B.A., Political Theory and Media Studies (major), French Studies (minor), New York University

Artistic Work: 

“My Colorful Nana,” Podcast and organization, 2018-present, https://mycolorfulnana.com

Publications:

“On the Potentials of Black Feminist Spirituality,” GLQ:A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 31:4 (October 2025): 581-600

Fellowships and Scholarships:

Columbia University, Department of English and Comparative Literature, International Dissertation Research Travel Grant, Lima, Peru, 2026

Columbia University Social Justice Mini-Grant, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2023

Columbia University Tamer Center for Social Enterprise SESF Award, Business School, 2023

Columbia University Diversity Fellowship, Office of the Provost, 2022

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Dakar, Senegal, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2021-22

Workshops and Institutes
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC, Fellowship for yearlong “Shakespeare and Black Performing Women Workshop,” convened by Patricia Fkhimie and Karen Ann Daniels

Dissertation:
“Towards a Transnational Black Feminist Performance Method: Sonic Embodiment in Miriam Makeba, Victoria Santa Cruz, and Josephine Baker”