Faculty

Brittany P. Battle

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
004F Kirby Hall
336.758.3703
battleb@wfu.edu

Shanna Greene Benjamin

Professor, Program in African American Studies
A120 Tribble Hall
336.758.3758
benjams@wfu.edu

Rian Bowie

Associate Teaching Professor, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; Fellow, Department of English
C114 Tribble Hall
336.758.3369
bowiere@wfu.edu

Terry Brock

Research Associate, Program in African American Studies
336.758.3717
brockt@wfu.edu

Christopher Brown

Associate Professor, Department of English
C202 Tribble Hall
336.758.7133
browncm@wfu.edu

Hana Brown

Associate Professor and Gale Family Fellow, Department of Sociology
004D Kirby Hall
336.758.3540
brownhe@wfu.edu

Sherri Lawson Clark

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology; Director, American Ethnic Studies Program
109 Piccolo Building
336.758.3556
clarksl@wfu.edu

Tivia Collins

Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Tribble Hall A117
336.758.2027
collint@wfu.edu

Regina Joice Cordy

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
211 Winston Hall
336.758.5566
cordyrj@wfu.edu

Claire Crawford

Assistant Professor, Program in African American Studies and Department of Politics and International Affairs
303 Kirby Hall
336.758.4401
crawfoc@wfu.edu

Phillip Cunningham

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
126 Carswell Hall
cunninp@wfu.edu

Crystal Dixon

Associate Professor of the Practice
Worrell 1154
336.758.5396
dixonct@wfu.edu

Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit

Professor of the Practice in Residence, Program in African American Studies
B9 Tribble Hall
336.758.3758
douthid@wfu.edu

Dean Franco

Winifred W. Palmer Professor in Literature, Department of English; Director, Wake Forest University Humanities Institute
C208 Tribble Hall
336.758.3549
francodj@wfu.edu

Nate French

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Communication; Director, Magnolia Scholars Program
105 Carswell Hall
336.758.3107
frenchtn@wfu.edu

Melanie L. Harris

Professor and Director, Food, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program, School of Divinity
Divinity and Religious Studies Building
mharris@wfu.edu

Melissa Harris-Perry

Maya Angelou Presidential Endowed Professor, Department of Politics and International Affairs
harrismv@wfu.edu

Daniel Henry

Assistant Teaching Professor, Program in African American Studies
A106B (Within A106A), Tribble Hall
336.758.3754
henryd@wfu.edu

Simeon Ilesanmi

Washington W. Wingate Professor of Religion, Department for the Study of Religions
208 Divinity and Religious Studies Building
336.758.5459
ilesanmi@wfu.edu

Julia Jordan-Zachery

Professor and Chair, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
A114 Tribble Hall
jordanzj@wfu.edu

Vivian Laughlin

Assistant Professor, Department of Classics
Tribble Hall C302
336.758.5330
laughlv@wfu.edu

Lauren E. L. Lowman

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering
455 Vine Street, Bldg 60 South, Room 4509
336.702.1966
lowmanle@wfu.edu

Nina Maria Lucas

Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
218 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5393
lucasnm@wfu.edu

Judith Madera

Associate Professor, Department of English
C209 Tribble Hall
336.758.3911
maderaji@wfu.edu

Dani Parker Moore

Assistant Professor, Department of Education; Director, Schools, Education, and Society Minor
B213 Tribble Hall
336.758.5347
parkerld@wfu.edu

Guy Emerson Mount

Assistant Professor, Department of History
B101 Tribble Hall
336.758.5501
mountge@wfu.edu

Ron Neal

Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religions
305 Divinity and Religious Studies Building
336.758.4092
nealrb@wfu.edu

Brenda Marie Osbey

Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Residence, Program in African American Studies
B9 Tribble Hall
336.758.3758
osbeybm@wfu.edu

Anthony Parent

Professor, Department of History
B107 Tribble Hall
336.758.6132
parentas@wfu.edu

Nate Plageman

Associate Professor, Department of History; Coordinator, African Studies Minor
B108 Tribble Hall
336.758.4318
plagemna@wfu.edu

Alton B. Pollard III

James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies, School of Divinity and University Professor, Program in African American Studies
Starting July 1, 2024

Eshe Sherley

Assistant Professor, Program in African American Studies
A105 Tribble Hall
336.758.3758
sherleye@wfu.edu

Ariel Smith

Assistant Teaching Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship
smitha@wfu.edu

Erica Still

Associate Professor, Department of English; Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion
104 Reynolda Hall
336.758.3753
tillel@wfu.edu

Ana-Maria González Wahl

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
01B Kirby Hall
336.758.4121
wahlam@wfu.edu

Corey D. B. Walker

Dean, School of Divinity, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Director, Program in African American Studies
109 Divinity and Religious Studies Building
336.758.4728
walkerco@wfu.edu

Eric King Watts

Associate Professor, Department of Communication
106 Carswell Hall
336.758.5405
wattsek@wfu.edu

Betina Cutaia Wilkinson

Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Politics and International Affairs; Director, Race, Inequality and Policy Initiative
321 Kirby Hall
336.758.3997
wilkinbc@wfu.edu

Kyana Young

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering
455 Vine Street, Building 60 South, Room 4508
336.702.1965
youngk@wfu.edu