About.

To get in touch, please fill out my Speaker Request Form or email me samiha dot rahman at csulb dot edu.

Dr. Samiha Rahman is a scholar, organizer, and filmmaker. Her work examines how young people and their families engage race, religion, and education to achieve justice and liberation.

She is currently an Associate Professor of Human Development at California State University Long Beach. She holds a Ph.D. in Africana Studies and Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Her research has garnered support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the Institute of Citizens and Scholars, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Academy of Religion, the Spencer Foundation, the National Academy of Education, and the Fulbright-Hayes.

Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Anthropology & Education Quarterly, The Journal of Negro Education, Curriculum Inquiry, and Africa.