Norrell Edwards, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor English
Dr. Norrell Edwards is a scholar, educator, and communications consultant for non-profit organizations. Her scholarship, research, and employment history place her work at the nexus of global Black identity, cultural memory, and social justice. Currently Dr. Edwards is 75 Anniversary Endowed Professor of the Humanities. With extensive scholarship on the Haitian diaspora, Norrell has published in several peer-review journals like the Journal of Haitian Studies as well as public work in LA Review of Books, Electric Literature, and Yes! Find her @Norrellexplains on X.
Education
BA in English Literature from CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College
PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park in 20th and 21st Century Black Diaspora Literature.
Areas of Specialization
Contemporary Black Diasporic Litature
Black culture and history
