Daive Dunkley

Prof. Daive Dunkley is a Professor and Chair of Black Studies, Director of Peace Studies, and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Missouri. His research focuses on Caribbean history, the Black Atlantic, and Rastafari politics. Key affiliations include the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. Educated at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica) and the University of Warwick (UK), he holds a Ph.D. in History. His work explores enslaved resistance, colonialism, and decolonization, with awards including the 2022 Barbara T. Christian Literary Award for Women and Resistance in the Early Rastafari Movement.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., History, University of Warwick, Great Britain (2009)
  • Graduate studies, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
• Research Interests:
  • Resistance in African Diaspora communities
  • Rastafari history and politics
  • Colonialism and decolonization processes
  • Black Christian movements

Recent publications include Black Resistance in the Americas (co-edited with Stephanie Shonekan) and Agency of the Enslaved. Courses taught span Caribbean history, Rastafari politics, and slavery studies. He actively engages in community initiatives promoting peacebuilding and anti-racist policing through collaborations like the Calvary Episcopal Church’s Dismantling Racism Group.

• Key Awards:
  • Barbara T. Christian Literary Award (2022)
• Grants & Activities:
  • Recipient of multiple research fellowships
  • Mentor in university Black Studies programs