KU Africanist Faculty - CDE

Index of biographies by last name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Byron Caminero-Santangelo
Assistant Professor, Department of English; at KU since 1997 (tenured)
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1993
M.A., University of California, Irvine, 1987
B.A. Hon., Claremont McKenna College, 1984
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
20th-Century African Literature; 20th-Century British Literature; Postcolonial Theory
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
"African Fiction and Joseph Conrad: Reading Postcolonial Intertextuality." Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005.
"Different Shades of Green: Ecocriticism and African Literature." Anthology of African Literary Theory and Criticism. eds. Tejumola Olaniyan and Ato Quayson. Oxford: Blackwell. (Forthcoming)
"Subjects in History: Disruptions of the Colonial in Heart of Darkness and July's People." Conrad at the Millenium. Eds. Gail Fincham and Attie DeLange. Boulder: Social Science Monographs, 2002. Distributed by Columbia UP, New York. 427-452.
"Moving the Center: Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Language Crusade (1990-Present)." African Literature Association Bulletin. 28.1 (2001): 82-92.
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Introduction to African Literature(undergraduate), Postcolonial Theory and Literature
Advanced Introduction to African Literature(graduate)
African Novel (Course taught at Universite de Gaston-Berger, Saint Louis (Senegal).
LANGUAGES:
English, French
DISTINCTIONS:
University of Kansas General Research Funded New Faculty Award
DePaul University Faculty Development Seminar Grant
Faculty Career Development Award, University of California, Irvine
Postdoctoral Teaching Award, University of California, Irvine.

Carol-Ann Carter
Tenured Professor, Department of Art, at KU since 1996
EDUCATION:
M.F.A., U. Notre Dame, 1974
B.F.A., Herron School of Art, Indiana University, 1970
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
West African textiles
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS:
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Las Vegas Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Santa Reparata Print Studio, Florence, Italy
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Introduction to Drawing
Professional Practice Seminar
Graduate Teaching Practicum
Mixed Media
DISTINCTIONS:
Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, University of Kansas, Spring 1995
J.W. Fulbright Fellowship (sabbatical, Sweden), 1994
OVPR Grant for Sabbatical Research, University of Michigan, 1994
Faculty Recognition Award, University of Michigan, 1994

Brian Daldorph
Assistant Professor Department of English: at KU since 1990
EDUCATION:
Ph. D University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1990
M.A. Illinois State University, 1985
B.A. University of Kent, England
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
20th Century African Literature, 20th Century American Literature
R0ECENT PUBLICATIONS:
"Senegal Blues,"(219P): poetry,travelogue. Six poems nominated for Pushcart Prizes.
Poetry and short stories in "New Letters," North American Review, Kansas City Voices, etc.
Interview with Robert Stewart, Editor, New Letters, "Work That Stays New." Poets Market 2006(Writers Digest Books)
4 Poems in "The Dreamt Sea:An Anthology of Anglo-Cornish Poetry 1928-2004" (Francis Boutle P).
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Introduction to Poetry
Creative Writing:Fiction
Creative Writing:Poetry
RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 2004, University of Zambia, Lusaka
June-July 2004 British Summer Institute, KU Study Abroad
2001-Present, Creative Writing, Douglas County Jail
LANGUAGES:
English, French
DISTINCTIONS:
Recipient of $5,000 grant for Coal City Review, 2004 and 2005.
Finalist, Del Shankel Teaching Award.
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Laura Mullen Dobson, Associate Director, Office of Study Abroad
lauradobson@ku.edu

Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.  February 2005.
BA in French, Davidson College.  Davidson, NC.  May 1992.

Associate Director, Office of Study Abroad, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas, May 2008 to present. Integrate study abroad into the majors of two professional schools, Engineering and Architecture and Urban Planning, and develop a medium-range plan for campus-wide curriculum integration. Develop new programs and oversee the planning, operation and evaluation of over 60 short-term programs. Design materials for and conduct re-entry workshops, student and faculty orientations. Co-manage risk and emergencies for students abroad with attention to legal issues and FERPA rights of students.

Director of Admissions and Assistant Professor, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria, May 2005 to April 2008.  Developed a highly successful admissions program for a nascent university.  Facilitated a five-year strategic planning process and implemented an annual recruitment plan. Designed an effective communications chain and supervised the building of a database to track student information. Created attractive web-based recruitment tools. Taught African Civilizations and African Politics courses, co-chaired a cultural diversity committee and worked closely with senior administrators to coordinate three freshman orientations. Supervised six full-time staff.  Managed annual budgets of 800,000.

Global Development Initiative Intern, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2005 to April 2005.  Assisted in proposal writing for a GDI Albania project to strengthen the capacity of Albanian legislative reformers.  Briefed President Carter and senior Carter Center staff regarding relevant political and economic developments in Albania.

Researcher, US Department of Education, Fulbright-Hays grant recipient, Jos, Nigeria, November 2001 to December 2003.  Implemented a large evaluation project involving extended site visits, and hundreds of group and individual interviews.  Assessed organizations’ daily community meetings, donor driven external monitoring and evaluation exercises, strategic planning sessions, and staff training programs.  Gauged the viability of organizations’ development efforts by observing the quality of participation of staff and managers in all of these activities.

English and Philosophy Teacher, Brønnum Lutheran Seminary, Yola, Nigeria, August 1998 to September 2000.  Developed curriculum and teaching materials for and taught English courses.  Gave numerous presentations to congregations encouraging a rethinking of North South partnerships.

Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,September 1995 to May 1998.  Taught discussion sections for large, introductory-level undergraduate courses in International, Comparative, and American Politics.

French Teacher, Gaston County Public Schools, Gastonia, North Carolina, August 1994 to May 1995.  Employed high-energy, non-traditional teaching techniques including Total Physical Response, activities, songs, and games to teach elementary school students spoken French. 

Assistant English Teacher, Lycée Marguerite de Navarre, Alençon, France, August 1992 to June 1993.  Prepared teaching materials and facilitated conversation practice for students preparing the Baccalaureate.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Program Grant. January 2003-December 2003.
Linville Foundation Scholarship for Doctoral Research. November 2001 to April 2002.

English (native)
French (proficient)
Hausa (proficient) 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Windows Word 
Microsoft Windows PowerPoint
Microsoft Windows Excel

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

African Studies Association Member
NAFSA-Association of International Educators Member

“North-South Partnerships: Working Together and Working Together Well.” Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 2006.

Cultivating Participatory Democracy at the Grassroots:  A Case Study in Middle Belt Nigeria, Dissertation for the Ph. D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, February 2005.

“Assessing the Ability of People Oriented Development of the Evangelical Church in West Africa to Foster Democratic Change at the Nigerian Grassroots.” Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria, September 2003.

“An Evaluation of Christian Sustainable Development Programs in Nigeria.” Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 2002.

“Rethinking Mission Partnerships.” Presented to more than twenty ELCA congregations and secular groups highlighting experience living in Nigeria, October 2000 to present.

Stephen L. Egbert
Assistant Professor, Geography, since 1998; Assistant Research Scientist, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing
EDUCATION:
Ph.D Geography, University of Kansas, 1994
M.A. University of Nebraska, 1983
B.S. Geography, Brigham Young University, 1980
B.A. Chinese, University of Minnesota, 1971
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems technology to land cover mapping and monitoring; use of remotely sensed time-series data to model species' distributions; visualization of spatial data, including digital satellite imagery for lanc cover change in Zambia.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Peterson, D.L. Egbert, S.L., Price, K.P. and Martinko, E.A., 2004. Identifying historical and recent land-cover changes in Kansas using post-classification change detection techniques. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 107(3/4):105-118.
Park, S. , Feddema, J.J., and Egbert S.L., "Impacts of Hydrologic Soil Properties on Drought Detection with MODIS Thermal Data." Remote Sensing of Environment 89(2004):53-62.
Wardlow, B.D., and Egbert, S.L., 2003 "A Comparative Analysis of the GAP and NLCD Land Cover Data Sets for Kansas." Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing69(12):1387-139.
Egbert, S.L., Park, S., Price, K.P., Lee R.Y., Wu, J., and M.D. Nellis. 2002. Using Conservation Reserve Program Maps Derived from Satellite Imagery to Characterize Landscape Structure. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (Invited paper, accepted January 2002).
Griffith, J.A. and Egbert, S.L. 2001. The Internet and the World Wide Web in Remote Sensing Education: Revolutionizing the Way Students Learn or the Way Teachers Teach? Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 27(2): 159-168.
Ortega-Huerta, M.A., Martinez-Meyer, E., Egbert, S.L., and Price, K.P. 2000. Mapping the Land Cover of Mexico Using AVHRR Time-Series Data Sets. Geocarto International 15(3): 5-18.
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Principles of Physical Geography
Topics in Physical Geography: Introduction to GPS in Environmental Applications
Remote Sensing of Environment I
Seminar in Remote Sensing: Electro-Optical Systems
Geography Seminar: Topics in Remote Sensing
LANGUAGES:
English, Chinese: B.A., University of Minnesota; Cantonese: Residence in Hong Kong for two years; Russian: Graduate, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
FIELD EXPERIENCE / RESEARCH:
Through funding from the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, conducted field evaluation of EOD IS-Survey, a tool to create spatial databases of minefields for humanitarian demining. Met with and assisted personnel in demining agencies in several countries including Chile, Albania, and Ecuador. Classroom training was conducted in the capital city of each country, while field observations were made in mined areas, generally on or near international borders.
Taught three-week Geospatial Technology Seminar at the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2002. Participants included UNZA faculty and Zambian government officials in the geosciences; Ongoing research projects with Iwake Masialeti and John Volk of the University of Zambia to examine, respectively, the extent of the recent depletion of miombo woodland in the Chongwe District east of Lusaka and the effects of air pollution near the Copperbelt City of Ndola. Field data gathered summer 2002, with analysis of satellite imagery and soils data ongoing.
DISTINCTIONS:
Using Multi-Date Satellinte Imagery & Geospatial Techniques to Characterize the Miombo Woodlands of Chongwe, Zambia. KU General Research Fund, $8,990.

Mohamed El-Hodiri
Tenured Professor of Economics; at KU since 1973
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1966
M.A., Economics, University of Minnesota
M.A., Mathematics, University of Minnesota
B.A., University of Cairo, Egypt
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Structural Economic Dynamics, Transition and Development Economics
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
"Positive Controllability of Linear Systems with Delay," w.Fred Van Vleck: Differential Equations, Dynamica Systems, and Control Science, Elworthy, Norrie Everilt, and Bruce Lee (eds.), Dekker, New York, 1993.
Extrema of Smooth Functions, Springer Verlag 1991.
Micro Economic Theory, with Yoshihiko Otani, Springer Verlag, N.Y. 1987.
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Principles of Economics
Elements of Economic Planning
Economics of Russia and Eastern Europe
Culture of the Arabs
Science, Technology and Society
History and Philosophy of Economics
Techniques of Economic Planning
International Trade Theory
Mathematical Economics
LANGUAGES:
English, Native knowledge of Arabic, Russian, Biblical Hebrew, reading knowledge of French
DISTINCTIONS:
Louise E. Byrd Graduate Educator Award, University of Kansas
1994 Mortar Board. Biographical Information Who is Who and American Men and Women in the Social Sciences
1995 References to works in Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, and Handbook of Mathematical Economics.