Education

• PhD University of Texas at Austin 1999
• MA University of California, Los Angeles 1993
• AB Rollins College 1991

Teaching

• ANTH A104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH E403 Women of Color in the US
• ANTH E384 The African Diaspora
• ANTH E457 Ethnic Identity

Awards

• Outstanding IUPUI Women Leader Award, veteran faculty category, 2015
• Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity, group award, 2010
• Trustee’s Teaching Award 2005
• FACET 2005
• Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity, individual award, 2003

Publications

Publications can be found in the user profile at Google Scholar

Service

Served as reviewer for the following journals: Identities; Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development; American Anthropologist; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; City and Society; Canadian Journal of African Studies; CBE Life Sciences Education, Journal of STEM Education Research

Academic Interests

Cultural anthropology, Cape Verde, diasporas, race and ethnicity, migration, multicultural education, faculty diversity, STEM education