Robin R. Means Coleman
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| Born | Robin R. Means Coleman 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University (PhD) |
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Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969)[1] is an American author, communication scholar, and educator known for her work in the fields of Afro-American studies, African studies, and media studies.[2] She has written on the topic of race in horror films, and in particular representations of Black people in horror films, in her 2011 non-fiction book Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (which was adapted into a 2019 documentary film), as well as in the 2023 book The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar, which she co-authored with Mark H. Harris.
Coleman was born in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] and earned her Bachelor of Arts in communication at Chatham College.[2] She went on to receive a Master of Arts in communication from the University of Missouri, and earned her PhD in mass communication from Bowling Green State UniversityinBowling Green, Ohio.[2]
In August 2016, Coleman was instated as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives at the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School.[3] Prior to her position at the University of Michigan, Coleman held Coleman held academic positions at the University of Pittsburgh and New York University.[2]
In 2018, Coleman was named vice president and associate provost for diversityatTexas A&M University.[2] In February 2021, Coleman left Texas A&M University to join Northwestern UniversityinEvanston, Illinois, in the same roles; in addition to these positions, she also held a faculty role at Northwestern University's School of Communication.[4]
