Affiliated Researchers

The African Studies Center welcomes Visiting Researchers and Research Affiliates—post-doctoral researchers in a wide array of fields and regional specialties within African studies—as part of its scholarly community. Affiliate researchers are often invited to share publications, lectures, and updates with the ASC community and receive access to BU library and archival resources, among other benefits.

Guidelines for Research Affiliations

Current Affiliated Researchers

Dan Connell

danconnell@mac.com

Human rights and development in transitional societies; refugees, forced migration and trafficking; Eritrea, Sudan
Victor Manfredi

manfredi@bu.edu

Igbo, Yoruba, and African Diaspora linguistics
Susanne Mueller

susannedmueller@gmail.com

Democratization, conflict, development; eastern and southern Africa; personal website
Daivi Rodima-Taylor

rodima@bu.edu
Marc Sommers

msommers@bu.edu

Youth, peacebuilding, security, CVE and gender research in 16 war-affected African countries; next book: We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror & War in Sierra Leone (2023)
Tim Weiskel

tweiskel@gmail.com

Cartography, West Africa, African Historical Graphics Archives
David Westley

dwestley@bu.edu

Oral tradition; Hausa folklore; Retired Bibliographer, African Studies Library

Current Visiting Researchers

Chiharu Kamimura

ckamimur@bu.edu
Eric Schmidt

ericjs@bu.edu