Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

People

Learn more about the faculty, staff, fellows, and students who comprise the Simmons Center's vibrant community.

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Anthony Bogues

Inaugural Director, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (on leave July–December 2025); Director, MA in Public Humanities (on leave July–December 2025); Asa Messer Professor of Humanities and Africana Studies

Barrymore_Bogues@brown.edu
Brian Meeks

Acting Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (July–December 2025); Acting Director, MA in Public Humanities (July–December 2025); Professor of Africana Studies

brian_meeks@brown.edu
Elena Shih

Associate Professor of American Studies; Director of Graduate Studies, MA in Public Humanities (2025–2028); Associate Director of Academics, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice

elena_shih@brown.edu

Sabina Griffin

Center Manager

sabina_griffin@brown.edu
Kiku Langford McDonald

Communications Manager

Kiku_Langford_McDonald@brown.edu
Eli Scavuzzo-Duggan

Finance and Administrative Coordinator

eli_scavuzzo-duggan@brown.edu
Africa Smith

Events Coordinator

Africa_Smith@brown.edu
Reina Thomas

Manager of Public Education Outreach and Initiatives

reina_thomas@brown.edu
Shana Weinberg

Associate Director, Public Humanities Programs

Shana_Weinberg@brown.edu

Philip Gould

Israel J. Kapstein Professor of English, Department of English

Philip_Gould@brown.edu
Matthew Pratt Guterl

L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Africana Studies and American Studies; Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Matthew_Guterl@brown.edu
Francoise Hamlin

Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History

francoise_hamlin@brown.edu
Juliet Hooker

Professor of Political Science

Juliet_Hooker@brown.edu
Kevin Quashie

Professor of English

kevin_quashie@brown.edu
Seth Rockman

Slavery & Finance Research Cluster Faculty Fellow; George L. Littlefield Professor of American History

Seth_Rockman@brown.edu