Dr. Timothy E. Lewis (he/him/his) is a documentary filmmaker, author, nationally recognized race scholar, and higher education administrator. He currently serves as the Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, MO, and is the writer, director, and producer of the acclaimed documentary “Do You Know That You Have Black Friends?”

He formerly served as an Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), where he was the first Black American to earn tenure in the Department of Political Science at SIUE. He also served as Chair of the Department of Social Work and the Director of Black Studies at SIUE.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the historic Tuskegee University. He received a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

In 2021, Dr. Lewis was honored with a Missouri State Resolution “for service in higher education” from the Missouri House of Representatives, Resolution No. 254, Adopted February 17, 2021.