African Studies Center Staff
Dr. David Wiley
Director, African Studies Center
Professor, Department of Sociology
e-mail: wiley@msu.edu
Also serves as:
- Co-Director, African Media Program
- Co-Coordinator, Consortium for Title VI National Resource Center Directors (CNRCD)
- Principal Investigator of African e-Journals Project, South African Film and Video Project, the e-LCTL Initiative, and Program on the Lakes of East Africa (PLEA)
- Past President, African Studies Association
Dr. Yacob Fisseha
Assistant Director, African Studies Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
e-mail: fisseha@msu.edu
Also serves as:
- Administrator of African Studies Specialization and Certification Programs and the Title VI African Language and Area Studies Fellowships at MSU
- Coordinates the African Studies Center Lecture Series and the Visiting Scholar Program
- Oversees the Center's Weekly Tuesday Bulletin
Dr. John Metzler
African Studies Outreach Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
e-mail: metzler@msu.edu
Also serves as:
- Coordinator, Study Abroad programs in Southern Africa offered through the Office of Study Abroad
- Co-Director, Africa Media Program
Ms. Joanne Martin
Office Administrator and Supervisor
Oversees all Center budgets and grants administration
e-mail: peters70@msu.edu
Mrs. Lisa Fruge
Center Secretary and Editorial Assistant
Editor of the ASC Tuesday Bulletin
e-mail: fruge@msu.edu
Mrs. Michelle Beavers
Center Secretary
e-mail: brownm33@msu.edu
