Curriculum Vitae
Vitae
Education, credentials, and selected teaching and leadership experience.
Education and Credentials
2020
Columbia University, New York, NY
Doctor of Philosophy, English Education
Dissertation: Empowerment and Revelation Through Literature: A Digital Book Club for Post-Incarceration
Committee: Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (Sponsor), Ruth Vinz (Chair), Adele Bruni-Ashley, Geraldine Downey, Jody Polleck
2020
Columbia University, New York, NY
Master of Philosophy, English Education
2018
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
Master of Education, Teaching of English
2015
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing (Fiction)
2013
St. John's University, Jamaica, NY
Communications
2021
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Certificate
LITERACY TEACHING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Director, Research Compliance Education, Columbia University
- Teaching Artist, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA)
- Facilitator and lecturer focused on literacy, antiracist pedagogy, and transformative learning
Selected Speaking Engagements
- World Literacy Summit
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA)
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Practice Areas
- Creative and critical literacy development
- Culturally responsive and antiracist pedagogy
- Prison education and transformative learning
- Storytelling, spoken word, and community engagement