Education
University of Pennsylvania PhD 2017
Joint Degree Candidate: Africana Studies & Education
Dissertation Co-Chairs: John L. Jackson, Jr. and Kathleen D. Hall
Dissertation Title: Progressive Dystopia: Settlers, Slaves, and the Limits of Solidarity
Tufts University MAT 2003
Master’s of Arts in Teaching; Secondary English Instruction
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University BFA 2002
Theater with Honors
Grants
& Fellowships
2016 Penn SAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2016 Summer Research Grant, Penn Center for Africana Studies
2014 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
2013 Ford Foundation Fellowship, Dissertation Award
2013 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (Declined)
2013-2015 Point Foundation Scholar
2009-2015 Fontaine Fellow, University of Pennsylvania