Jackson State University
  Mississippi's Urban University
 Department of                                                                                     
 History and Philosophy


Ayer Hall

       Resources for Teachers

       Giving a Voice to a Shared Past:
       A History of Public Education and
       (De)segregation in Mississippi,
       1868-2000




Dollye M. E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts Building

College of Liberal Arts
Dept. of History and Philosophy
Jackson State University
601.979.2191 Phone
601.979.2192 Fax
history@jsums.edu Email
P.O. Box 17700

Dr. Dernoral Davis, Chair
dernoral.davis@jsums.edu

FACT SHEET

Location: Dollye M.E. Robinson
 Liberal Arts Building
Jackson, MS 39217
 Faculty Directory                                  Recent Faculty Publication

History Faculty

Abston, Dr. Emmanuel
Retired Visiting Associate Professor
Florida State University, FL
Russian History, European History, American Civil War
E-mail: n/a

Brockley, Dr. Janice A.
Assistant Professor
Rutgers University, NJ
Gender and Family History, History of Disability and Health, American History.
E-mail: janice.a.brockley@jsums.edu

Bernhardt, Dr. Mark
Assistant Professor
University of California-Riverside
World Civilizations, United States History, Media and Film
E-mail: n/a

Calvert, LaShaunda, M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS
E-mail: n/a

Chapman, Rico, M.A. (ABD)
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS (M.A.)
Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Ph.D. ABD)
E-mail: n/a

Davis, Dr. Dernoral
Professor, Department Chair
State University of New York (SUNY), NY
American History, Afro-American History, Southern History, American Urban
     History
E-mail: dernoral.davis@jsums.edu

Gardner, Bonnie, M.A.
Instructor
Jacson State University, MS
American History, United States Educational History
E-mail: bonnie.gardner@jsums.edu

Gilbert, Dr. Johnny
Visiting Instructor
Union Institute
American Political History
E-mail: johnny.gilbert@jsums.edu

Harrison, Dr. Alferdteen B.
Professor, Director of the Margaret Walker Alexander National Research Center
University of Kansas, KS
Afro-American History, Oral History, Historic Preservation
E-mail: alferdteen.b.harrison@jsums.edu

Harvey, Dr. James C.
Visiting Instructor
University of Texas-Austin, TX
Civil Right History, Modern European History
E-mail:  n/a

<>Kinsey, James S., M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS
World History, Mississippi History, United States History
E-mail: cshsjsk@yahoo.com

Lackey, Dr. Hilliard L.
Assistant Professor
Jackson State University, MS
World Civilizations, World Geography
E-mail: hlackley@bellsouth.net

Maneck, Dr. Susan S.
Associate Professor
University of Arizona, AZ
 Global History, Oriental Studies, Religious Studies, Women's Studies
E-mail: susan.maneck@jsums.edu

Nyambara, Dr. Pius S.
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University, IL
African History, Economic History, Latin American History, Slavery
E-mail: pius.s.nyambara@jsums.edu

Overman, Dr. Elizabeth S.
Assistant Professor
Jackson State University, MS
Public History, Military History, United States History
E-mail: elizabeth.s.overman@jsums.edu

Ross, Tenia, M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS
E-mail: n/a

<>Stewart, Althea R., M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS
World Civilizations, United States History
E-mail: arstewar@bellsouth.net

Walker, Robert, M.A.
Visiting Instructor
University of Louisville, KY
Mississippi History, Civil Rights Movement, African-American Genealogy
E-mail: Robert.m.Walker@jsums.edu

Welch, LeAnna, M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Jackson State University, MS
Mississippi History, Civil War and Reconstruction, World History
E-mail: LeannaWelch@aol.com

Philosophy Faculty

Banks, Barron, M.Div.
Adjunct Instructor, Alumni Chapter Development Specialist
Public Speaking, Program Planning, Public Relations, Community Development
E-mail: barron.banks@jsums.edu

Crump, Dr. Alfonso W.
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University, MS
Logic, Philosophy, Social Statistics and Research
E-mail: alfonso.w.crump@jsums.edu

Holbrook, Dr. Charles E.
Visiting Instructor
Memphis Theological Seminary, TN
Philosophy, Spiritual Counseling, Ministry
E-mail: Reverendrev@wmconnect.com

Potter, Rev. Ronald
Visiting Instructor
Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA
Philosophy, Old Testament, Systematic Theology
E-mail: ronald.potter@jsums.edu

Geography Faculty

Thompson, Dr. Brenda K.
Associate Professor, Director, Center for Student Professional Development
University of Pittsburg, PA
Geographic Education Consultant, Workship Development, Student Professional
     Development
E-mail: brenda.k.thompson@jsums.edu