African Studies Center Affiliated Faculty

Betty Anderson's current research focuses on the development of political parties, national identity, and educational policies in Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon. Her book, History Handbook, was… 

Dr. Bachman completed her Doctorate in Demography and International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, where her thesis work focused on early child health and subsequent morbidity and… 

Co-director of the joint BU/IUO (Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli) project at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-2002 where a number of sites were excavated, including a large elite residence and… 

Surveys the religiously based healing practices popular among African-Americans and members of African Diaspora communities in and around Boston in an effort to improve … 

Judy recently completed a PhD in psychiatric epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her dissertation investigated the mental health effects of the 1988 Armenian… 

Professor Cynthia Becker joined the faculty of Boston University in fall of 2005. She is a scholar of African arts specializing in the arts of the Imazighen (Berbers) in northwestern Africa.  

William Bicknell is Professor of International Health at Boston University's School of Public Health, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of International Health, founder of the Center for… 

Allison Blakely came to Boston University in 2001 after teaching for thirty years at Howard University. He is the author of Blacks in the Dutch World: Racial Imagery and Modernization (Indiana… 

Karen Boatman defines education as changing behaviors and attitudes and increasing knowledge and skills. This goes beyond schooling and includes the work of community agencies and non-governmental… 

A physician by training, since 1988 Paul Bolton has taken a public health approach to health issues and considers himself a ‘recovering clinician.’ He has worked with various NGOs in war… 

Laurence Breiner focuses on Caribbean literature, especially poetry, and post-colonial literatures; 17th-century English and comparative literature..  

Ph.D. 1979 Boston University, M.A. 1971 Boston University, A.B 1968 Smith College. Academic Experience 1990 – Present: Outreach Director, African Studies Center, Boston University.

Eduoard Bustin has authored or co-authored several books and monographs dealing with Africa, including Lunda Under BelgianRule; The Politics of Ethnicity. He has also written many book chapters… 

Odile Cazenave is interested in Francophone Literature and Cinema, especially that of Africa, the Caribbean, Maghrebi, and the Indian Ocean. She also focuses on modern French literature and culture… 

Richard Clapp is an epidemiologist with more than thirty years of experience in public health practice and consulting. He became a full-time faculty member in the Department of Environmental Health… 

2005 - Present, Professor, Department of African American Studies, Boston University 2001 - Present, Associate Professor (Research) Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University 1993… 

Marthinus Daneel, Emeritus Professor of Missiology at the University of South Africa, and now a Professor at the School of Theology, co-directs the Center for Global Christianity and Mission, directs… 

Dr. Michael DiBlasi is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Archaeology and a Research Fellow of the African Studies Center at Boston University.  

Ambassador Charles Dunbar served from 1962 to 1993 as a State Department Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador. In this time, he was Ambassador to Qatar and to Yemen.  

Susan Eckstein is a specialist on urbanization, immigration, poverty, rights and injustices, and social movements in the context of Third World Countries. She has also written on agrarian reform,… 

Farouk El-Baz is Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing. He is Adjunct Professor of Geology at the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt and a member of the… 

Randall P. Ellis is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Boston University, where he has been on the faculty since 1981.  

Frank Feeley is Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health at Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of International Health of Boston University School of… 

Susan Foster served in the Peace Corps in Zaire and Cameroon, worked as a Young Professional within the World Bank's Population, Health and Nutrition Department and was seconded to the World Health… 

Irene Gendzier writes on subjects of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and problems of development.  

Christopher Gill is a medical doctor and infectious disease specialist with additional training in clinical epidemiology. He joined the department as a member of the Center for International Health… 

Before coming to Boston University in the fall of 1991, Charles Griswold taught at Howard University (where he served for several years as Acting Chairman of the philosophy department), and held… 

Roy Grundmann specializes in the history and theory of avant'garde film and vidio, film and media theory; gender and sex representation; and queer studies. Also, selected topics in American and… 

Marilyn Halter's published works include Shopping for Identity: The Marketing of Ethnicity (2000), Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965 (1993), The Historical… 

Dr. Hamer works at the Center for International Health and Development at the School of Public Health. He also directs Travel Clinic within the Center for Infectious Diseases.  

Employment Advisor, Government of Indonesia, 1989; Director, African Studies Center, 1975-88; Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Director, Special Program in Regional and Urban Studies of… 

Kris Heggenhougen is a Norwegian born anthropologist who has worked for several years each in Guatemala, Malaysia and Tanzania, and has spent some time in more than 60 countries but he has also… 

After having taught at Howard University since 1984, Linda Heywood joined the Boston University faculty in fall 2003. Her specializations include African history, in particular, the African Diaspora.  

John P. Hutchison is the overall instructor for all African language courses and also teaches French and linguistics courses.  

Robert H. Jackson specializes in international ethics, international law, and the history of international thought.  

David Javitch is an organizational psychologist, and teaches in the School of Public Health, The School of Management, and the Medical School. He is internationally recognized for his consultation,… 

Samuel Kauffmann is an accomplished filmmaker who is skilled in all areas of production. He has won national awards as a documentary filmmaker, writer, animator, commercial director, and film editor.  

Les Kaufman studies aquatic biological diversity, and the processes that create it (speciation), destroy it (extinction), and maintain it (conservation biology). His favorite workhorses are the… 

Keusch is Assistant Provost for global health at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) and Associate dean for global health at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). He also serves… 

Richard Lawler is a biological anthropologist with expertise in primate behavioral ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary demography.His� interests lie in identifying and analyzing the… 

Robert Lucas specializes in international trade, industry, and human resources. His recent research has included work on intergenerational economic mobility and several aspects of both internal and… 

Bill is a demographer who uses his skills in statistical programming, epidemiology, and biostatistics to lead the International Research Coordinating Center (IRCC) at the Center for International… 

Director, Division of Military Education, Director, Center for Defense Journalism, Professor of International Relations and Journalism Professor Maître has served in a variety of academic and… 

Professor McCann is author of Green Land, Brown Land, Black Land: An Environmental History of Africa (1999); People of the Plow: An Agricultural History of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 (1995); and From… 

Brenda Gael McSweeney has spent 30 years working for the United Nations; she joined us as a visiting scholar in September of 2003. She brings with her vast global experience spanning from the… 

Judith M. Mmari is an experienced Kiswahili instructor having taught the language in both academic year and summer intensive formats.  

Primate behavior, behavioral endocrinology, reproductive ecology, hominid behavioral reconstructionPh.D., University of Southern California.  

Professor Mustafa's research interests include: contemporary works by Arab writers, modern and contemporary Irish literature, and American-Jewish fiction. His publications include: A Century of Irish… 

For a number of years, Imani-Sheila Newsome-Camera has served in higher education as a Professor, academic counselor, and consultant. Her research interests include the womanist idea and spiritual… 

Monica Adhiambo Onyango brings over 16 years working in health care programs as a nurse manager, trainer and community health worker. Monica worked for more than six years with international… 

Selected Publications:"Ethnic Differences in Nigerian Consumer Attitudes Toward Foreign and Domestc Products" (with Okechuku Chike) Journal of African Business 1 (2) (2000): 7-35"Nigerian Consumer… 

James Pritchett is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the African Studies Center. He is also a research officer at the University of Zambia and has conducted fieldwork there… 

Ronald K. Richardson is Director of the African American Studies Program and Associate Professor of history at Boston University. He received his Ph.D.  

Dana Robert's research and teaching interests span the fields of mission history, the history of world Christianity, and mission theology. Her books include African Christian Outreach, Vol 2: Mission… 

Lecturer in International Relations. (B.A., Creighton University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan).  

Sydney Rosen, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for International Health of the Boston University School of Public Health and the coordinator of the Center’s Program on the Social and Economic… 

Lora Sabin is a health and development economist with ten years of experience living and working in Asia. After spending several years in China and Taiwan in the early 1980s as a volunteer teacher… 

My research is primarily concerned with the processes governing vertebrate diversity in tropical systems and the scientific basis for conservation of tropical diversity. My research integrates a… 

Robert Seidman has been a distinguished member of the School of Law faculty since 1972. His work includes several books on law and development, as well as articles on comparative law of the Third… 

Parker Shipton has conducted field research in Kenya, the Gambia, and Colombia. He has held visiting appointments at Yale, the Universities of Virginia, Nairobi, Padova (Padua), and at Waseda… 

Behavioral neurobiology, evolution, behavior in aquatic conservation, conservation of aquatic biodiversity My lab at the New England Aquarium has three programmatic areas: 1) The evolution of… 

Jonathon Lee Simon, M.P.H., D.Sc., is the Chair of the Department of International Health, Director of the Center for International Health, and an Associate Professor of International Health at the… 

Prior to assuming his present position as the Director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University, Ambassador Charles Stith presented his Letter of Credence as… 

John Stone's research interests focus on comparative race and ethnic relations, international migration, social change and sociological theory. He is the founder and editor of Ethnic and Racial… 

Professor of Religion (Islamic Studies).Chairman ad interim 1981-1982; 1991-1992. Taught previously at the American University (Beirut) and Harvard… 

Donald Thea has pursued a full time career in both domestic and international clinical and epidemiological infectious disease research, primarily HIV/AIDS. Donald was a member of Project SIDA… 

After having taught at Millersville University since 1986, John Thornton joined the Boston University faculty in fall 2003. His specializations include Africa and the Middle East, as well as world… 

Sushil Vachani's research focuses on multinational-government relations, impact of non-governmental organization on international business, management of diversified multinationals, management in… 

Competency-based training of health professionals; curriculum development; preventative medicine teaching programs; primary health care in developing countries; planning and evaluation of primary… 

Taryn Vian specializes in management, finance, and anti-corruption strategies for the health sector. She has conducted assessments of vulnerability to corruption in countries in Southern Europe and… 

Susan Walker is a veteran television producer, currently helping corporate clients from Nokia group to Agilent Technologies use video and the Internet to communicate. She worked as a TV newscast and… 

Laing R, Waning B, Gray A, Ford N, t'Hoen E 25 Years of the WHO Essential Medicines Lists: Progress and Challenges. The Lancet 2003 361 1723-1729.  

Roberta White became Chair of the Department of Environmental Health in June 2003. A neuropsychologist, Dr. White studies the effects...

Professor Wylie has published on Eastern and Southern African history as well as the history of the British empire, including A Little God, The Twilight of Patriarchy in a Southern African Chiefdom…