Affiliated Faculty are those who do not hold a joint appointment with the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies (IDBS) but teach courses and conduct research in an area of Black Studies. Claremont Colleges faculty interested in Affiliate status with the IDBS make a request in writing or are otherwise invited by the IDBS to join the department. Affiliate status is granted by the department based upon the individual's c.v., course offerings, and scholarly contribution in relation to the overall mission of the department.

Affiliated Faculty are expected to participate fully in meetings and other departmental activitites. While they do not technically vote on appointment, promotion and tenure, they are invited to participate in various aspects of the review process. Their input is taken into account in reaching final APT decisions.

• Isabel Balseiro, Humanities and Social Science, Harvey Mudd College
• Cecilia Conrad, Economics, Pomona College
• Gwendolyn Lytle, Music, Pomona College
• Dean McHenry, Politics and Policy, Claremont Graduate University
• Sheila J. Walker, Psychology, Scripps College
• Nicole Weekes, Psychology, Pomona College
• Kathleen Wicker, Religion and Humanities, Scripps College

Isabel Balseiro

199?- Harvey Mudd College, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature. Ph.D..

Isabel Balseiro is a specialist in Third World literature and film.  E-mail:  click here.

Cecilia Conrad

1996-*. Pomona College, Associate Professor, Economics. Ph.D., Stanford University.

Conrad's most recent publications have appeared in the Review of Black Political Economy, The Journal of Economic History, and the American Economic Review. Her research interests are currently in poverty among single mothers and the impact of the California Civil Rights Initiative on higher education. She is past President of the National Economic Association.  Web page:  click here.  E-mail:  click here.

Gwendolyn Lytle

1985-. Pomona College, Associate Professor and Resident Artist, Music. M.M., New England Conservatory of Music.

Lytle teaches vocal performance specializing in American music with an emphasis on African-American composers. She has performed widely in the United States and abroad.  E-mail:  click here.

Dean E. McHenry, Jr.

2000-.  Claremont Graduate University.  Professor of Politics and Policy.  Ph.D., Indiana University (1971).

Professor McHenry is in a specialist in African politics, has researched and taught for many years in Africa, his most recent book was Limited Choices:  The political struggle for socialism in Tanzania (Lynne Rienner, 1994).  He teaches comparative politics of the Third World.  He has been at CGU since 1982.  He is currently co-chair of the Certificate Program in Africana Studies at CGU.  Email:  Dean.Mchenry@cgu.edu

Sheila J. Walker

1993-. Scripps College, Assistant Professor, Psychology. Ph.D., Cornell University.

Walker is a developmental psychologist whose primary area of research is cognitive development. Walker's work focuses on sociocultural influences on cognitive development, and she has conducted research in West Africa and Appalachia. Her most recent publication appears in the journal, Memory & Cognition.  E-mail:  click here.

Nicole Weekes

1998-. Pomona College, Assistant Professor, Psychology. Ph.D., U.C.L.A.

Weekes specializes in neuroscience and is affiliated with the Neuroscience Program of the Claremont Colleges.  E-mail:  click here.

Kathleen Wicker

1996-. Scripps College, Professor, Religion and Humanities. Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.

Wicker's research interests are in African religions and African Christianity. She is currently a member of a team researching Mammy Water ritual in Ghana. Her most recent publications will appear in Research in African Literatures and a volume titled African Spirituality.  Web page: click here.  E-mail:  click here.