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Duke Professor of Africana Studies Primary Areas of Expertise United States History Civil War Memory African American History History of Education higreen@davidson.edu Carolina Inn Room, 200 Pronouns: she/her Takiyah Harper-Shipman John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur, Chair & Associate Professor of Africana Studies taharpershipman@davidson.edu 704-894-3060 Preyer 111 Marcus Pyle Franco Professor of Humanities | Assistant Professor of Music Primary Areas of Expertise Opera Philosophy of the Voice African American History Comparative Literature Gender and Sexuality mapyle@davidson.edu Sloan Music Center 105 Pronouns: he/him/his Phia Salter Associate Professor of Psychology phsalter@davidson.edu 704-894-2992 Office: Wall 372 Lab: Wall 170 Fernanda Villarroel Lamoza Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Primary Areas of Expertise Art of Africa and the Black Atlantic Black Studies Queer Theory Transnational Feminism fevillarroellamoza@davidson.edu 704-894-2447 Pronouns: she/they Chambers 2158 Alice Wiemers Associate Professor of History alwiemers@davidson.edu 704-894-2908 Preyer 201 Terrance Wooten Lester D. Coltrane III Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Primary Areas of Expertise Black Queer Theories Black Feminism Black Masculinities Black Geographies Carceralism tewooten@davidson.edu 704-894-2479 Preyer 213 Return to Top Staff Gladys Guido Newport Departmental Coordinator glnewport@davidson.edu 704-894-2216 Chambers Return to Top Faculty Emeritus Nancy Fairley Return to Top
Department Contacts Takiyah Harper-ShipmanChair of Africana Studies Gladys Guido NewportDepartmental Coordinator for Africana Studies
