Ph.D. U.S. History (2008)
M.A. Afro-American Studies from UCLA with a specialization in US History & Slave Revolts (2002).
B.A. History from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Minor in Black American Studies (2000).
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| Office: 6293 Bunche Hall |
| Phone: 310-206-7655 |
| E-mail: jrocg@ucla.edu |
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| Subfield |
US History/ African American Studies/Black Power/Civil Rights Movement/ Black Panther Party
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| Research |
Fred Hampton and the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Black Politics--Chicago. Racial Coalition Politics (Rainbow Coalition) Black Power Movement. Civil Rights Movement. 20c US History.
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| Notes |
Advanced to candidacy (2006)
Passed oral exam with distinction (2006)
Passed written exam (2003)
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| Publications |
"The Visible Man: Moving Beyond Gender Wars to Build Diversity". Association of American Colleges and Universities: On Campus with Women. Vol. 35, No.3, March 2007. http://www.aacu.org/ocww/volume35_3/fromwhereisit.cfm
Co-Editor. Revolutions of the Mind: Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project, 1996-2002. Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies Publications, 2003. ISBN: 0934934479
"‘A Panic In All This Country’: Nat Turner's Complex and Dynamic Religious Background." Revolutions of the Mind: Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project, 1996-2002. Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies Publications, 2003.
"Ball of Confusion: A Candid Look at the Book, 'In Fear of Leading: Black Scholars Still Envious of Minister Farrakhan's Success and the Million Man March'." Revolutions of the Mind: Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project, 1996-2002. Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies Publications, 2003.
Co-Editor. Center for Afro-American Studies African Diaspora Quarterly Webzine. UCLA, 2000. http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/caas/diaspora/
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| Grants and Awards |
General Elective Teaching Fellow, UCLA 2006-2007
General Elective Teaching Fellow, UCLA 2005-2006
Graduate Research Mentorship Program, UCLA
2004—2005
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program, UCLA 2004
History Department Teaching Associate, UCLA 2003—2004
Honorable Mention Ford Fellowship for Minorities Competition May 2003
Bunche Center's Kenny Burrell Archive and Mentorship, UCLA 2002—2003
Labor Center Internship, UCLA 2001
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program, UCLA 2000—2001
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| Advisors |
Brenda Stevenson (Chair)
Scot Brown
Edward Alpers
Mark Sawyer (Political Science)
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