Rebecca L. Hankins is the Africana Resources Librarian-curator at Texas A&M University, whose research interests include women's and gender studies, Middle Eastern studies, the African diaspora, and Islam in science fiction and popular culture.
[2] In 2003, she joined the faculty of Texas A&M University as an Associate Professor and Archivist/Librarian/Curator for Africana Studies.
She is the author of numerous articles and chapters and co-editor (with Miguel Juarez) of Where are all the Librarians of Color?
[3] Hankins is a Regent for Exam Development for the Academy of Certified Archivists.
In December 2016, President Obama appointed Hankins as a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.