Charlotte Walker-Said

Charlotte Walker-Said is an Associate Professor of African Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY), and a Visiting Professor at STRIGES (2023-2024). She previously taught at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and Webster University. She holds a PhD in History from Yale University (2009).

Her research examines:

• Modern African history and colonial legacies
• Human rights frameworks in Central Africa
• Policing and security institutions in Chad
• Post-colonial state development

She has received fellowships and grants from:

• Fulbright Program
• Social Science Research Council
• American Association of University Women
• American Philosophical Society
• American Historical Association
• CUNY Research Foundation
• CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative Council

Her current book project analyzes policing in colonial and post-colonial Chad. She participates in academic events on human rights and religious activism in Africa.