Experience

Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• International Relations Specialist

  • Sep 2021 - Present


Jacksonville University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2021

  Designed and taught lower-level undergraduate curriculum in African and world history, as well as upper-level courses addressing global themes such as race, economic development, human rights, humanitarianism, and slavery. Fostered student communication and critical thinking skills through scaffolded writing-intensive assessment and collaborative projects. Developed both online and face-to-face courses. Served on steering committees for International Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. Conducted archival and qualitative oral history research on politics, society, and economy in South Africa. Developed a network of over eighty research collaborators and interviewees. Published in the Journal of African History, a premier venue in the field. Received federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend program (11% award rate). Presented research findings at international, national, and regional conferences. Show less



Agnes Scott College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Mellon Graduate Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Received fellowship that placed advanced Emory University doctoral candidates in teaching positions at women’s colleges and historically black colleges and universities around Atlanta and New Orleans. Received fellowship that placed advanced Emory University doctoral candidates in teaching positions at women’s colleges and historically black colleges and universities around Atlanta and New Orleans.



Emory University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant - Institute of African Studies

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Organized seminar series with 10-12 local and visiting scholars per year. Coordinated with accounts payable to manage reimbursements and honoraria. Served as main point-of-contact for invited guests. Organized networking events between graduate students and visiting scholars. Executed marketing for events. Coordinated recruitment for undergraduate majors. Assisted in student outreach during orientation events.Managed website for the Institute.

• Doctoral Student

  • Aug 2012 - May 2018

  Designed and taught a course on gender and health in modern Africa.Conducted a combined fifteen months of research in South Africa and wrote a book-length dissertation on rural politics under apartheid. Attended workshops on proposal and grant writing in humanities and social sciences; Received nationally competitive Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council.Served as Vice-President and University Senator of the Graduate Student Council. Helped organize social events for doctoral students across the university. Advocated for graduate student concerns with the Laney Graduate School and served as a voting representative for graduate students on the University Senate.Selected by the Laney Graduate School to assist in training new teaching assistants. Facilitated half-day “microteaching workshop” for early career graduate students to receive feedback on mock lessons. Panelist on “Why didn’t Somebody Tell Me That,” a session on the challenges of early career teaching. Show less



WORKING WASHINGTON

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  Analyzed political organizing data for Working Washington and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Supported $15/hour minimum wage campaign in the City of SeaTac, Washington; staffed events for SEIU and other allied organizations. Analyzed political organizing data for Working Washington and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Supported $15/hour minimum wage campaign in the City of SeaTac, Washington; staffed events for SEIU and other allied organizations.