Professional
Haitian Network Group, Congress of Santa Barbara, Haitian Studies Association
Awards and Honors
Marygrove College Women’s Leadership Award, Olagbegi Foundation Award, Espoir HAO Award
Education
M.A., Ph.D., Anthropology (Sociology Cognate), Wayne State University. A.B. Honors Classical, Sociology/English, University of Detroit. Dissertation: The Position of Poor Whites in a Color-Class Hierarchy: A Diachronic Study of Ethnic Boundaries in Barbados.
Current Research Projects: Haitian history and identity; West African textile arts.
Advisory Roles
Amnesty International (co-advisor)
