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| Gretchen Birbeck click for a high resolution image |
(517) 884-0277
Birbeck@msu.edu
Gretchen Birbeck is a physician and an associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has expertise in tropical diseases, including malaria and HIV/AIDS. In particular, she is an expert on the physical, social and psychological effects of epilepsy on African populations. Birbeck as serves as director of MSU’s International Neurological and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program. More
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Michael Bratton |
(517) 353-3377
mbratton@msu.edu
Michael Bratton is a University Distinguished Professor of political science in the College of Social Science. His expertise lies in the political landscape of Africa, especially in the nation of Zimbabwe. He is also a founder and director of the Afrobarometer, a collaborative, international, survey research project that measures public opinion on democracy, markets and civil society in 18 African countries. His current research focuses on public opinion in new democracies, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. More.
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| Rita Kiki Edozie click for a larger image |
(517) 432-5291
rkedozie@msu.edu
Edozie is an assistant professor of international relations in James Madison College. Her areas of expertise include African politics, African affairs, comparative democratization and developing world economic development. She also is the author of People Power and Democracy: The Popular Movement Against Military Despotism in Nigeria. More
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| Candace Keller |
(517) 353-1599
kellercm@msu.edu
Keller is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Arts and Letters. She also has an appointment in the Residential College in Arts and Humanities. Her expertise lies in African art and West African photography. More.
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Marsha MacDowell
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(517) 355-6511
macdowel@msu.edu
MacDowell is a professor of art and art history, College of Arts and Letters, as well as curator of the MSU Museum. Her current research includes influences on traditional crafts in South Africa. More.
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| James Pritchett click for a larger image |
(517) 353-1700
Pritch41@msu.edu
Pritchett is a professor of anthropology, College of Social Science, and director of the African Studies Center. He is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the interaction between tradition and modernity in contemporary Africa. Other areas of expertise include African Diaspora and African history and culture. More.
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| Terrie Taylor click for a larger image |
(517) 353-8975
taylort@msu.edu
Taylor is a University Distinguished Professor of internal medicine in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. An internationally recognized scientist and physician, Taylor spends six months of the year in Malawi, conducting malaria research and treating patients, the vast majority of whom are children. She has written numerous papers for scientific journals on various treatments for malaria and she is a member of an Institute of Medicine panel researching anti-malaria drugs. More.
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| David Wiley |
(517) 355-7632
wiley@msu.edu
Wiley is a professor of sociology, College of Social Science. Former director of MSU' s African Studies Center, Wiley' s areas of expertise include social ecology of Africa, community development in South Africa, and African urbanization and housing. More.
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