Faculty & Staff
Dr. Jack Mangala is the Department Head for Area & Global Studies, along with serving as Program Head for Global Studies & Social Impact and Interim Program Head for African & African American Studies. Dr. Mangala has been with Grand Valley State University since 2003, and has a joint appointment in the Political Science department.
The Area & Global Studies Department utilizes faculty from across many university departments. Faculty are affiliated with one or more subject area units based on their expertise:
- African & African American Studies
- East Asian Studies
- Global Studies & Social Impact
- Latin American & Latino/a Studies
- Middle East Studies
Appointed & Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Andrew Schlewitz
Program Head for Latin American & Latino/a Studies
[email protected] / 616-331-8158
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Click "view" to learn more about each faculty member, including their background and primary department.
Lists
| Name | Program Affiliation | Office & Phone | Action | ||||
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| Ayana Weekley |
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215 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8173 | weekleya@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Dianne Green-Smith |
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367-C Richard M. DeVos Center / 616-331-6565 | greensmd@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Dwayne Tunstall |
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B-3-211 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-3415 | tunstald@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Jakia Marie |
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102 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-3696 | mariej@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Louis Moore |
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D-1-114 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-2852 | moorelou@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Olivia Williams |
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(Retired) | (Retired) | View | |||
| Rachel Peterson |
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319 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8151 | petersra@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Sherry Johnson |
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248 Lake Huron Hall / 616-331-2385 | johnsshe@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Steven Nathaniel |
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109 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8224 | nathanis@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Ta'les Love |
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209 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8209 | loveta@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Veta Tucker |
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(Retired) | (Retired) | View | |||
| Rebecca Williams |
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213 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8207 | williarj@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Steeve O. Buckridge |
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105 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8550 | buckrids@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Aaron Eddens |
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113 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8906 | eddensa@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Jack Mangala |
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101 Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8512 | mangalaj@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Gang Xu |
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B-4-206 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-3068 | xug@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Geling Shang |
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1116 Calder Arts Center / 616-331-3483 | stromk@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Jason Herlands |
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D-2-104 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-2940 | herlandj@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Jeremy Robinson |
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D-2-136 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-8907 | robinjer@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Kimberly McKee |
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324A Lake Ontario Hall / 616-331-8196 | mckeeki@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Kin Ma |
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B-4-204 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-3351 | makin [at] gvsu [dot] edu | View | |||
| Lourdes (Huei Lan) Yen |
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D-2-106 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-8937 | yenh@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Meghan Cai |
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B-2-214 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-2870 | caim@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Patrick Shan |
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D-1-130 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-8504 | shanp@gvsu.edu | View | |||
| Peimin Ni |
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B-3-210 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-3529 | nip@gvsu.edu | View | |||
Department Staff
DJ Wiggins
Student Office Assistant
Major: Health Information Management
Marissa Feil
Student Office Assistant
Major: Sociology