Nadine George-Graves is an academic who works at the intersection of African American studies, gender studies, and dance and theater history.[1] She holds the Naomi Willie Pollard Endowed Chair at Northwestern University with appointments in the Department of Performance Studies and Department of Theatre .[2] She is also the executive co-editor of Dance Research Journal.[3] She has a PhD in Theater and Drama from Northwestern University, and a BA in Philosophy and Theater Studies from Yale University.[4][5]