About CAAMPP

Established in 2019 at Norfolk State University, the Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP), a special group of the College of Liberal Arts and housed within the Department of Political Science, is a think tank, providing unbiased and non-partisan research on public policy issues affecting African Americans and other peoples of color in Virginia and the world.

EMPOWER. EDUCATE. SERVE.

CAAmPP's mission is to empower minority communities, educate the public and assist lawmakers by providing alternatives on issues involving African Americans in Virginia and beyond.

The Center serves as a clearing house for research initiatives as well as a place to conduct in-depth polling of communities of color and mediate difficult discussions about race and inequity.

Director

Eric W. Claville, J.D., M.L.I.S. is the director of the Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP) at Norfolk State University. As Director he leads the Center's programming, fundraising efforts, and partnerships. Read full bio || Email Dr. Claville

 

Research Analyst

Benjamin J. Rogers, Ph. D., serves as Data analyst for the Center for African American Public Policy and is responsible for CAAmPP's effort to develop measures of accessibility to polling stations, using an interface that websites provide to gather data. Read full bio || Email Dr. Rogers

 

 

Administrative Assistant III

Jocelyn Boyer 

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Cassandra Newby-Alexander, PhD
Dean, College of Liberal Arts
CAAmPP Chair

 

 

 

Olusoji Akomolafe, PhD
Chair, Political Science
CAAmPP Executive Director 

 

 

 

Professor Chinedu G. Okala
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
CAAmPP Board Member