Category: Faculty

Louis L. Redding Chair for the Study of Law and Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Administration Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity University of DelawareNewark, DE 19716 lware@udel.edu Biography Professor Leland Ware has been the Louis L. Redding Chair for the Study of Law and Public Policy at the University of…Continue Reading Leland Ware

Director, Energy and Environmental Policy Program Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science and Engineering University of DelawareNewark, DE 19716 ismat@udel.edu Biography Professor Ismat Shah received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urban Champaign in Materials Science and Engineering in 1987.  After his post-doc at the…Continue Reading Ismat Shah

Associate Professor, Africana Studies Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity University of DelawareNewark, DE 19716 ypayne@udel.edu Biography Yasser A. Payne is an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware. His street ethnographic research program is centered on exploring notions of resiliency with the streets of Black America…Continue Reading Yasser Payne

Professor of Theatre Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity University of DelawareNewark, DE 19716 overbyl@udel.edu Biography Lynnette Young Overby (Ph.D., University of Maryland) is Professor of Theatre. She has served as Equity Administrator for the University of Maryland College of Health and Human Development where she spearheaded efforts to recruit and retain minority…Continue Reading Lynnette Young Overby

Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Relations Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity University of DelawareNewark, DE 19716 oskooiik@udel.edu Biography Dr. Kassra Oskooii is an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science & International Relations. He received his PhD from the University of Washington in 2016. His primary research focuses on understanding…Continue Reading Kassra Oskooii