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