Welcome to our New Director
Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory as the new Director of the African American and Black Diaspora Studies (AABDS) Program.
Dr. Guillory also joins us as an Associate Professor of Religion and African American & Black Diaspora Studies. A distinguished scholar and educator, she brings a dynamic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religion and Black identities. Her teaching and research explore topics such as American religious history, digital religion, and the intersection of religion and popular culture.
Dr. Guillory is the author of Social and Spiritual Transformation in African American Spiritual Churches and co-editor of Esotericism in African American Religious Experience. She is now focusing on an ongoing project titled, Africana Religion in the Digital Age.
We are thrilled to welcome her leadership and vision to the AABDS Program.