El Hamel's research focuses mainly on issues of power/class, slavery, race/ethnicity, gender and social justice.

Manchester specializes in 19th and 20th century Russian history. Her current research interests include ethnic return migration, diaspora culture, oral history, and autobiographical narratives.

Vargas has taught courses in photography, silkscreen, Spanish language, culture, and literature.

Harleen Kaur is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Sanford School. Her research interests are in racism, state formation, and belonging, while her teaching covers a variety of local and global approaches to inequalities.