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Message
from Chancellor Fox: One of UCSD’s greatest
institutional strengths is the breadth and depth of faculty research
on a range of important topics. Each month, Chancellor’s Corner
will showcase cross-disciplinary faculty expertise in a specific
area. I invite you to learn more about the work of these scholars,
and I hope you share my pride in their achievements and their contributions
to society.
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AFRICA
AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
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 David
Garcia Borgo, Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Boateng has published on intellectual property protection of folklore and indigenous knowledge; textiles and identity in the African Diaspora; and gender training in Ghana.
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 David Garcia Borgo, Assistant Professor of Music
Borgo’s research explores the intercultural practice of contemporary improvisation from a multidisciplinary perspective. He is currently at work on a CD project dedicated to South African jazz pioneers. More… |
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 Robert
Cancel, Associate Professor of African and Comparative Literature;
Vice Chair, Literature Department;
Director, Third World Studies Program
Cancel researches and teaches African oral and written literatures
and traditions, African cinema, and Caribbean literature. His research
interests also lie in the political, historical and social aspects
of African countries, specifically those in southern Africa. More…
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 Zeinabu Irene Davis, Professor in Department of Communication
A veteran of independent film and video, Davis has produced numerous award-winning works since receiving her master of fine arts in film and video production from UCLA in 1989. Her vision is passionately focused on the depiction of African American women - their hopes, dreams, past and future. More… |
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 Karen
E. Ferree, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ferree studies the politics of democracy; ethnic politics; and elections,
especially in developing countries. She is an expert in South African
politics and democracy in Africa; and has done extensive field research
in South Africa. More…
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 Paul
Frymer, Associate Professor of Sociology
Frymer is interested in race, American politics, and law. He has written
Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America which focuses,
among other things, on the relationship between African Americans
and the Democratic Party. More…
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 Craig
McIntosh, Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
McIntosh specializes in quantitative impact analysis, and the development
of credit markets for the poor in Latin America and East Africa. He
speaks Kiswahili and has expertise in the political and economic development
of East Africa. More…
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 James
J. Moore, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Moore works primarily on nonhuman primate socioecology. He is one
of a growing number of scientists who have suggested that the AIDS
virus most likely dates back to the 1930s, when it crossed over from
chimpanzees to humans in central West Africa. His current work focuses
on chimpanzee adaptation to low population densities in savanna habitats,
with fieldwork in Ugalla and Tanzania. More…
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 David
Naguib Pellow, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies; Director, California
Cultures in Comparative Perspective
Pellow’s primary disciplines are sociology and ethnic studies, and
his areas of research focus on environmental conflict in ethnic communities
in the U.S., Africa, and Asia. More…
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 David
Woodruff, Professor of Biology
Woodruff, an evolutionary biologist and conservation geneticist, can
discuss animal species evolution and endangered species conservation.
He is an expert on non-invasive genotyping, and his studies have included
developing a method of using DNA from dung to census African forest
elephants. More…
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| ** To learn more
about other campus faculty scholars and areas of expertise, please
visit the searchable UCSD Faculty Experts Database at: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/facultyExperts/ |
