Graduate Program
African Studies graduate students pursue their degrees in departments integrated with the IAS, particularly the departments of Anthropology, Art History, French, English, History, and Religion.
In a supportive and collaborative environment, our graduates have published articles, award-winning books, garnered prestigious awards and assembled for seminars on critical discussions by faculty, students and visiting scholars.
If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D., you should contact faculty within discrete departments. You are also welcome to contact the Institute Director, Professor Subha Xavier.
Our Graduate Student Community
Hugo Bujon, '22, French, Rutgers
Miriam Kilimo, '22, Anthropology, James Madison University
Daniel Thompson, '19, Anthropology, University of California, Merced
Marion Tricoire,'19, French, Grinnell College
Parcells, Ashley, '18, History, Jacksonville University
Julianna Blair Watson, '18, French, Santa Clara University
Graham, Aubrey, '16, Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University
Hannaford, Dinah, '14, International Studies, Texas A&M
Moskowitz, Kara, '14, History, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Rosenthal, Jill, '14, History, Hunter College
Dinani, Husseina, '13, History, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Hellman, Amanda, '13, Director, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Pariser, Robyn, '13, Bolt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Rogers, Amanda, '13, Fellow, The Century Foundation
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth, '13, The Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator in Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art
Gerschultz, Jessica, '12, African Art, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, University of Kansas
McCullers, Molly L., '12, History, University of West Georgia
Musoni, Francis, '12, History, University of Kentucky
Domingues da Silva, Daniel B., '11, History, Rice University
Collier, Delinda, '10, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Gbadegbesin, Olubukola, '10, Fine and Performing Arts, Saint Louis University
Hooper, Jane, '10, History and Art History, George Mason University
Maes, Kenneth, '10, Anthropology, Oregon State University
Misevich, Phillip, '09, History, St. John's University
Arrington, Andrea, '08, History, Indiana State
Dacres, Petrina, '08, Art History, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (Jamaica)
Mathis, Sarah, '08, Anthropology, University of the Pacific
Negwo, Assefa, '08, Director of Research and Publications, Wollo University
Ngugi, Charles, '08, Journalism and Communication, University of Nairobi
Willis, Thabiti, '08, History, Carleton College
Davidson, Joanna, '07, Anthropology, Boston University
Decker, Alicia, '07, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Mains, Daniel, '07, Anthropology, University of Oklahoma
Stephenson, Jessica, '06, Associate Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State
Lindland, Eric, '05, Fellow, Frameworks Institute
McGovern, Michael, '04, Anthropology, University of Michigan
Okeke-Agulu, Chika, '04, Art History, Princeton University
Shumway, Rebecca, '04, History, College of Charleston
Salo, Elaine, '04, Women & Gender Studies, University of Delaware (deceased)
Straker, James D., '04, Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies, Colorado School of Mines
Klemm, Peri, '02, Fine Arts Department, California State University, Northridge
Thompson, Krista, '02, Mary Jane Crowe Professor in Art History, Northwestern University
Sanyal, Sunanda, '00, Art History & Critical Studies, Lesley University
Livingstone, Julie, '01, History, New York University
Margulis, Jennifer, '99, Journalist and Writer
Smith, Daniel Jordan, '99, Anthropology, Brown University
Ephirim-Dankor, Anthony, '94, Africana Studies, Binghamton University, SUNY
Ernst-Luseno, Heidi, Filmmaker, Atlanta
Mbajekwe, Patrick U., History, Norfolk State University