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Africa
 

Expert in the following: African-American history, Civil War history, Soviet history
Campus phone: (518) 442-5407
Campus email: aballard@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: African American church history; African American religion; African American Christian missions history; Christian missions; cross-cultural studies; Christian education
Campus phone: (518) 442-4730
Campus email: rbooth@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Literatures, cultures, and language issues of the Francophone areas of the world, particularly West Africa, the Caribbean (Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe), and North America (Quebec, New England, Louisiana); cinema of Francophone West Africa, Caribbean and Quebec
Campus phone: (518) 442-4103
Campus email: ebriere@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Politics--local, state, national and international; public policy; campaigns and elections; legislative politics; Africa; Middle East; women and families
Campus phone: (518) 442-5254
Campus email: hdesfosses@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Contemporary literature, especially poetry and poetics, of the U.S., U.K., Europe, North Africa, and beyond; theory of the avant-garde and diaspora studies; comparative literature and translation studies; North African culture
Campus phone: (518) 442-4085
Campus email: pjoris@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Epidemiology; sexually transmitted infections (STI); HIV; sex work; Haiti; Madagascar; the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Campus phone: (518) 402-0397
Campus email: kmcclamroch@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: U.S. and Comparative Administrative Law and Administrative Justice; Legal and Regulatory Reform in Developing Countries; Law and Economic Development; Legislative/Parliamentary Strengthening in Developing Countries; Civic Engagement/Public Participation in Policymaking; Anti-Corruption Strategies; Foreign Assistance and Aid Effectiveness
Campus phone: (518) 443-5124
Campus email: mrussell-einhorn@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Black literature; black history; black poetry; and 19th century American literature, particularly author Herman Melville
Campus phone: (518) 442-4726
Campus email: lslade@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent
Campus phone: (518) 442-4727
Campus email: msutherland@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: African American literature and culture studies; African American middle class; African American contemporary theater
Campus phone: (518) 442-4389
Campus email: lthompson@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Tropical weather and climate; monsoons, hurricanes
Campus phone: (518) 442-4555
Campus email: cthorncroft@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: Economic and social problems facing India, Pakistan, and Indonesia; urban economics; African economic development
Campus phone: (518) 442-4748
Campus email: juppal@albany.edu

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Expert in the following: African American history and literature; American slavery; black nationalism; black conservatism; slavery in New York.
Campus phone: (518) 442-4593
Campus email: owilliams@albany.edu

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