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Core Faculty

Cynthia L. Robinson, Ph.D.
Cynthia L. Robinson, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Associate Professor

clrobinson@unomaha.edu
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Joseph Akpan, Ph.D.
Joseph Akpan, Ph.D.

Instructor

Black Studies, Instructor

jakpan@unomaha.edu
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Jennifer Harbour, Ph.D.
Jennifer Harbour, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

402.554.2449

jharbour@unomaha.edu
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Nikitah Imani, Ph.D.
Nikitah Imani, Ph.D.

Professor

402.554.4033

nimani@unomaha.edu
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Jasmine Watkins
Jasmine Watkins, Ph.D.

Instructor

402.554.2412

jwatkins@unomaha.edu
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Adjunct Faculty

Terri Crawford, JD
Terri Crawford, JD

Community Fellow, UNO Service Learning Academy

Instructor, UNO Black Studies (ASH 184)

tcrawford@unomaha.edu
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Karen Johns, M.Ed.
Karen Johns, M.Ed.

Instructor

402.554.2412

kjohns@unomaha.edu
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Everett Levison, M.A.
Everett Levison, M.A.

Instructor

elevison@unomaha.edu
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Preston Love, Jr., M.P.S.
Preston Love, Jr., M.P.S.

Instructor

402.554.2412

plovejr@unomaha.edu
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Terri Janelle-Miller, M.S.
Terri Janelle-Miller, M.S.

Instructor

402.554.2412

terriemiller@unomaha.edu
Justin Payne, M.Mus.
Justin Payne, M.Mus.

Instructor

jpayne@unomaha.edu
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Traci Wyatt, Ph.D.
Traci Wyatt, Ph.D.

Instructor

traciwyatt@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Debora Heard, J.D., Ph.D. Candidate
Debora Heard, J.D., Ph.D. Candidate

Project Coordinator

402.554.2007

deboraheard@unomaha.edu
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