Academic Symposium
Thursday, April 27, 2023
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Reception immediately follows.
Attire: Business
Spelman College
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center Auditorium
350 Spelman Lane, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Academic Symposium Participants
Dolores Bradley Brennan, Ph.D
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Psychology
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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A. Nayena Blankson, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychology Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Sara Busdiecker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, International Studies Program
Director, African Diaspora Studies Program
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Moon Charania, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
International Studies Program
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Peter Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Natalie Crawford, Ph.D., C'2004
Assistant Professor
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Dorian Brown Crosby, Ph.D., C'91
Associate Professor
Political Science Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dr. Dázon Dixon Diallo, C'86
Founder/President
SisterLove, Inc.
Banah Ghadbian, Ph.D., C'2015
Assistant Professor
Comparative Women's Studies Program
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Ebony Glover, Ph.D. C'2002
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., C'66
Distinguished Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies
Founding Director of the Women's Research and Resource Center
Program Chair, Comparative Women's Studies
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Evelynn Hammonds, Ph.D., C'76
Inaugural Audre Lorde Professor of Queer Studies
Comparative Women's Studies Program
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Lisa Hibbard, Ph.D.
Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Faculty Council President
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Suneye Rae Holmes, M.A., C'2004
Senior Instructor
Economics Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Jaycee Holmes, M.A., C'2016
Instructor
Art & Visual Culture Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
M. Bahati Kuumba, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Women's Research & Resource Center
Professor
Comparative Women's Studies Program
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Celeste Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sociology & Anthropology Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Jaye Nias, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Computer & Information Sciences Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Mona Phillips, Ph.D., C'76
Co-chair and Professor
Sociology & Anthropology Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Candice R. Price, Ph.D.
Inaugural Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (COE-MWS)
Falconer Scholar-in-Residence
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
Chateé Richardson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Field & Clinical Experience
Education Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Katie Schaag, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Theatre & Performance Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Sarah RudeWalker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
English Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Al-Yasha Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Philosophy & Religious Studies Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Erica Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Sociology & Anthropology Department
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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