EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2014
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master in the Art of Teaching (Elementary Education) May 2014
Elms College
Bachelor of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2003
University of Massachusetts Amherst
“Toni Morrison,” Spring 2020, Fall 2020
“African American Literature I, 1746-1920,” Fall 2019, Fall 2020
“Special Topics in African American Literature: Afro-Futurism,” Spring 2020
“African American Literature II, 1920 to the Present,” Spring 2020
“The Gothic,” Fall 2019
“Special Topics in African American Literature: The African American Gothic,” Fall 2019
“Radicalism and The Black Arts Movement,” Spring 2019
“African American Literature I, 1746-1920,” Fall 2018
“Special Topics in African American Literature: The African American Gothic,” Fall 2018
“English 101: Composition I,” Fall 2019
“English 085: Pre-College English I,” Fall 2017
“AfroAm 151: Literature and Culture,” Winter 2017, Spring 2019
“AfroAm 365: Composition: Style and Organization,” Fall 2017
“Seminar,” Summer 2018
“AfroAm 117: Survey of Afro-American Literature I,” Fall 2016
Winston Napier Memorial Conference: The Future of African American Intellectual Thought and Culture Clark University
2019 Conference of the Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
Atlanta- SCLA Annual Conference
2018 Conference of the Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
Sam Houston State University
Hampshire College
ASALH 102nd Annual Meeting and Conference
Gothic Trespass: Borders, Bodies, Texts Conference
University of Texas at Austin
“Future of Black Studies in Academia” Round Table Discussion
University of Massachusetts Amherst
“(Re)Conceptualizing Black Resistance
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Springfield College, Program Supervisor, Education Department Aug. 2018- May 2019
Springfield College, MTEL Tutor, Education Department May 2018- Present
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Co-President, W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Student Organization Sept. 2016- Sept. 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Faculty Representative, W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Student Organization Sept. 2015 -Sept. 2016
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Boston Pan/ African Forum
Collegium for African American Research
Modern Language Association
National Council for Black Studies
New England American Studies Association
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society
Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
The Toni Morrison Society
Joyce Hope Scott, Professor, Boston University
James Smethurst, Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Britt Rusert, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Doctor of Philosophy (Afro-American Studies) May 2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2014
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master in the Art of Teaching (Elementary Education) May 2014
Elms College
Bachelor of Arts (Afro-American Studies) May 2003
University of Massachusetts Amherst
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Clark University, Visiting Assistant Professor, English
“Toni Morrison,” Spring 2020, Fall 2020
“African American Literature I, 1746-1920,” Fall 2019, Fall 2020
“Special Topics in African American Literature: Afro-Futurism,” Spring 2020
“African American Literature II, 1920 to the Present,” Spring 2020
“The Gothic,” Fall 2019
“Special Topics in African American Literature: The African American Gothic,” Fall 2019
Clark University, Instructor, Department of English
“African American Literature II, 1920 to the Present,” Spring 2019
“Radicalism and The Black Arts Movement,” Spring 2019
“African American Literature I, 1746-1920,” Fall 2018
“Special Topics in African American Literature: The African American Gothic,” Fall 2018
Holyoke Community College, Adjunct Professor, English/Humanities
“English 102: Composition II,” Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
“English 101: Composition I,” Fall 2019
“English 085: Pre-College English I,” Fall 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Online Instructor, Department of Afro-American Studies
“History of the Civil Rights Movement,” Fall 2018
“AfroAm 151: Literature and Culture,” Winter 2017, Spring 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Instructor, Department of Afro-American Studies
“AfroAm 151: Literature and Culture,” Spring 2018
“AfroAm 365: Composition: Style and Organization,” Fall 2017
Northfield Mount Hermon, Literature Professor, Upward Bound
“Composition,” Summer 2018
“Seminar,” Summer 2018
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Teaching Assistant, Department of Afro-American Studies
“AfroAm 133: Introduction to Afro-American History: Civil War to 1954,” Spring 2017
“AfroAm 117: Survey of Afro-American Literature I,” Fall 2016
PAPERS, TALKS, AND LECTURES
Coordinator October 2020
Winston Napier Memorial Conference: The Future of African American Intellectual Thought and Culture Clark University
Presenter October 2019
“Gothic Dualities and the Blurring of the Color-line”
2019 Conference of the Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
Atlanta- SCLA Annual Conference
Presenter October 2018
“Uplifting the Veil: Transposing Gothic Constructions of Race”
2018 Conference of the Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
Sam Houston State University
Guest Lecturer November 2017
Black Women’s Intellectual History
Hampshire College
Roundtable Discussant September 2017
Graduate Student Leadership and Research in Black Studies Ph.D. Programs
ASALH 102nd Annual Meeting and Conference
Presenter April 2017
Revisiting the African-American Gothic; Gothic Doubling in Nineteenth Century African American Literature
Gothic Trespass: Borders, Bodies, Texts Conference
University of Texas at Austin
Coordinator April 2017
3rd Annual Afro-American Studies Graduate Student Symposium
“Future of Black Studies in Academia” Round Table Discussion
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Coordinator April 2016
2nd Annual Afro-American Studies Graduate Student Conference
“(Re)Conceptualizing Black Resistance
University of Massachusetts Amherst
UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Clark University, Faculty Professional Development Planning Committee, Clark University Sept. 2019- Present
Springfield College, Program Supervisor, Education Department Aug. 2018- May 2019
Springfield College, MTEL Tutor, Education Department May 2018- Present
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Co-President, W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Student Organization Sept. 2016- Sept. 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Faculty Representative, W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Student Organization Sept. 2015 -Sept. 2016
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Literature Association
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Boston Pan/ African Forum
Collegium for African American Research
Modern Language Association
National Council for Black Studies
New England American Studies Association
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society
Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts
The Toni Morrison Society
REFERENCES
Diane Harper, Professor, Cambridge College
Joyce Hope Scott, Professor, Boston University
James Smethurst, Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Britt Rusert, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst