What I Research
My research engages early modern English literature and culture from a Black studies perspective. I primarily focus on Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, including the work of Shakespeare. I also write about inclusive pedagogy. My research has appeared in the journals Shakespeare Quarterly, New Literary History, and Pedagogy, among others.
What I’m Currently Working On
I’m currently at work on a book project entitled Mixed Race Moors. It tracks the development of dominant approaches to Black and white mixedness in early modern English culture, focusing in particular on Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatic representations.
Where I studied
I completed my graduate work at the University of Michigan, where I received my M.A. and Ph.D. in English Language and Literature. I was also a graduate fellow at Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities, and a student in Michigan’s Department of AfroAmerican and African Studies, where I obtained a Graduate Certificate in African American and Diasporic Studies.
I received my B.A. from Rutgers University, where I majored in English and competed on the Rutgers University Track and Field Team as a hurdler and sprinter. I was a team captain and an Academic All-American. I still hold the school record in the 60 Meter Hurdles.
Where I Work
I work at the University of California, Irvine, where I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of English. Before joining the faculty at UCI, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English at UCLA.
