She specializes in West African Religious Traditions and Literature as well as Sufism and Islamic Brotherhoods in West Africa. Dr. Brodnicka has received her PhD in Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture from SUNY Binghamton. She studied abroad in Senegal for two years, receiving a D.E.A. (Postmaster’s degree) from Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar in African Philosophy and Islam. She was awarded two Fulbright scholarships to study African tradition and religion in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso.