Two Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Filed in Appointments, Faculty on October 31, 2014
Tanjala S. Purnell was named an assistant professor in the department of surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a joint appointment in the department of epidemiology.
Dr. Purnell is a summa cum laude graduate of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, where she majored in computer science. She holds a master of public health degree from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
Ben O. Lukongo was appointed assistant professor of agricultural economics at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was a lecturer in economics in the College of Business at Mississippi State University.
Dr. Lukongo is a graduate of the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a master’s degree in developmental economics from Williams College and a Ph.D. in applied economics from Mississippi State University.
