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Desmond Jagmohan Desmond Jagmohan
Dept of Political Science
history of political thought, American political thought, African American political thought, race and American political development
Ula Y. Taylor Ula Y. Taylor
Dept of African American Studies
20th century African American history, African American women's history, Black feminist theory, black nationalism
Tianna Paschel Tianna Paschel
Dept of African American Studies
Dept of Sociology
racial ideology, politics, globalization, Latin America
Sharad Chari Sharad Chari
Dept of Geography
geography as history of the present and as earthly/oceanic writing, social theory, political economy, development, agrarian studies, labor, racial/sexual capitalism, Black radical tradition, biopolitical struggle, oceanic studies, photography, South Asia, South Africa, Indian Ocean
Zamansele Nsele standing in outdoor setting Zamansele Nsele
Dept of History of Art
modern & contemporary African diaspora visual art, modern & contemporary African visual art, Black art, Black & African feminisms, critical theories of Blackness, African modernism, theories of nostalgia and melancholia, visual activism
Patrice Douglass 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
headshot of Jasmin Brooks Stephens Jasmin Brooks Stephens
Dept of Psychology
suicide prevention, racial trauma, Black youth, mental health, culturally responsive interventions
headshot of Reinhard Genzel Reinhard Genzel
Dept of Physics
physics, existence and formation of black holes in galactic nuclei, nature of the power source, the evolution of (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies, gas dynamics, fueling of active galactic nuclei, properties evolution of starburst galaxies
Bill Drummond William J. Drummond
School of Journalism
politics, journalism, reporting, national security, freelancing in both print and radio
Tolani headshot Tolani Britton
School of Education
social research methods, higher education policy, economics of higher education
Photo Dylan Penningroth
Dept of History
School of Law
African American history, U.S. socio-legal history
Professor Bolden speaking to the 2026 California Journalism Philanthropy Summit in Los Angeles. Michael D. Bolden
School of Journalism
community-engaged journalism, media transformation, press freedom, equity in journalism, local news reporting
Keynote Address Region Nine Head Start Association Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference, Kona, HI. Travis J. Bristol
Dept of African American Studies
School of Education
race and gender, urban schooling, organizational contexts of teachers' work, educational equity, African American students in schools
Professor David C. Wilson on stage David C. Wilson
Goldman School of Public Policy
political psychology, politics, race and public policy, race, racial justice, public opinion research, survey research methods
headshot of Omar Wasow Omar Wasow
Dept of Political Science
American politics, race and ethnic politics
A photograph of Professor Anu Manchikanti Gómez Anu Manchikanti Gómez
School of Social Welfare
reproductive health, health disparities, birth outcomes and maternal health, community-engaged research / scholarship, community-based research partnerships, participatory research, reproductive justice research
Joseph Orenstein in lab Joseph Orenstein
Dept of Physics
optical properties of quantum materials, magnetism, superconductivity, spin transport
Elena A. Schneider Elena A. Schneider
Dept of History
Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic World, cuba, comparative colonialism and slavery
Michael Mascarenhas Michael Mascarenhas
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
environmental justice, critical race theory, Post-colonial theory, Science and Technology studies
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
Dept of History
slavery, African-American History, Women's History, Women and the Law, Slavery and the Law
Ulrike Malmendier standing in outside setting Ulrike Malmendier
Dept of Economics
Haas School of Business
corporate finance, behavioral finance, behavioral economics, applied, microeconomics
headshot of Leti Volpp Leti Volpp
School of Law
citizenship, law and culture, identity (especially race and gender), immigration and migration, Asian American studies
markita landry in the lab Markita del Carpio Landry
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
nanomaterials, fluorescence microscopy, sensors, imaging, neuroscience, plant engineering
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