Education:
- Ph.D., Howard University
- M.S., American University
- B.A., American University
Areas of Interest:
- Foreign Policy of African States
- International Relations
- African Politics
- African Economic Development
- Pan-Africanism and the Black World
- Caribbean Political Economy
Recent Publications:
Son of the Soil: Reclaiming the Land, The Journal of African and Asian Studies, 2008.
Power and force: Libya’s Relation with the United States, The Journal of Third World Studies, 2008.
Liberia – United States Relations, in David Levinson and Karen Christensen (eds.), Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey (Massachusetts: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007), 374-378.
Sudan – United States Relations, in David Levinson and Karen Christensen (eds.), Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey (Massachusetts: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007), 602-606.
Libya – United States Relations, in David Levinson and Karen Christensen (eds.), Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey (Massachusetts: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007), 379-384.
The Shift in United States-Sudan Relations: The Need for Mutual Cooperation, The Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, 2007.
Round 2 of the Liberian Civil Crisis: US and Liberia-the So-Called Historical Ties, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. XX111, No. 1. (2006), 169-199.
Forthcoming Publications:
Building Sustainable Peace in the New Liberia: Symbols of the Past and Symbols of the Future, The Journal of Third World Quarterly, London.
Current Projects:
Liberia, its civil war, refugees, and the response of the international community
Courses Taught:
- AFRS 4105 – Foreign Policy of African States
- AFRS 1103 – The African Experience
- AFRS 2221 – Contemporary Africa
- AFRS 3265 – African Economic Development
- AFRS 4000 – Senior Seminar in Africana Studies
- AFRS 3692 – Colloquium
- AFRS 3290 – Research Methods
- LBST 2102 – Global Connections-AFRS