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ARPC affiliates are members of our academic community who contribute their expertise to the building of a just and equitable world. Through the empiricism of the academic tradition, they contribute to society’s understanding of race and racism through pedagogy, praxis, research, and policy work in their disciplines.
This interim year, we are opening up the center to actively engaged antiracist staff, such as librarians and advisors, permanently expanding the affiliate program to include their work alongside that of our renowned and expert faculty. ARPC leadership looks forward to supporting connections among all affiliates and promoting their collaborative and individual publications, presentations, coursework, and other antiracist initiatives in their fields.
Horace A. Bartilow is Professor of International Political Economy and American Foreign Policy. He is a Jamaican born social scientist who received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the State University of New Y…
Esperonto, MA, is a recent graduate of American University’s School of Communication and serves as Strategic Communications Lead for AU’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center (ARPC). His communicatio…
Marcelo Bohrt is a sociologist interested in racial politics and statecraft in the Americas. His primary area of research investigates the role of racial ideas and racial politics in the making and tr…
After working in a crime lab, Dr. Burks returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, she enjoys the challenge of developing detection methods for a wide-variet…
Dr. TaLisa J. Carter has dedicated her life to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, colorism, and race/ethnicity. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justic…
Mali Collins’ research areas include Black motherhood studies, Black archival studies, 20th and 21st century literature and art, medical humanities, digital technology, and reproductive health and jus…
Matt Collinson is an adjunct professor in the School of Public Affairs’ department of Justice Law and Criminology, where he teaches an undergraduate class on the history and purpose of the legal syste…
Kyle Dargan is currently an Associate Professor of literature and Asst. Director of creative writing at American University, as well as the founder and editor of POST NO ILLS magazine. He also works a…
Angela J. Davis, Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita at American University Washington College of Law, is an expert in criminal law and procedure with a specific focus on prosecutorial power and…
A multifaceted artist-scholar, Dr. Omilade Davis-Smith has worked the majority of her life as a dancer, educator and performer. Omi earned a PhD in Dance from Temple University with a specialization i…
Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when they witness an injustice, no matter how small or large. He is a motivational speaker,…
Tim Doud’s paintings and drawings address two seemingly distinct bodies of work, one figurative and one abstract. These bodies of works serve as a backdrop to broader discussions around constructed id…
Dr. Mariam Durrani is a decolonial feminist, political anthropologist, and multimodal mediamaker. Her scholarship and advocacy are located at the intersection of global racialization, migration, Musli…
Professor N. Jeremi Duru teaches several sports law courses as well as civil procedure, and he is among the nation’s foremost sports law authorities. He is a co-author of one of the field’s premier…
Nika Elder specializes in the art of the United States from the colonial period to the present, including African-American art and the history of photography. Her current research and courses examine …
Lia Epperson is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law and a nationally recognized expert in the areas of constitutional law, civil rights, and education policy. Publis…
Eileen Findlay graduated from Oberlin College and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she held a Jacob Javits fellowship. Both her books, 'We Are Left Without a Father Here': Masculinity, Dome…
Anthony W. Fontes, geographer and ethnographer, writes and teaches about violence, migration and forced displacement, transnational illicit economies, mass incarceration, and the politics of security …
Zephi Francis is a Project Director in the School of Public Affairs and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology at American University. Since 2017, he has been involved in research on trea…
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace researches and teaches agricultural policy and agrarian geography. Her work focuses on domestic and international contexts and impacts of US food and farm policy--from critical…
Academic Interests: Social Justice Pedagogy, Writing Center Theory and Practice, Writing Center Tutor EducationWhat began as volunteer work has blossomed into passion for Neisha-Anne. Outside of her g…
Llezlie L. Green is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. She is currently the Director of the Civil Advocacy Clinic and teaches Critical Race Theory. She has also taugh…
Professor Grier is an interdisciplinary scholar with diverse expertise across private, government, and non-profit sectors. Her research examines marketplace topics related to race, with a focus on enh…
Sarah Iverson's work is motivated by novel and enduring questions in sociology: How do people create collective meaning in institutional settings? How do these meanings inform action? What role doe…
Dr. Janice Iwama is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at American University in Washington, D.C. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Justice Policy from Nort…
Jermaine Jones is the author of From Poverty to Prosperity: A Ghetto Exit Strategy as a Rite of Passage, which won the Best Male Author/Best Nonfiction book of the Year Award. His orations, publicatio…
Christina Juhász-Wood is a Professorial Lecturer in the American Studies Program where she teaches courses on American culture and history, poverty, and critical refugee studies. Her work focuses on s…
Keith D Leonard is the author of Fettered Genius: The African American Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights. His publications, presentations, and courses have revolved around his study of…
Nabina Liebow (she/her) is the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership and Ethical Development Program Director (CAS LEAD) and a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religi…
Dr. Lorenzo studies relationships between parenting and early childhood social-emotional and behavioral functioning. The goal of her research is to aid in the early identification of children at risk …
Kimberly Luchtenberg’s research interests include real estate finance and household finance. Her research has been published in Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Res…
I am a cultural anthropologist and critical geographer whose work focuses on eviction, race, displacement and the spatial and temporal dynamics of contemporary urban social movements I am broadly inte…
Professor Martínez focuses on the intersection of violence and body politics in Latin America. Her two main areas of research are: representation of historical violence recent cultural production; and…
As a Practitioner-in Residence at American University’s School of Public Affairs (SPA), Preeti Menon oversees training and technical assistance initiatives. She is passionate about bringing collaborat…
Martyn was born and raised in southern Minnesota. In addition to Washington State and Boston, his studies also took him to Scotland, Lebanon, Austria, and Morocco. His work explores the construction o…
Suzanne C. Persard (PhD, Emory University) is Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at American University, Facult…
He holds a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in international relations and comparative politics. He also holds a B.A (Hons) in Political Science and World History. Professor Persaud has …
Malini Ranganathan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, and a political ecologist and geographer by training. She is a faculty affiliate of three un…
Gautham Rao is a legal historian of early America and the United States. He completed his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Library…
My research and teaching interests span social movements, political ecology, racial capitalism in South Asia and its diasporas. My book, The Ethics of Staying: Social Movements and Land Rights in Paki…
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago’s ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York’s Nati…
Dr. Elizabeth Rule (enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation) is an Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at American University in Washington, DC. Rule’s research on issue…
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Tazreena Sajjad is Assistant Professor of Migration Politics in the Department of Peace, Human Rights and Cultural Relations (PHRCR) at the School of International Service (SIS), American University. …
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy is a cultural and medical anthropologist and global health expert with over 25 years of experience in community-engaged ethnographic research across the United States, Africa…
Brenda V. Smith is professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law and Director of the Community Economic Development Law Clinic. From 2018-2020, Smith served as Senior Associ…
Dr. Taylor's research and teaching focus on the intersection of culture, power, and education in domestic and international contexts. She earned her doctorate of education and her master's in educatio…
Ximena Varela is a distinguished researcher, educator, and consultant with over 25 years of experience in arts management curricular design, museum management, international cultural policy, managemen…
Dr. Vidal-Ortiz's scholarship cuts across racialization, sexuality, gender, migration and religion; his work is interdisciplinary. He coedited two award winning books: …
Dr. Quynh Vo is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies and a faculty affiliate of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. Her…
Tracy A. Weitz PhD, MPA (she/her), is a professor of sociology and Director for the Center on Health, Risk, and Society at American University in Washington, DC. Her current research addresses how ins…
Dr. Nina Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has wo…
Perry Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. Zurn researches primarily in political philosophy, critical theory, and lgbtq (esp. trans) studies and collaborates in p…