uga.edu
706-542-1485

Barbara McCaskill

Friend of African Studies
bmccaski@uga.edu

Ellen Mccullough

Assistant Professor
emccullough@uga.edu
(706) 542-0765

Mohamed Mergoum

Professor
mmergoum@uga.edu
(770) 228-7321

Wunpini Mohammed

Assistant Professor
wunpini@uga.edu

Lioba Moshi

Professor Emerita
moshi@uga.edu

Jeffrey Mullen

Associate Professor
jmullen@uga.edu
(706) 542‑0767
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Grace Musila

University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (ACL/ASA Presidential Fellow: now Professor, University of Witwatersrand), (November 11, 2014 – November 18, 2014)

Ronald Nagao

Friend of African Studies
nagao@uga.edu

Tamaz Nagy

Associate Professor
tnagy@uga.edu
(706) 721-8758

Diane Napier

Friend of African Studies
dnapier@uga.edu

Maria Navarro

Professor
mnavarro@uga.edu
706-542-0531

Valentine Nzengung

Professor
vnzengun@uga.edu
(706) 542-2699

Peter O'Neill

Associate Professor
pon@uga.edu

Isaac Ocloo

Lecturer
isaac.ocloo@uga.edu
(706) 542-5232
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David Okech

Professor, School of Social Work, Director, Center for Human Trafficking Research and Outreach (CenHTRO)
dokech@uga.edu
(706) 542-5431

Adeoluwa Okunade

University of Port Harcourt, (March 21, 2021 – October 12, 2021)
Bukola Okunade

Bukola Okunade

Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (now, Lagos State University of Education), March 25, 2022 – March 25, 2024

John Omotunde

Graduate Assistant
john.omotunde@uga.edu

Oluwagbemiga Oyelakin

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (Yoruba)
oyelakin@uga.edu

Peggy Ozias-Akins

Distinguished Research Professor
pozias@uga.edu
(229) 386-3902

James Reap

Professor
jreap@uga.edu
(706) 542-3996

Leara Rhodes

Friend of African Studies
ldrhodes@uga.edu

Gabriel Ruhumbika

Professor Emeritus
ruhumbik@uga.edu

Emily Sahakian

Associate Professor
sahakian@uga.edu
(706) 542-2836

Jeremiah Saliki

Friend of African Studies
jsaliki@uga.edu

Demba Sarr

Associate Research Scientist
dsarr1@uga.edu
7065421952

Juliet Sekandi

Associate Professor
jsekandi@uga.edu
(706) 542-5257

Abdul Sesay

Assistant Professor
abdul.sesay@uga.edu
706-542-3336

Lindokuhle Sikhonde

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Zulu)
lindokuhle.sikhonde@uga.edu

Henry Sintim

Assistant Professor
hsintim@uga.edu
(229) 386-3555

Peter Smagorinsky

Friend of African Studies
smago@uga.edu

Darl Snyder

darlsnyder917@gmail.com
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Mobolanle Sotunsa

Babcock University, Nigeria, (July 1, 2013 – October 30, 2013)

Hamrita K Takoi

Professor Engineering, Driftmier Engineering Center
thamrita@uga.edu
(706) 542-1973

Gbemisola Talabi

Graduate Teaching Assistant
gbemisola.talabi@uga.edu

Julie Tallman

Friend of African Studies
jtallman@uga.edu

Earnest Tollner

Professor
btollner@uga.edu

Karim Traore

Professor Emeritus
ktraore@uga.edu

Diane Trap

Friend of African Studies
dtrap@uga.edu

Bram Tucker

Associate Professor
bramtuck@uga.edu
(706) 542-1483

Megan Turnbull

Assistant Professor
megan.turnbull@uga.edu
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Yau Usman

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (Hausa)
yau.usman@uga.edu

Brandy Walker

Public Service Associate
brandy.walker@fanning.uga.edu
(706) 542-1660

Jia-Sheng Wang

Athletic Association Professor & Head of Department
jswang@uga.edu
706-542-7121

Brian Watkins

Director of International Initiatives
brianw@uga.edu
(706) 542-1117

Christopher Whalen

Distinguished Research Professor
ccwhalen@uga.edu

Sandra Whitney

Friend of African Studies
swhitney@uga.edu

Henry Young

Associate Professor
hnyoung@uga.edu
(706) 542-5317

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