Administration and Staff Directory

Chair of Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies Department
Mabel O. Wilson
Office: 758C Schermerhorn Extension 
Phone: 212-854-2444
Email: [email protected]

Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS)
Jafari S. Allen
Office: 758 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 212-854-7080
Email: [email protected]

Director of Academic Administration and Finance
African American and African Diaspora Studies Department
Assistant Director, Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS)
Shawn D. Mendoza
Office: 758 Schermerhorn Extension 
Phone: 212-854-8789
Email: [email protected]

Director of Graduate Studies
Brandi T. Summers
Office: 758 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 212-854-7080
Email: [email protected]

Director of Undergraduate Studies (Fall 2025)
Frank A. Guridy
Office: 412 Fayerweather Hall
Phone: 212-854-4520
Email: [email protected]
On leave Spring 2026

Director of Undergraduate Studies (Spring 2026) 
Kellie E. Jones
Office: 919 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 212-854-8084
Email: [email protected]
On leave Fall 2025

Program Manager
Arts and Sciences African American and African Diaspora Studies Department
Tanya Puig
Office: 758 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 212-854-5726
Email: [email protected]
 

Administrative Assistant 
African American African Diaspora Studies Department
Sharon N. Harris
Office: 758 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 212-854-7080
Email: [email protected]