Rosalind Hackett
Professor and Department Head
Religious Studies

Expertise:

Rosalind Hackett is an expert on the religions of Africa, especially Pentecostalism.  She works extensively in Nigeria and publishes on Muslim-Christian conflict.  She founded the Jazz for Justice Project in 2005 to promote the use of music and the arts in rebuilding the lives of youth in war-torn Northern Uganda.  The project also aims to help UT students discover a synergy between international learning, service and career development.

Expertise Categories: Media | Politics | Religion | Violence | Africa | International Affairs | Conflict

Contact Information

Email: rhackett@utk.edu
Phone: 865-974-6980
Web: http://web.utk.edu/~rhackett

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