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African American Studies

Faculty and Staff

Program Staff

Dr. Brea Banks Profile Picture

Dr. Brea Banks

Director
Associate Professor, Psychology

Williams Hall 328

(309) 438-2703
bmbanks@ilstu.edu

Dr. Ronald Gifford Profile Picture

Dr. Ronald Gifford

Advisor
Assistant Chair, History

Schroeder Hall 321

(309) 438-8298
rmgiffo@ilstu.edu

Kierra Peterson Profile Picture

Kierra Peterson, M.S.

Graduate Assistant
Doctoral Student, Psychology

Williams Hall 328

(309) 438-1257
krpete15@ilstu.edu

Affiliate Faculty

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Communication

Byron Craig
Steve Rahko

Criminal Justice Sciences

Charles Bell
Kaitlyn Selman

English

Chris DeSantis
Duriel Harris
Ricardo Cruz

History

Kyle Ciani
Amy Wood
Ron Gifford
Mary Hollywood
Touré Reed

Music

Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum

Philosophy

John Lawless

Psychology

Brea Banks
Gregory Braswell
Caitlin Mercier

Social Work

Doris Houston
Deneca Avant
Gardenia Harris
Nathan Stephens

Theater

Leslie Sloan Orr