Experience

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  Maryland Humanities

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Director of Programs

    • 2022 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  University of Florida

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Director for Programming and Public Engagement

    • Aug 2019 - Oct 2022

    UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere• Designed and implemented Conversations in the Neighborhood (a multi-year series) with over 15 partners, including the City of Gainesville Office of Equity and Inclusion, which resulted in an improved engagement at all levels between UF's and Gainesville's communities while reaching 16,000 people abroad.• Coordinated the Programs in Public Humanities Grants, which funds four innovative projects in the City of Gainesville and beyond by cultivating relationships with grant seekers and assisting them in developing their grant proposals.

  • Qualitative Researcher

    • Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

    • Reviewed over 300 archival records (paper and electronic records, audio recordings, pictures, video footage, manuscripts, and oral history) in French, Haitian Creole, and English from the UF Latin American Collection, Radio Haiti Archive, and Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers to inform a broader audience about the connection between the US migration policy and systematic racism by highlighting the forgotten stories of Haitian immigrants in the US.

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  University of Florida

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • University Lecturer

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

    • Developed college-level curriculum and training modules for in-person and hybrid learning environments using web-based tools (E-learning/Kahoot), media (newspapers, podcasts, radio shows, and films), and other materials (books) while considering learner needs.• Taught two college-level courses (Beginning Haitian Creole 2 and Intermediate Haitian Creole). • Translated orientation materials from English to Haitian Creole for the University of Florida Division of Student Affairs. • Attended academic events and designed advertising materials to actively recruit students, increasing attendance by 50%.

  • Qualitative Researcher

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

    • Conducted 16 unstructured interviews with Haitian devotees to highlight the link between Haiti's social changes and the practice of the Haitian Vodou religion. • Shifting stereotypes about Haitian Vodou through the stories of Haitian devotees.• Garnered over 20k views on YouTube.

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  Haiti Electoral Council (Conseil Électoral Prov...

  • Port-au-Prince, Haiti

  • Quantitative Research Intern

    • May 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    • Analyzed Haiti's precinct data and equipment performance to draft research questions, create coding schemes, and utilize findings to provide recommendations on voters' behaviors and the recruitment and training of election workers.

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  University of Florida Department of Political S...

  • Gainesville, Florida Area

  • Undergraduate Research Fellow

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Gainesville, Florida Area

    • Worked closely with Professor Daniel A. Smith on voting and elections in the American states by looking at political participation and turnout data in Florida and translating findings into reports.