Tracey Walters

Tracey Walters is a Professor of Literature and former Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University, with an affiliate appointment in English and Comparative Literature. Her work focuses on Black British and African Diasporic Women's Literature, exploring themes of race, gender, and cultural identity.

• Current research includes a forthcoming book on black foster care in England
• Specializes in transatlantic black women's narratives and classical tradition reinterpretation

Her publications span critical analyses of Zadie Smith's works, postcolonial domestic worker representations, and intergenerational literary studies. Though no awards are explicitly mentioned, her extensive bibliography demonstrates significant contributions to literary scholarship.