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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Lists
| Name | Program Affiliation | Office & Phone | Action | |
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| 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 |
| Peter Zhang |
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273 Lake Superior Hall / 616-331-8168 | zhangp@gvsu.edu | View |
| Shinian Wu |
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213 Lake Huron Hall / 616-331-3690 | wus@gvsu.edu | View |
| Sufen Lai |
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(Retired) | View | |
| Wanxiao Sun |
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B-4-207 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-8521 | sunwa@gvsu.edu | View |
| Wei Gu |
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330-C Richard M. DeVos Center / 616-331-6493 | guw@gvsu.edu | View |
| Yan Liang |
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D-2-144 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-2405 | liangya@gvsu.edu | View |
| Yan Yu |
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2153 Au Sable Hall / 616-331-3124 | yuy@gvsu.edu | View |
| Yi Zhao |
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1108 Au Sable Hall / 616-331-8523 | zhaoy@gvsu.edu | View |
| Yosay Wangdi |
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D-1-212 Mackinac Hall / 616-331-3614 | wangdiy@gvsu.edu | View |
| Craig Benjamin |
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(Retired) | (Retired) | View |
Department Staff
DJ Wiggins
Student Office Assistant
Major: Health Information Management
Marissa Feil
Student Office Assistant
Major: Sociology