Michael Clemons

Michael Clemons serves as Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Old Dominion University within the Department of Political Science & Geography, College of Arts & Letters.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Political Science from Atlanta University (1987)

His research centers on race and ethnicity studies, political science, and geography, with emphasis on systemic racial dynamics and ethnic relations in societal structures. As Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, he drives interdisciplinary research examining historical and contemporary racial inequalities.

He leads the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, which functions as a multidisciplinary hub for scholarly research, community engagement, and educational programming focused on racial and ethnic issues across societal domains.