Andreana Prichard

Andreana Prichard is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on intersections of gender, religion, and politics in nineteenth- and twentieth-century East Africa.

• Research Interests: Gender and Politics in Africa, Christianity in Africa, Race, Religion, and Nationalism, Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Prominent Work: Authored Sisters in Spirit: Christianity, Affect, and Community Building in East Africa, 1860-1960 (2017), examining female African lay evangelists and their role in the University's Mission to Central Africa.
• Current Research: Investigates the history of evangelical child sponsorship in East Africa and the American Bible Belt.
• Contact: aprichard@ou.edu | Boren Hall 151, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

Her recent articles explore themes such as spiritual warfare, post-slavery legal systems, religious media in Africa, and affective community-building practices, often employing interdisciplinary methodologies combining historical analysis with gender and religious studies.