PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
EDUCATION
PHD, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
MAY. 2022 | UNC CHARLOTTE
· Major: Urban Education
· Research Focus: Critical Digital Media Literacy and African American Adolescents
· Dissertation: Incidents In The Life Of A Cyber Girl: Exploring Instagram As A Potential Counterspace For Black Girls' Literacy Practices
· Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship Recipient
· GPA: 4.0
MA, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
DEC. 2017 | APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
· Minor: New Media Literacies and Global Perspectives
· GPA: 4.0
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE, ONLINE LEARNING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEC. 2017 | APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
· GPA: 4.0
BS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES
MAY. 2007 | UNC GREENSBORO
· Minor: Child and Adolescence
CHILDCARE ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE
DEC. 2010 | CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
POST DOCTORAL FELLOW
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, CIRCLE
September 2023 - Present
CAMELBACK FELLOW/ALUM
CAMELBACK VENTURES
August 2023 - Present
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BLACK GIRLS FILM CAMP
February 2021 - Present
PROJECT FELLOW
NEW AMERICA
September 2020 - Present
MEDIA LITERACY CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR
SEVERAL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
December 2019 - Present
PROJECT MANAGER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION (NAMLE)
September 2020 - July 2023
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I AM NOT THE MEDIA, INC.
2011 - 2021
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
URBAN EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE, UNCC
May 2019 - May 2021
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
CAROLINA SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING
January 2017 - December 2020
OUTREACH LIBRARY COORDINATOR
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY
September 2014 - May 2019
TEEN SERVICES PROGRAMMING SPECIALISTS
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY
October 2008 - September 2014