Barbara Anderson serves as the Associate Director for the African Studies Center and as the Center’s Outreach Coordinator at UNC-CH. She has been an active member of the national African Studies Outreach Council, a reviewer for the Children’s Africana Book Award, and provides presentations on African Studies to educators and medical professionals at the local, state, and national levels. During her career, she has led group study tours to Senegal and South Africa for NC K-16 educators and developed programs in NC for K-16 educators. Anderson has taught African, African American and Diaspora Studies at UNC-CH for over twenty-five years, receiving three teaching awards. She has served as a faculty academic advisor to undergraduates and has been a mentor and faculty advisor to several student groups on campus, including groups focused on social justice issues in Africa. Anderson’s current research focuses on reflective practice in continuing professional education.