About
Faculty
Program Director
Tru Leverette Hall, Professor of English
Affiliated Faculty
Felicia Bevel, Assistant Professor of History
Rosa De Jorio, Professor and Anthropology Program Coordinator
Brandi Denison, Associate Professor and Religious Studies Program Coordinator
Sophie Filibert, Associate Professor of School Counseling
Jonathan Grant, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies
Greg Helmick, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Chau Kelly, Associate Professor and History Graduate Program Coordinator
Sarah LaChance Adams, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Florida Blue Center for Ethics
Sarah Provost, Associate Professor of Musicology
Justin Rogers, Assistant Professor of History
Dawn Witherspoon, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Contributing Scholars and Specialists
James Beasley, Associate Professor of English
Keith Cartwright, Professor and Chair, Department of English
Laura Heffernan, Professor of English
Clayton McCarl, Professor of Spanish and Digital Humanities
Agnès Schaffauser, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
David Sheffler, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of History
Susan Swiatosz, Head of Special Collections
Partners and Projects
Digital Projects
Editing the Eartha MM White Collection
Digital Museum of North Florida African American History and Culture
On-Campus Partners
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Special Collections and University Archives, Thomas G. Carpenter Library
Community Partners
Durkeeville Historical Society
Jacksonville Historical Society
Contact
The Africana Studies Program is located in the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs (OIDP), Building 8/Room 2003, 904-620-2976.
Dr. Tru Leverette Hall (she/her), Director of Africana Studies
Lamar Boyde, OIDP Office Manager