Ayriel Coleman

Ayrie Marie Coleman is a Ph.D. student in the History program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a historian of the twentieth-century United States whose academic work surrounds concepts of African American history, carceral studies, media studies, and the history of pharmaceutical drugs. Ayriel's current research explores how race and class operate in the production of United States drug discourse. 

Areas of Interest

• 20th Century to Present United States
• African American History
• The Medical Carceral Industrial Complex
• Media Studies