Faculty and Staff

Leading the field with professional and academic expertise.

The faculty of the African, Black and Caribbean Studies program have an international reputation for scholarship, as evidenced by the writings published, awards granted and fellowships earned by department members. Click on faculty names for more information about each professor’s research, experience, and contact information.

Program Administration

Patricia G. Lespinasse
PhD
Associate Professor, Director
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
plespinasse@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4023
Location
Alumnae Hall 116
Fabian Burrell (She/Her)
MS
Coordinator for Programing and Community Engagement
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
fburrell@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4978
Fax
516.877.4579
Location
Alumnae Hall 118
Toni Burden (She/Her)
Administrative Assistant
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
tburden@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4980
Location
Alumnae Hall 111

Professors

Melanie Bush (She/Her)
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
bush@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3255
Fax
516.877.4717
Location
Blodgett Hall 102F

Associate Professors

Giovani Burgos
PhD
Associate Professor, Director
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
gburgos@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.833.8168
Location
Blodgett Hall 105C
Abdin Chande
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
chande@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4798
Fax
516.877.4797
Location
Blodgett Hall 200B
Jacqueline Johnson
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
jjohnson@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3826
Fax
516.877.4717
Location
Blodgett Hall 105D
Patricia G. Lespinasse
PhD
Associate Professor, Director
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
plespinasse@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4023
Location
Alumnae Hall 116
Jacqueline Olvera
Associate Professor, Chair
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
jolvera@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.833.8161
Fax
516.877.4717
Location
Blodgett Hall 102B
Carolyn Springer
PhD
Associate Professor, Director
Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology
Director
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
springer@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4981
Fax
516.877.4805
Location
Alumnae Hall 215

Assistant Professors

Christopher Davis
PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
cdavis@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3129
Location
Alumnae Hall 222
Ana Isabel Simon-Alegre (She/Her)
PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
aisimon@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4046
Location
Alumnae Hall 202

Adjunct Faculty

Roi Daconto, PhD (She/Her)
PhD
Adjunct Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
rdaconto@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4979
Location
Alumnae Hall 114
Marcus Naylor (He/Him)
Adjunct Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
mnaylor@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4979
Location
Alumnae Hall 114

Emeritus Faculty

Marsha J. Tyson Darling
Faculty Emeritus
Contact
E-mail
darling@adelphi.edu

Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Zainab Toteh Osakwe
    PhD•NP•RN
    Associate Professor
    College of Nursing and Public Health
    Contact
  • Fayth Vaughn-Shavuo (She/Her)
    PhD
    Senior Adjunct Faculty
    Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences
    Contact

    • African, Black and Caribbean Studies

    Contact
    E-mail
    cabcs@adelphi.edu
    Phone Number
    516.877.4980
    Fax
    516.877.4579
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    Location
    Alumnae Hall
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