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Dr. Kalenda Eaton is a Professor in The Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is a humanities scholar whose research focuses on African American western regional studies; intersections of Black literary studies and cultural history; and women’s studies. She received graduate degrees from The Ohio State University and an undergraduate degree from Dillard University. 

Dr. Eaton is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship; an Endowed Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences; as well as awards for research, leadership, and service. She has an active research agenda, including several publications and an appointment as Director of Oklahoma Research for the Black Homesteader Project . Additionally, she has over two decades of experience in academic program management, graduate and undergraduate studies, education abroad, and digital humanities scholarship.

Courses taught: The Black West (w/HIST); Africa and the Diaspora; Black Feminism and Womanism (w/WGS); Introduction to African & African American Studies; and additional courses focused on arts & humanities.