10/1/25, 3:22 p.m. - Campus Alert Update: All Clear – Thurgood Marshall Library

The Bowie State University Department of Public Safety (BSUPD), in coordination with the Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland State Police and FBI, has completed a thorough search of the Thurgood Marshall Library and surrounding area. The safety incident has been deemed not credible. An all clear has been issued by BSUPD, and the library is open for normal operations. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our Bowie State community safe.

Department of Sociology and Child Studies

Department of Sociology and Child Studies Faculty & Staff

Department Chair
Dr. Elliott Parris, PhD, Department Chair/Professor
Sociology
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355, Room 364
eparris@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-4003

Administrative Assistant
Kala Raney
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355, Room 383
kraney@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3111

Department Information
Department of Sociology and Child Studies
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355
Child and Adolescent Studies:  caas@bowiestate.edu
Sociology:  sociology@bowiestate.edu

Professor
Kim Barnett, PhD
Child & Adolescent Studies
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Room 331-P
kbarnett@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3116

Charla McKinzie Bishiop, PhD
Child & Adolescent Studies
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355, Room 365
cmckinzie@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3102

Dr. Charles Adams, PhD, Sociology
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355, Room 361
cadams@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3126

Associate Professors
Annie Ruth Leslie, PhD
Sociology
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Suite 355, Room 362
aleslie@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-5152

Assistant Professors
Anas Askar, PhD
Sociology
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Room 331-R
aaskar@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-4773

Leonna Davis, PhD
Child & Adolescent Studies
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Room 331-T
lmdavis@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3116

Ashley Griffin-Gilchrist, PhD
Child & Adolescent Studies
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Room 331-S
agilchrist@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3106

Anthony Jackson, PhD
Sociology
James E. Proctor Jr. Building, Room 331-Q
ajjackson@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3177

Adjunct Professors
Yetunda Olu Akinola, Child & Adolescent Studies
yakinola@bowiestate.edu

Joseph Amprey, Sociology
jamprey@bowiestate.edu

Fabio Chacon, Sociology
fchacon@bowiestate.edu

Antonnette Chinn, Sociology, Criminal Justice
achinn@bowiestate.edu

Linda David, Child & Adolescent Studies
ldavid@bowiestate.edu

Kez Gabriel, Sociology
kgabriel@bowiestate.edu

Leslie Gamage, Child & Adolescent Studies
lgamage@bowiestate.edu

Aura Gardner, Sociology
agardner2@bowiestate.edu

Peter Gaskins, Child & Adolescent Studies
pgaskins@bowiestate.edu

Britany Gatewood, Sociology
bgatewood@bowiestate.edu

Maurice Gatling, Child & Adolescent Studies
mgatling@bowiestate.edu

Lynn Jennings, Child & Adolescent Studies
ljennings@bowiestate.edu

Kameko Johnson-Styles, Child & Adolescent Studies
kjohnsonstyles@bowiestate.edu

Rachel Jones, Sociology
rcjones@bowiestate.edu

Sharon Lawrence, Sociology
slawrence@bowiestate.edu

Michael McGee, Child & Adolescent Studies
mmcgee@bowiestate.edu

Samuel Ndubuisi, Sociology
sndubuisi@bowiestate.onmicrosoft.com

Philip Newsome, Sociology
pnewsome@bowiestate.edu

Keadrick Peters, Sociology
kpeters@bowiestate.edu

Davida Robinson, Sociology
drobinson@bowiestate.onmicrosoft.com

Patricia Seck, Sociology
pseck@bowiestate.edu

Lauren Taylor, Sociology
ltaylor@bowiestate.edu

Sydni Turner, Sociology
sturner@bowiestate.edu

Lindsey, Vance, Child & Adolescent Studies
lvance@bowiestate.edu