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

Publications

Publications can be found in the user profile at Google Scholar

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

Academic Interests

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