Douglas B. Chambers

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Affiliation	University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Email	pending@columbia.edu
Mailing Address	Department of History Campus Box 5047 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: (601) 266-5642 fax: (601) 266-4334
Countries of Specialization	Nigeria
Research Interests	Currently I serve as Vice-Chair, Association of African Studies Programs, an affiliated professional organization of the African Studies Association. My primary research area is the Igbo (Ibo) Diaspora in the era of the transatlantic slave trade. As such I have research interests in Nigeria, Virginia, Jamaica and Cuba. Other interests include the 'Black Atlantic', and the pioneering anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits (1895-1963).
Teaching Interests	My courses include Introduction to World History, Survey of African History 1500-Present, Survey of Islamic History, and a graduate seminar in the African Diaspora.
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	Igbo ; diaspora ; slave trade ; world history ; islamic world ; Black Atlantic.