Faculty and Staff
Faculty
David Eaton
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Dalhousie University
Areas of Interest: African History, World History, 20th-century
(616) 331-2339
D-1-224 Mackinac Hall
eatond@gvsu.edu
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Coeli Fitzpatrick
Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University-State University of New York
Areas of Interest: Philosophy, Middle East Studies
(616) 331-3748
125 Frederik Meijer Honors College
fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
Aaron Eddens
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., American Studies, University of Minnesota
Area and Global Studies
Research interests: American Studies, Environmental Studies, Critical Development Studies
(616) 331-8906
113 Lake Ontario Hall
eddensa@gvsu.edu
Gamal Gasim
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Areas of Interest: Comparative Politics, Middle Eastern Politics
(616) 331-8106
111 Lake Ontario Hall
gasimg@gvsu.edu
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Jack Mangala
Professor
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Areas of Interest: African Politics, Migration, Diaspora Engagement Policy, Global Governance
(616) 331-8512
101 Lake Ontario Hall
mangalaj@gvsu.edu
Andrew Schlewitz
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., The New School for Social Research
Areas of Interest: Latin American and Latino/a Studies, Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations
(616) 331-8158
103 Lake Ontario Hall
schlewia@gvsu.edu
Richard Yidana
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University-State University of New York
Areas of Interest: Social Movements, Anticolonial and National Liberation Movements (Africa & the African Diaspora), Development & Culture (Africa, Asia, and Latin America), Ethno-Nationalism and Social Change (Developing World)
(616) 331-3183
2156 Au Sable Hall
yidanar@gvsu.edu
Retired Faculty
Craig Benjamin
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Areas of Interest: History with a focus on East Asia, Big History