Michelle Sikes
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, African Studies, and History
(814) 865-8697
Area(s) of Specialization: African sport history, Anti-apartheid and anti-colonial transnational activism, Social and political histories of South Africa and Kenya
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Professional Bio
Michelle Sikes is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology, African Studies, and History. Prior to joining the Penn State faculty, Dr. Sikes was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where she completed her doctorate, and then a lecturer at the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Formerly a professional runner, she represented the USA in the 5000 meters at the 2007 World Track-and-Field Championships and won a NCAA Division I championship at this distance.