Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD Culture and Performance; University of California, Los Angeles
Dissertation: “Decolonial Perspectives: Insights from Afro-Latin Museological Practice”
Master of Liberal Arts; University of Pennsylvania
Thesis: “The Art of Ethnic Lynching: The Erasure of the Afro-Mexican from the National Identity of Mexico”
B.A. (Triple Major) Art History, History and International and Global Studies; The Pennsylvania State University
Senior Thesis: “Napoleon: A Survey of the Practices of Liberation and Equality in Saint-Domingue”
Selected Teaching Experiences
Inclusive Teaching Fellow - Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Design/Media Arts 495 - Teaching Assistant Training Practicum (Graduate Level Course)
Art Education M102 - Introduction to Arts Education for Multiple Publics - Theory and Practice
History 8A - Colonial Latin American History
African American Studies 191 - Under the Influence of X: The politics and Poetry of Malcolm X
African American Studies 01 - Introduction to Black Studies
Sociology M154 - Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean I
Political Science M5 - Social Organization of Black Communities
Chicano/a Studies 188 - Afro-Latinos, Blaxicans, and Nuyericans
Selected Awards, Fellowships, and Honors
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow Honorable Mention (Alternate)
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellow Honorable Mention
UCLA Institute of American Cultures Research Grant
Fine Arts Trust
Clifton Webb Scholarship of the Arts
UCLA Prison Education Program Graduate Fellow
Penn State DC Social Justice Fellow
Mu Sigma Upsilon Aretias Graduate Scholarship
Townley Memorial Scholarship for Study Abroad in the History of Art
Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
Selected Conferences and Invited Talks
“Radical Inclusivity and Resistance: Exploring the Role of Museums in Community-Building, Cultural Production, and Social Change Through ‘Philadelphia Assembled’”, 14th Annual International Conference on the Inclusive Museum; Museum of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
“Narratives of Freedom: Incarcerated Researchers and Community Empowerment,” Beyond the Bars New York 2020;
Columbia University, New York, NY“Blacklisted: Tracing the Erasure of Black Identity in Mexico Through Visual Culture”,
10th Biennial Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora Conference; University of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA“The Art of Ethnic Lynching: The Erasure of the Afro-Mexican from the National Identity of Mexico”,
Association of Black Women Historians Symposium; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA“A Beautiful Mess: Community Curation and Activism with Philadelphia Assembled,” Guest Lecture; University of California, Los Angeles
“Afro-Consciousness Through Latin America: History, Culture, and the Afro-Latin Experience,”
Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote Speaker; Federal Public Defenders Office, Los Angeles, CA“Jose Vasconcelos and the Foundation of the Cosmic Race” Guest Lecture; University of California, Los Angeles
Panelist; Fulfilment in the Arts: Art Scholarship Panel for the Fulfilment Fund Los Vegas; University of California, Los Angeles
“Graduate Student Panel,” Latinas Guiding Latinas de UCLA, Panelist; University of California, Los Angeles
Panelist, Women of Color in Art & Design Symposium; The Pennsylvania State University;
College of Arts and Architecture; State College, PA
Curatorial and Archival Projects
“Inside the Mask"; Temporary Exhibition; Hammer Museum - Feb 15 - May 20, 2020
“Penn State Die-In” Online Exhibition; The Pennsylvania State University - Paterno Library
“Francis E. Hyslop Papers 1926-2980”; The Pennsylvania State University - Paterno Library
Productions and Performance
Organizer/Moderator, “Building a Career in the Arts: Art Entrepreneurs, Activists, and Non-Profit Organizations” in collaboration with UCLA’s Financial Wellness Program, LGBTQA Center, and World Arts and Culture/Dance Professional Development Committee
Writer/Performer, "Memorial Roots," GLBL VLLG Spotlight Artist; Poem
Writer/Performer, “Bang”, Penn State Institute for Arts and Humanities – Truth and Reconciliation Program; Monologue and Poem
Writer/Performer, “Chanel and Jane”’, The Paul Robeson Cultural Center - ‘The Stoop’; Poem
Host/MC, Penn State’s Black Women Rock
Writer/Performer/Host, “Dreaming of You”, Penn State Music Awards; Poem
Languages
English – Native Proficiency
Spanish – Advanced Proficiency
Portuguese – Intermediate Proficiency
French – Elementary Proficiency
American Sign Language – Elementary