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Rebecca Hankins

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Rebecca Hankins
Alma materLoyola University, Louisiana State University
Occupation(s)Archivist, Curator, Librarian
EmployerTexas A&M University

Rebecca L. Hankins is the Africana Resources Librarian-curator at Texas A&M University, whose research interests include women's and gender studies, Middle Eastern studies, the African diaspora, and Islam in science fiction and popular culture.

Biography

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Hankins graduated cum laude from Loyola University and earned her master's degree at Louisiana State University.[1]

Hankins worked as the Assistant Librarian and Archivist at the University of Arizona and the Archivist of the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University.[2] In 2003, she joined the faculty of Texas A&M University as an Associate Professor and Archivist/Librarian/Curator for Africana Studies. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters and co-editor (with Miguel Juarez) of Where are all the Librarians of Color? The Experiences of People of Color in Academia (2016).[3]

Hankins is a Regent for Exam Development for the Academy of Certified Archivists.[4] She was honored as a 2016 Fellow of the Society of American Archivists for her services to the archival profession and the Society.[5] She is one of the editors of Islam and Science Fiction project.

In December 2016, President Obama appointed Hankins as a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Hankins". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Rebecca Hankins". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Rebecca Hankins". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Officers and Regents". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Fellow of SAA: Rebecca Hankins". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016 – via National Archives.