Ayanna Armstrong

Ayanna Armstrong serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of History & Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, teaching courses including American Government & Politics, Black American Political System, International Relations, and Introduction to Statistics for Political Science and Criminal Justice since 2019.

Her educational background comprises a Ph.D. in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University (2012) focused on drug trafficking in the Caribbean, an MBA in Business Administration (2006), a B.A. in Economics from Spelman College (2004), and an International Baccalaureate from Pearson College of the Pacific (2000).

Dr. Armstrong's research centers on Caribbean political systems, cyber-security threats to regional sovereignty, and racial justice movements, with particular emphasis on discourse analysis of oppression and resistance frameworks. Her work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals through studies of governance and security in vulnerable regions.

Her publications reveal a consistent focus on sovereignty challenges in the Global South, combining empirical case studies of Trinidad and Tobago with critical analysis of racialized political rhetoric in the United States, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between cyber-security, political violence, and social justice movements.

Dr. Armstrong maintains active teaching responsibilities across core political science curricula while continuing scholarly contributions through conference presentations on pressing geopolitical and social issues.