New Face
Joseph Underwood
Associate Professor of Art History
School of Art
Kent Campus
Job description:
I’m responsible for teaching the visual art made by Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora. My research also looks at how African artists have helped shaped Modern and Contemporary art between the 1960s and the present.
WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:
August 2017
EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
Stony Brook University and Skidmore College
likes most about kent state university:
The warmth of my colleagues and the updated facilities.
ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:
The way that Kent State is re-envisioning itself as a national leader in research.
RESIDES IN:
Kent, Ohio
HOMETOWN:
Lexington, KY
EDUCATION:
BA from Transylvania University and MA/PhD from Stony Brook University
HOBBIES:
Family, faith, and fitness—that’s holistic wellness!
