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Anta Anthony Merritt serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU), where he has held academic positions for over twenty years, transitioning from lecturer to assistant professor in 2022.
His academic credentials include:
- B.A. in Sociology with minor in Africana Studies from SDSU
- M.A. in U.S. History (concentration: African American history and African history) from UC San Diego
- Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies (specialization: African and African Diaspora Studies) from Union Institute and University
Merritt's research employs an Africentric, interdisciplinary framework examining political, historical, and cultural experiences of African-descended populations across the U.S. and Caribbean. His current book project analyzes repatriation dynamics through fieldwork in Shashemene, Ethiopia, focusing on African American and Afro-Caribbean communities. Complementing this, he investigates psychosocial benefits of Africa Diaspora martial arts practices among urban African American youth, emphasizing cultural continuity and identity formation.
His scholarly contributions appear in the Journal of Africana Religions, Journal of Pan African Studies, and Africalogical Perspectives: International Journal of the Diopian Institute, with a 2012 conference paper archived by the University of West Indies' Institute of Caribbean Studies.
No documented awards, grant funding, student advisement records, or laboratory affiliations are evident from available materials.
