About Dr. Mitchell-Kernan:

Claudia Mitchell-Kernan served for thirteen years as Director of the Center for Afro-American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She was a member of the faculty at Harvard University before coming to UCLA in 1973. Much of Dr. Mitchell-Kernan's early work was in the area of linguistic anthropology. Her current research is related to family formation among African Americans and sexual decision making among Jamaicans and women in Los Angeles. In 2002, Professor Becerra was named Associate Vice Chancellor of Faculty Diversity. She began the new post on July 1, 2002.

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