Faculty of Resident Instruction

Yolanda Covington-Ward, Chair and Professor (Research Leave 2026-2027), B.A., Brown, 2001; M.A., Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2003; Ph.D., Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2008.

Daisy Guzman Nuñez, B.S., Allegheny College, 2014; M.A., Texas-Austin, 2018; Ph.D., Texas-Austin, 2023.

Anne Kerth, Assistant Professor, B.A., Williams, 2011; M.A., Princeton, 2015; Ph.D., Princeton, 2019.

Toussaint Losier, Associate Professor, B.A., Harvard, 2004; M.A., Chicago, 2010; Ph.D., Chicago, 2013.

Mix Mann, Assistant Professor, B.A., Notre Dame, 2017; M.A., Michigan-Ann Arbor; Ph.D., Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2026 

Roshad Meeks, Assistant Professor, B.A., Syracuse, 2017; M.A., Tufts, 2024; Ph.D., Tufts, 2024.

Britt Rusert, Professor, B.A., Allegheny College, 2003; Ph.D., Duke, 2009.

Amilcar Shabazz, Professor, B.A., Texas, 1982; M.A., Lamar, 1990; Ph.D., Houston, 1996.

James E. Smethurst, Professor and Interim Chair, B.A., Southern Maine, 1980; M.A., City College of New York, 1988; Ph.D., Harvard, 1996.

David Swiderski, Lecturer, B.A., UMass Amherst, 2002; M.A., UMass Amherst, 2007; Ph.D., UMass Amherst, 2013

Bianki Torres, Lecturer, B.A., Rhode Island, 2015; M.A., UMass Amherst, 2019; Ph.D., UMass Amherst, 2024