Center for Africa Studies Staff

Leonardo Arriola

Director, Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Political Science
Political Science
Center for African Studies
College of Letters and Sciences

Leonardo Arriola studies ethnic politics, party systems, and political economy in Africa. His current research focuses on the formation of multiethnic electoral coalitions among opposition parties in Africa. He has conducted field research in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Senegal. He has...Read more about Leonardo Arriola

Paul de Morais

Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for African Studies

Tami Driver

Special Projects Officer
Center for African Studies

Tami Driver is the Special Projects Officer at the Center for Africa Studies where she oversees Fellowships, Grants, and the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program.Read more about Tami Driver

Martha Saavedra

Associate Director
Center for African Studies

Martha Saavedra has been with the Center for African Studies since 1993. She received a PhD and MA in a Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in International Studies from ...Read more about Martha Saavedra

Meron Semedar

Student Services Advisor, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Center for African Studies

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