Department of African American and African Studies
University of California, Davis
2201 Hart Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Interim Chair:
Bettina Ng'weno, Ph.D.
Phone: (530) 752-1696
Email: bngweno@ucdavis.edu
Can be reached for the following questions -
- Chair approval requests
- Departmental questions
Student Affairs Officer:
Katherine Ampaw-Matthei, M.Ed.
Phone: (530) 754-9581
Email: kampaw@ucdavis.edu
Can be reached for the following questions -
- Anything related to undergraduate student needs
- Departmental and administrative questions
- AAS events and programming
Program Coordinator for AAS, AMS, and GSW:
Abigail Ibarra-Iglesias
Phone: (530) 752-1474
Email: abiibarra@ucdavis.edu
Can be reached for the following questions -
- TA/AI/Reader hiring
- Departmental and administrative requests such as
- Banner course scheduling,
- Textbook orders,
- Archived evaluations, etc.
Peer Advisor for 2025-26:
Yasmine Lewis
Email: aas_advising@ucdavis.edu
Contact for drop-in advising!
Student Assistant for 2025-26:
Toussaint Pierre-Vargas
Email: aas_advising@ucdavis.edu
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