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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Robert O’Meally received his BA from Stanford University and his PhD from Harvard University.

Research Interests: His work focuses on African American literature, music, and visual culture.

Appointments: Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.

Awards: Grammy Award-nominated producer.

Publications: Authored Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (Arcade Publishing, 1991).

Additional Contributions: Directs the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia.