Faculty Bio

Randolph (Randy) Quaye

Marian Y. Rudd Professor of Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies; Department Co-Chair

Education

• B.A., University of Ghana
• M.A., Acadia University (Canada)
• Ph.D., Northeastern University

About

Randolph Quaye, Co-Chair of Ohio Wesleyan’s Department of Africana, Gender, and Identity Studies, is an expert in the sociology of health and illness, African development, and social conditions in the African American community. Having recently developed and directed study abroad programs to Kenya and Zimbabwe, Quaye is the author of three books and over 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Health Policy, American Journal of Managed Care, Multicultural Journal of Health and Nursing, and International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

• Sociology of health and illness
• African development
• Social conditions in the African American community

Publications/Presentations

• Underdevelopment and Health Care in Africa
• African Americans’ Health Care Practices, Perspectives, and Needs

• Recent Reforms in the Swedish Health Care System: Implications for the Swedish Welfare State