Department of
History		   West Virginia
University
 

Dr. Katherine Olukemi Bankole
Assistant Professor
 

West Virginia University
Department of History/Office 221E
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
Katherine.Bankole@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-2421 Ext. 5227

Ph.D. Temple University
Assistant Professor and Director of Center for Black Culture and Research
Specialization: African-American History


EDUCATION:
 Ph.D. (Department of African American Studies) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
M.A.  (Department of African American Studies) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1992
B.A. (Department of History/African American History Concentration), Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1987
 


ADDITIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

52 Hours of Conflict Mediation, Negotiation, and Racial/Ethnic Conflict Resolution Training. University of Massachusetts, Mediation Project, Amherst, MA and The Justice Institute, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1991/1992.
 

EMPLOYMENT—TEACHING:

1999-Present—Assistant Professor, Department of History, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
 1997-1999—Adjunct Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Department of History, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
 

EMPLOYMENT—ADMINISTRATIVE:

1996-to Present—Director, Center for Black Culture and Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
2000-to July 2002—Interim-Coordinator, Africana Studies Program, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
1998-to 2000—Coordinator, Africana Studies Program, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
 

MAIN AREA OF RESEARCH, TEACHING AND SERVICE: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

The Enslavement of Africans and Medicine, 19th and 20th Century African American History, African American Women’s History, Race and Identity, 19th century African American Historiography, Africana Studies discipline, theory, and method

 

PUBLICATIONS:

·          Slavery and Medicine: Enslavement and Medical Practices in Antebellum Louisiana, Garland Publishing, Inc. 1998.

·          “Historical Perspectives on Africana Womanhood and Afrocentric Critical theory of Liberation Ethics,” Summus/Selo Negro Afrocentricity Anthology (translated into Portuguese), edited by Elisa Larkin Nascimento, 2003/2004

·          “Africalogical Perspectives: Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Race and Africana Studies,” (October, 2003) Africalogical Perspectives, January/February 2004, pp. 5-10.

·          “Professional Challenges Within a Personal Journey: Critical Thoughts on Africana Women in the Academy, Racial Perceptions, and the Tenure and Promotion Process,” Africana Women in Academia, edited by Tia Smith Cooper and Traci Currie, 2003/2004.

·          “In the Age of Malcolm X: Social Conflict and the Critique of African American Identity Construction,” in Malcolm X: A Historical Reader, edited by James L. Conyers and Andrew Smallwood, Carolina Academic Press, 2002.

·          Encyclopedia of African American Studies, Molefi Asante and Ama Mazama (eds.), Sage, 2002, 2003

·          Notable Black American Women, Jesse Carney Smith (ed.), 2002

·          “The Use of Electronic Information Technology in Historical Research on African Diaspora Studies and the Emigration to Liberia (1827-1901),” Liberian Studies Journal, Fall, 2001.

·          “From Whence Cometh My Help: The African American Community at Hollins College by Ethel Morgan Smith,” a book review in the West Virginia University Alumni Magazine, Fall, 2001, p. 36.

·          “Enslaved African Women and the Antebellum Hospital Experience,” Journal of Black Studies, May, 2001.

·          “Plantations Without Slaves: The Legacy of Louisiana Plantation Culture,” book chapter, Plantation Society and Race Relations, edited by Thomas J. Durant and J. David Knottnerus, New York: Praeger, 1999.

·          “The Human/Subhuman Issue: Notes on Physiological and Pseudo-Scientific Theories and Slave Medicine in Louisiana,” Race, Gender & Class, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1998.

·          “Researching the Lives of the Enslaved,” The Handbook of Black Studies, Maulana Karenga, et. al (eds.), 2002, (Revised, 2003).

·          “Ongoing Issues of Race, Culture, and Identity Among Students in the Pedagogy of African American Studies,” (working title) chapter in Traditions in African American Psychology and African American Studies, edited by Fred Hord, Kendall-Hunt, 1999.
 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:

·          American Historical Association

·          Association of Black Culture Centers

·          Association of Black Women Historians

·          Association for the Study of African American Life and History

·          National Conference of Black Lawyers

·          National Council for Black Studies

·          Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

 

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:

·          “A Critical Examination of the Study of Qualitative Research in Africana History and the Afrocentric Method,” 27th Annual Conference of the National Council for Black Studies,” Atlanta, Georgia, March 21, 2003

·           “Enslaved African Women, Antebellum Medicine and the Evolution of Africana Womanhood in the United States,” University of North Texas, March 27, 2002

·           “The Touro Infirmary and Medical Care of Enslaved Africans in Southeastern Louisiana” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Washington, D.C., September 30, 2000

·          “Slave Medicine” and Medical Experiments, Treatments, Surgical Procedures and Post-Mortem Examinations,” Western Reserve Historical Society, August 16, 2000

·          “Healing Hands: Enslaved African American Women and Antebellum Medical Practices in the United States,” Howard University, Washington, D.C., February 28, 2000

·           “The Role of Medical History in the Criminalization of Enslaved Africans,” 8th Annual Association of Black Culture Centers Conference, West Virginia University, October 30, 1998

·          “Medical Science, Enslavement, and the Issue of Race and Identity Formation Among Americans of African Descent,” Cheikh Anta Diop Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 10, 1998

·          “Enslavement, Medicine and Nutrition:  A Historical View" 6th National Conference of the Association of Black Culture Centers, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK, November 1, 1997

·          "An Afrocentric Analysis of Enslavement and Medicine in the United States," Cheikh Anta Diop Conference, Department of African American Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 1997

 

GUEST LECTURER/SPEAKER:

·          FCI, Bureau of Prisons/“Enslaved Africans and Medical Care During the Antebellum Period: Further Insights into the Admission Book of Touro Infirmary”/February 26, 2003

·          Fertile Ground Program/ “The Enslavement of African People and the History of Medicine”/March 2, 2003

·          Bluefield State College/“The Origins of Health Disparities in African American Communities: A Historical Portrait of Medical and Wellness Concerns From Slavery”/November 11, 2003

·          West Virginia University Center for Women’s Studies/ “Research on African-American Women and Medicine” February 3, 1999

·          West Virginia University Governor’s Honors Academy/"An Introduction to Pre-Civil War Medicine and Enslavement" July 21, 1998

·          University of North Texas/"An Introduction to the Enslavement of African People and Antebellum Medicine" March 3-April 2,1998

·          West Virginia University FEM/"African Women, Enslavement and Medical Issues" September 10, 1997

·          West Virginia University, Social Justice Orientation for First Year Medical Students/"Race and the Medical Professional" August 14, 1997

·          Southern University at Baton Rouge/ "An Introduction to the Enslavement of Africans and Medicine” December 30, 1995
 

JOURNAL EDITOR, SERVICE ON EDITORIAL BOARDS, REVIEWS FOR PUBLISHERS OF JOURNALS:

·          Africalogical Perspectives (Editor)

·          The Journal of Black Studies

·          Liberian Studies Journal

·          Uncovering Connections: A Journal of Culture Transmission in the African World, CUNY

·          International Journal of Africana Studies, Loyola Marymount

·          Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

 

RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE, WRITING, RESEARCH AND TEACHING:

·          Award of Distinction, Eta Omicron Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., March 29, 2003

·          West Virginia Black Heritage Festival, 2003

·          African Students Association Faculty Achievement Award, October, 2002

·          Certificate of Scholarly Advancement, Cheikh Anta Diop Conference, October 12, 2002

·          “100 Most Influential People” The Dominion Post, April 14, 2002

·          “Living the Dream” Award for Scholarship, Martin Luther King, Jr. WV Holiday Commission, January, 2001

·          “100 Most Influential People” The Dominion Post, April, 2001

 

INTERVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES WRITTEN BY OTHERS:

·          WVU Research: Supporting the Economic Transformation of our State and Nation, A Report by David C. Hardesty, Jr., President, West Virginia University, February, 2000

·          WHAT 1350 Radio Station, Philadelphia/Interviewed by Bill Anderson, “Enslavement and Medicine in the United States,” November 19, 1999

·           “Bankole Gives Insight on Pre-Civil War Medicine,” The Daily Athenaeum, October, 1996

·          “Bankole Discusses Antebellum Medicine,” by Laura Del Sol, The Daily Athenaeum, p. 4, October 9, 1996

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

·          19th and 20th century African American History  (Offered Fall 2003 and Spring 2004)

·          African American Women’s History              

·          Afro-American History Honors Seminar

·          19th and 20th century American History

·          History of Enslavement in the United States

·          History of Louisiana

·          Introduction to Africana History

·          Introduction to Africana Studies

·          Seminar in American History and Race Relations (Offered Fall 2004)

·          World Civilization to 1500

 
 

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