Dr. Sundjata ibn Hyman

Associate Professor of Economics and Sociology
School of Arts and Sciences

E-Mail: sundjata@aaun.edu.ng, sundjata@earthlink.net

Educational Background:

Ph.D: Sociology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Dr. ibn Hyman is an award-winning behavioral scientist with extensive teaching and research experience in consumer preference theory, socioeconomic development, psychocultural pathologies in diasporic African communities. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. ibn Hyman is currently involved in research on the role of al-Majirai as tsangaya students in conditions of ethno-religious conflict in Maiduguri (Borno State, Nigeria) as part of a larger, more comprehensive study of a unique convergence of clearly defined historical trends in indigenous Islamic education, identity, poverty and post-independence geopolitics that contribute to sporadic ethno-religious tensions in Northern Nigeria. His awards include the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education, post-doctoral fellowship in Disability Policy, JHR Fellowship in International Development, Danforth-Compton Fellowship in International Relations, Fulbright-Hayes, ITT International Fellowship, US Information Agency Letter of Commendation. Dr. ibn Hyman has also received consecutive citations in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" and "Outstanding Young Men in America." He is also writing a manuscript that discusses the limitations of theories of culture and that re-conceptualizes the concept of culture as a teleological system.

Previous Posts:

Assistant Professor, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Assistant Professor, Human Development Center, Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, FL, USA
Research Manager, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Xavier University of Louisiana . New Orleans, LA
Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, FL, USA
Assistant Professor, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, USA
Visiting Professor, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA
Director, Black Cultural Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Adjunct Instructor, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Olivet College, Olivet, M, USA
Research Assistant, Planning and Evaluation Unit, Office of Employment Development. City of Baltimore. Baltimore, MD.
Program Officer, Save the Children Federation, Zambia ( Lusaka)
Adjunct Instructor, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA

Selected Publications:

"The Science of Culture: Implications for Social Science Inquiries Into African Phenomenon." The Quarterly Journal of the Borno Museum Society. The Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
"The Louisiana Fatherhood Initiative: Curriculum, Curriculum Guide and Portfolio." Human Development Center, School of Allied Health Professions, LSU Health Sciences Center. New Orleans, LA. August 2002.
"On Communities and Disability Culture." TriAngle. 6:1 Spring 2002. Baton Rouge, LA.
"On Culture, Developmental Disabilities and Community Development." TriAngle. 5:4 Winter 2001. Baton Rouge, LA.
"Assessing Self-Determination in Adolescents with Disabilities And/Or Special Health Care Needs: Validating Student Portfolios." Project Report supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Education (Grant #H133G990169 Louisiana Self-Determination Research Project) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Award #1MCJ-22HRW6-01-0 Louisiana Healthy and Ready to Work Project). Human Development Center, School of Allied Health Professions, LSU Health Sciences Center. New Orleans, LA.
"Measuring Family Investment Component of the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) Grant" (1991). Working Paper CTH/oed/910603. Office of Employment Development. Baltimore, MD.

Research Interests:

Ethno-religious conflict within indigenous and diasporic African communities.
Theories of culture and cultural influences on social agency, social psychology, sociology of culture, economic sociology, and the role of meta-axiological dilemma in processes of socialization and preference shaping in self-determination and civic participation behaviors.

Selected Affiliations:

American Sociological Association
Mid-South and Eastern Sociological Societies (USA)
National Association of Black Sociologist (USA)
ME Prince Hall F&AM, Grand Chapter RAM, and Grand Commandery of Louisiana (USA)

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