Faculty & Staff – African American Studies

Co-Directors

Dr. Touré Reed

Professor

History
Schroeder Hall 328

(309) 438-8120

tfreed@ilstu.edu

Dr. Brea Banks

Asst Professor

Psychology
DeGarmo Hall 458

(309) 438-2703

bmbanks@ilstu.edu

Advisor

Dr. Ronald Gifford

Assistant Chair

History
Schroeder Hall 321

(309) 438-8298

rmgiffo@ilstu.edu

Graduate Assistants

Randi Goodwin

Psychology

PhD Program in School Psychology

rgoodw3@ilstu.edu

Tamia Hughes

Psychology

PhD in School Psychology

tzhughe@ilstu.edu

Associated Faculty

Social Work

Doris

Houston

_{dmhous2@ilstu.edu}

Deneca

Avant

_{dwinfre@ilstu.edu}

Gardenia Harris

_{gharris@ilstu.edu}

Nathan

Stephens

_{nsteph2@ilstu.edu}

History

Kyle

Ciani

_{keciani@ilstu.edu}

Amy

Wood

_{alwood@ilstu.edu}

Ron

Gifford

_{rmgiffo@ilstu.edu}

Mary

Hollywood

_{meholly@ilstu.edu}

David

Johnson

_{dbjohns@ilstu.edu}

Touré

Reed

_{tfreed@ilstu.edu}

Theater

Leslie

Sloan Orr

_{lsorr@ilstu.edu}

Music

Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum

_{okaduon@ilstu.edu}

English

Chris

DeSantis

_{ccdesan@ilstu.edu}

Duriel

Harris

_{dharri2@ilstu.edu}

Ricardo

Cruz

_{rccruz@ilstu.edu}

Psychology

Brea

Banks

_{bmbanks@ilstu.edu}

Gregory

Braswell

_{gsbrasw@ilstu.edu}

Communication

Byron

Craig

_{bbcraig@ilstu.edu}

Ashley

Hall

_{arhall8@ilstu.edu}

Criminal Justice Sciences

Charles

Bell

_{cabell6@ilstu.edu}