Rosalyn Howard

Dr. Rosalyn Howard was Associate Professor of Anthropology specializing in ethnohistorical studies of African Diaspora communities, particularly examining cultural intersections between African and Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and Americas. Her pioneering research documented the Black Seminole descendant community in Red Bays, Andros Island, Bahamas, tracing historical connections to Florida maroon settlements.

She contributed to public anthropology projects including 'Looking for Angola,' investigating 19th-century Florida maroon communities, and consulted on cultural heritage tourism initiatives linking Bahamian, Gullah, and Floridian historical sites. Her work expanded through international collaborations in South Africa, Swaziland, and Botswana examining cultural preservation and democratic development.