Teaching Philosophy
I teach with the memory of what was missing in my early education and the profound impact it had when I finally encountered African and African American literature in college. Those experiences ground my belief that students deserve classrooms where their identities are seen, honored, and academically valued.
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Thomas Jefferson University
American Visions
(FA 2025; SP 2025; FA 2024; SPR 2024; FA 2023)
Race in America
(FA 2025; SP 2025; FA 2023)
African American Studies: Diversity & Equity
(SP 2023)
Gender & Diversity in the US
(SP 2024)
Instructor, Tennessee State University
Intro to Africana Studies
(FA 2023)
The African Male
(FA 2023)
Graduate Instructor, Temple University
PreCollege: Youth Activism & Social Justice Course
(SU 2023, SU 2022)
The Black Church
(FA 2018)
History and Significance of Race in America
(FA 2018)
African Americans in Sport
(SU 2017)
Sports and Leisure in American Society
(SP 2017)
Professorship
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Scholarship
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Poetry
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