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LEGACI Student Success Program Contacts

LEGACI Student Success Program Directors and Coordinators

Dr. Vida Robertson

Dr. Vida Robertson
Faculty Advisor

Vida Robertson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of English and serves as the Director of the Center for Social Inquiry and Transformation at the University of Houston-Downtown. He teaches a wide range of Critical Race Theory and African American literature courses. His primary research and teaching interests are in late nineteenth and twentieth century African American literature, the Africana Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Disability Studies. Dr. Robertson is deeply committed to community engagement and service opportunities related to equality, education and empowerment.