EDUCATION

Ph.D. African American and African Studies, Michigan State University, Expected May 2018

East Lansing

Dissertation: Black Comparative Identities, African Diaspora

Committee Members: Professor Glenn A. Chambers, Jr. (chair), Professor Pero G. Dagbovie, Professor Walter Hawthorne, and Professor LaShawn D. Harris

Area of Specialty: History

M.A. History, State University of New York at Binghamton University May 2009 Binghamton, NY

Master’s Thesis: “Guinea Hill”: Race, Place, Community and Segregation in Binghamton’s Free Black Community in the Nineteenth Century

Advisor: Professor J. David Hacker

Minor: African American

Comprehensive Exam: February 2009, African American, African Diaspora, 19th Century American History

B.A. Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton University Binghamton, NY

HONORS AND AWARDS

OSA Need & Merit Awards, International Studies and Programs, Office of Study Abroad OSA Academic Excellence, International Studies and Programs, Office of Study Abroad

FELLOWSHIPS

University Enrichment Fellowship

African American and African Studies' Professional Development Mini Fellowship

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Lecturer, Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

African American History to 1877

May 2007

May 2014 May 2014

2013-2018 2014

2011

• Designed curriculum for a class of 25 students.

• Discussion topics included, slavery; the Trans-Atlantic slave trade; and, Reconstruction.

  TEACHING INTERESTS

• Introduction to African American History • Comparative Black History

• Introduction to African Diaspora History • 19th Century American History

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Panelist, From Trayvon Martin to Renisha McBride: Using Teach-Ins to Discuss Race, Violence, and Inspire Community Activism February 28, 2014

Columbia University, New York, NY

Presenter, “Guinea Hill”: Race, Place, Community and Segregation in Binghamton’s Free Black Community in the Nineteenth Century May 8, 2009

State University of New York at Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

SKILLS

• Yoruba, 1-year College Proficiency

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

• Past Basileus, Lambda Zeta Chapter, Binghamton, NY

• Second Anti-Basileus, Theta Omicron Sigma, Syracuse, NY

• Scholarship Chair, Eta Nu Sigma, Brooklyn, NY

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   

  Program Coordinator, Achieving Leadership’s Purpose, Inc. 2010- 2012

  • Developed curriculum and programming for an intensive two-year teen leadership development program for African Diaspora youth.

  • Collaborated with various community partners and sites for retreats and service opportunities.

  • Lead weekly educational discussions.

  REFERENCES
  
  Glenn A. Chambers, Jr. Associate Professor, Michigan State University

  chamb311@msu.edu |517-884-4953
  
  Pero G. Dagbovie, Professor, Michigan State University

  dagbovie@msu.edu | 517-884-4887
  
  LaShawn D. Harris, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

  harri859@msu.edu |517-884-4879
  
  Walter Hawthorne, Professor, Michigan State University

  walterh@msu.edu | 517-355-7500 ACADEMIC SERVICE

  Research and Action in the New South Africa

  Archie Mafeje Institute of Applied Social Policy Research

• International Internship

2005-2007 2007-2008 2012-2013