Leadership and Administration

Departmental Leadership

Shaun Irlam
1010C Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-0805
irlam@buffalo.edu
Chair
Associate Professor
Department of Africana and American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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1010C Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-0805
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Donald A. Grinde, Jr., PhD
dgrinde@buffalo.edu
Professor Emeritus
Department of Africana and American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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Keith Griffler, PhD
1013 Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-0802
griffler@buffalo.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Africana and American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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Phone: (716) 645-0802
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Deborah Pierce-Tate
1010B Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-8490
dpierce@buffalo.edu
Department Administrator
Department of Africana and American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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Phone: (716) 645-8490
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Katherine Phillips
1010D Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-2082
kp58@buffalo.edu
Programs Coordinator
Department of Africana and American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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1010D Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-2082
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