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Director, African Studies Program
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), African Studies Program
Editor, Africa Today journal
Associate Professor, Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, School of Education
Research + Teaching Interests
language awareness and the flows of English literacy practices across global boundaries; literacy theory; language learning and cross-cultural experience in non-Western contexts
Regional Expertise
Democratic Republic of Congo; Rwanda