About

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I am a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University – Bloomington and a former editorial assistant at the American Historical Review (AHR). My research interests include 19th and early 20th century U.S. history — antebellum America to the Progressive Era — with a focus on intersections of race, gender, and the multiplicity of confinement.

I attended Howard University but completed my undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice at Martin University in Indianapolis. I hold master’s degrees in Criminal Justice and History from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Brooklyn College, respectively. Prior to attending IU, I led a large prisoner reentry initiative in New York City, assisting women and men in their transition from incarceration to society. I’ve served as a lecturer of Criminal Justice at LaGuardia Community College and an adjunct lecturer in Global and Historical Studies at Butler University. My work is motivated by my personal and professional experiences — particularly my work with individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and incarceration — and these experiences continue to fuel my passion for my work today.

You’ll find more information about me, my research, and some of the awesome media projects I’ve conducted over the past two years. If you’d like to know more about my work, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Research

My current research explores the experiences of confined African-American women in Kentucky from Reconstruction to the Progressive Era, specifically illuminating the lives of confined black women by examining places other than carceral locales as arenas of confinement, including mental health asylums and domestic spaces. I seek to explore how these women both defied and defined confinement… Continue reading Research

Media

I conducted several awesome interviews while at the AHR, the first with Dr. Elizabeth Hinton of Harvard University on the future of carceral studies and the second was a series of interviews with historians about the impact of the blockbuster hit Black Panther.          

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Education Ph.D., History, Indiana University–Bloomington (expected May 2020) Examination fields U.S. History (major) African Diaspora (inside minor) Gender Studies (outside minor) MA, History, Brooklyn College MA, Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice BS, Criminal Justice, Martin University Dissertation “Confined Femininity: Race, Gender, and Incarceration in Kentucky, 1865­­­–1920” Chair: Amrita Myers Professional Experience 2015-2018  … Continue reading CV