
Martin S. Shanguhyia
Associate Professor, History Department
Director, Maxwell African Scholars Union
O'Hanley Faculty Scholar
524 Eggers Hall
315.443.3829 | mshanguh@syr.edu
Martin Shanguhyia’s research focuses on colonial and postcolonial rural agrarian transformation, land politics, environmental transformations that impact community livelihoods in rural populations of Africa and modern African state politics.

Havva Karakas Keles
Regional Programs Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department
346 Eggers Hall
315.443.9931 | hkarakas@syr.edu

A.H. Peter Castro
Professor, Anthropology Department
Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
410A Maxwell
315.443.1971 | ahcastro@syr.edu

Jok Madut Jok
Professor, Anthropology Department
Research Director, International and Intra-State Conflict
Advisory Board Member, Maxwell African Scholars Union
206B Maxwell Hall
315.443.6231 | jjok01@syr.edu

John McPeak
Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Advisory Board Member, Maxwell African Scholars Union
Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
333 Eggers Hall
315.443.6146 | jomcpeak@syr.edu

Danielle Smith
Professor, African American Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Director, Renée Crown University Honors Program
Advisory Board Member, Maxwell African Scholars Union