Graduate Assistants

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Graduate Assistants

	Ashraf Abdelmageed, M.A. student, African Studies Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Sudanese Arabic at the Advanced level. He also tutors Modern Standard Arabic

	Sandra Ayivor, M.A. student, African Studies Graduate Assistantship: Works with the Assistant Director. Manages the filing of the African Studies Programs throughout the quarter. Records the programs online (IEPS).

	Abdalla Babikr, Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Modern Standard and Sudanese Arabic at the beginner and intermeidate levels.

	Eliyasa Dampha, M.A. student, African Studies, Reseach interests:African social and political thought, literature and religions. Graduate Assistantship: Works with the Assistant Director in administration, coordination, specifically in event planning and the development of department literature.

	Fanta Diamanka, Ph.D. Candidate Cultural Studies in Education Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Wolof at multiple levels. She also tutors French.

	George Wakaba Gathigi, Ph.D. Candidate in Mass Communication, School of Media Arts and Studies Primary assignment: teaching African languages- Kiswahili and Kikuyu

	Abraham Gebrekidan, Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Tigrinya at the beginner and intermeidate levels.

	Kimberly Osborn, M.A. student, African Studies Graduate Assistantship: Works in the university library's Center for International Collections, assistant to the librarian for the African section. Work activities include sorting books donated to the collection; helping students find books and articles; and developing an extensive online reference list for the microform documents related to Africa that are available in the OU library and other Ohiolink partners.

	Christine Potts, M.A. student, African Studies Graduate Assistantship: Works with the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology. Primary tasks include managing the department website, designing new pages, maintenance, and updates. She also designs and edits department literature.

	Ousmane Sene, M.A. African Studies and Economics Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Wolof at multiple levels.

	Bridget Tetteh-Batsa, M.A. student, African Studies Graduate Assistantship: Primary task is teaching African languages: Akan at the beginner and intermeidate levels.

	Alex J. Wilson, Ph.D. student, Individual Interdiscplinary Program with Focus on African Social and Political Systems Graduate Assistantship: Reports directly to the Assistant Director of African Studies. Manages communications from the office of the Assistant Director to the faculty members of the program. Manages the organization of seminars, workshops, and the African Studies Brown Bag Series.