Larry M. Hyman Dept of Linguistics linguistics, phonological theory, typology, African languages, the Niger-Congo family, especially the comparative and historical study of the Bantu language family
Hannah Sande Dept of Linguistics phonology, phonological processes, morphology, Kru languages, West Africa, tone and prosody
Peter Jenks Dept of Linguistics syntax, semantics, morphology, linguistic theory, Thai, Southeast Asian languages, African languages
Lev Michael Dept of Linguistics linguistic typology, Amazonian languages, anthropological linguistics, historical linguistics, language contact and areal typology, language documentation and description, lexicography, language revitalization
G. Ugo Nwokeji Dept of African American Studies Atlantic slave trade, historical demography, African history and political economy, oil and gas policy
Patrice D. Douglass Dept of Gender and Women's Studies Black feminist theory, Afro-pessimism, feminist philosophy, gender and sexual violence, feminist legal theory, legal theory, political philosophy, Black political thought