Efugbaike U. Ajayi

 

Gbaike is a 2002-2006 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in American studies. She received a B.S. (2000) in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Kansas. Gbaike’s research focuses on the networking patterns, community building, and identity formation of Black African immigrants in the Midwest. Using the ethnographic methodology, Gbaike will critically examine the concepts of race, ethnicity, assimilation, and acculturation as it relates to African immigrants. Mentor: Bill Tuttle, Professor, American Studies