Jenny Parker

Ms. Parker is Director of the West African Research Association. She is working on a PhD in Anthropology with a minor in African Studies at Indiana University. She has a Masters degree in French from the University of Wisconsin and an advertising degree from The University of Texas. She has taught English and French on three continents (France, Senegal and the U.S.) and brings years of marketing and promotional experience to WARA. During her years at Indiana University, Jenny helped organize the Graduate Students of African Studies Symposium two years in a row and contributed to outreach in IU’s African Studies Program. Additionally, she worked in the Anthropology Department revamping their website and creating promotional material for the department. She assisted in the African Studies Program with their winning 2018 Title VI grant. Ms. Parker’s love for the continent of Africa began during her Master’s coursework and led to a two-year residence at the Université Gaston Berger in Saint-Louis, Senegal.