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Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua joins the Health Equity Program in the Urban Studies Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor.  She holds a PhD in African American and African Studies from the Ohio State University and a Master's in Theological Studies from Harvard University. She comes to Rhodes from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She has also taught for Denison University and the Namibian University of Science and Technology. Kelly Jo's research interests center on understanding health equity in post-apartheid spaces. She has taught courses titled Introduction to Health Equity; Race, Gender & Medicine; and Intersections: Approaches to Race, Class, and Sexuality.

Her article “‘When They Are Real With Us’: Student Perceptions Of Inclusive Teaching And Learning Practices” has been accepted for publication in the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching.