- Assistant Professor of U.S. Public History, University of South Florida
My research sits at the intersection of public history, Black geographies, historic preservation, and memory, with a particular interest in how Black communities make, preserve, and communicate their histories.
I approach public history not simply as the interpretation of an established past, but as a collaborative process of asking where history resides, whose knowledge constitutes historical evidence, and how relationships to place shape what is preserved and remembered. This spatial perspective foregrounds landscapes, homes, movement, and embodied experience as important sites of historical knowledge while emphasizing the role of communities in shaping the preservation and representation of their own histories.
Experience
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2026–presentAssistant Professor, University of South Florida
Education
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2026University of Tennessee, Knoxville, PhD, Geography
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2021Eastern Michigan University, MS, Historic Preservation
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2016University of Michigan-Dearborn, BA, History
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Geographers
- National Council on Public History
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