Katherine O. Bankole
Associate Professor
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, Jess 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
