NATANYA DUNCAN
Brooklyn
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Professor of History/Director of Africana Studies
Queens College
Queens
08.2021 - Current
- Designed curriculum and programming with an Africana centered approach in support of the research and scholarship of undergraduate and graduate students.
- Taught courses focused on social justice movements throughout the African Diaspora and the Black radical Tradition.
- Taught courses focused Black feminisms throughout the Caribbean and the African Diaspora.
- Mentored junior faculty in research methodologies and pedagogical strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects to enhance learning experiences.
- Engaged in community outreach programs to promote educational initiatives and resources.
- Organized workshops for faculty development focusing on innovative teaching practices.
- Advised undergraduate and graduate students on academic matters such as course selection and career paths.
- Collaborated with other departments to create interdisciplinary programs for students.
- Implemented strategies aimed at improving student engagement during lectures or discussions.
- Supervised graduate student research projects in support of their dissertations.
- Participated in university initiatives designed to increase diversity among faculty members.
- Identified promising students to take on assistantships for research initiatives.
- Prepared grant proposals seeking funding for new research projects or initiatives.
- Served on committees that evaluate applications for scholarships or fellowships.
Assistant Professor
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
08.2015 - 08.2021
- Created and taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in Modern Caribbean History; the Modern African Diaspora; and The Long Civil Rights Movement, emphasizing relevant themes in Africana Studies.
- Taught undergraduate courses in African American Women's History; African American History; and American History.
- Developed engaging curriculum for undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Mentored students in academic and professional pursuits, fostering growth.
- Collaborated with faculty on interdisciplinary projects, promoting knowledge sharing.
Assistant Professor
Morgan State University
Baltimore
08.2011 - 08.2015
- Taught introduction to African Diaspora, African Diaspora Women, and African American Women's History Courses.
- Taught English as a Second Language to incoming Brazilian students, improving their language using aspects of Africana Studies.
- Used multiple teaching styles to meet learning needs of each individual student.
- Assisted in developing departmental policies, procedures, and activities related to educational programs.
- Supervised independent research projects conducted by undergraduates or graduates.
Education
PhD - Twentieth Century American History
University of Florida
Florida, FL05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - US History
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA05.1996
Skills
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Research supervision
- Academic advising
- Faculty mentorship
- Community outreach
- Student engagement strategies
Invited Lectures
- And Marcus Begat Malcolm How Movements Move: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz), Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 03/18
- Have a heart sister and join us now!
Publications
- An Efficient Womanhood: Women and the Making of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, University of North Carolina Press, 01/25
- "Unsilenced: Afro-Caribbean Women in Black Nationalist Activism", 76 King Street Journal the Journal of Liberty Hall: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey, 5, 12/21, Faith Anderson
- “Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Groundings of Efficient Womanhood in the UNIA”, Liberty Hall Journal, 5, 2021, 107-144
- "Gender and Anticolonialism in the Interwar Caribbean", Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, 12, 12/18, Reena Goldthree
- “Now in Charge of the American Field”: Maymie de Mena Charts a New Course in the UNIA 1925-1935, Liberty Hall Journal, 3, Summer 2017, 43-58
- "Henrietta Vinton Davis: The Lady of the Race", Journal of New York History, 95, 4, Fall 2014, 558-583
Research Funding
- Visiting Scholar in Residence, Pennsylvania State University, 2020
- Woodrow Wilson Malkiel Scholars Award, 04/19
- Paul J. Franz Jr. Pre-Tenure Faculty Fellowship, Lehigh University, 05/19
- Faculty Research Fellowship Pre-Tenure Award, Lehigh University, 05/19
- Paul J. Franz Jr. Pre-Tenure Faculty Fellowship, Lehigh University, 05/16
- Faculty Research Fellowship Pre-Tenure Award, Lehigh University, 05/16
- Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative Grant Off-site Training Grant, 04/16
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship- History Alternate, Ford Foundation, 05/14
- Faculty Enhancement Summer Research Grant, Morgan State University, 05/14
- Scholar in Residence, Dartmouth College, 12/12
- Junior Faculty Research Award - Summer, Morgan State University, 05/12
- HBCU Mellon Fellow, John Hope Franklin Institute, 2010-2011
- McKnight Doctoral Fellow, Florida Education Fund, 2003-2009
- Mellon Mays Fellow, Social Science Research Council, 1994-1996
Research Interests
- 20th Century African American History
- The Modern African Diaspora
- History of the Modern Caribbean
- The Civil Rights Continuum
- Women and Gender Studies
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Associate Professor of History/Director of Africana Studies
Queens College
08.2021 - Current
Assistant Professor
Lehigh University
08.2015 - 08.2021
Assistant Professor
Morgan State University
08.2011 - 08.2015
PhD - Twentieth Century American History
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts - US History
Clark Atlanta University
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