Dr. Howard is jointly appointed in Geography and Environmental Studies and Africana Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies and her Masters in Latin American Studies. Dr. Howard’s research centers on unveiling the structures of anti-black racism and the production of anti-black racial discourses in the Americas.

Research Interests: Black geographies, Black feminist and women of color geographies, critical race studies, urban geographies, critical discourse analysis, nature, race and the environment and race in Latin America.

View Dr. Howard's profile on the UNM Geography & Environmental Studies site