CV

Education

University of Virginia

PhD in English with Certificate in Digital Humanities (expected May 2026)

Raven Society

Bucknell University

MA in English, 2020

University of the West Indies, Mona (Jamaica)

BA (Hons) in Literatures in English, 2016

Professional experience

Doctoral Researcher and Instructor, University of Virginia (2020-present)

  • Developed and delivered 6 project-based writing and media literacy courses serving 150+ students, integrating digital storytelling, visual analysis, podcasting, and archival research

  • Designed public-facing and multimedia assignments that translated complex literary, historical, and cultural topics into accessible digital content

  • Conducted archival research across special collections and synthesized findings into compelling written narratives for academic and public audiences

  • Created instructional materials, workshops, and digital resources using Canvas, Omeka, and other online platforms

Diaspora Solidarities Lab Fellow (Remains // An Archive), Johns Hopkins University (2024–2025)

  • Contributed to collaborative public humanities and digital archive projects focused on memory, diaspora, and community engagement

  • Produced written, web, and short-form video content for academic and public audiences, including scripting and editing materials for public-facing programming on social media

  • Planned and executed a major public event at the Baltimore Museum of Art; managed $27,000+ budget, collaborated with museum staff, coordinated vendors, and secured external partnerships

John Carter Brown Library Short-Term Fellow, Brown University (2024-2025)

  • Conducted research in rare books, manuscripts, maps, and visual culture related to 18th-century Caribbean history and early American colonial archives

  • Worked extensively with digital collections, archival databases, and metadata-rich research environments

  • Synthesized findings across visual, textual, and archival materials to support research on colonial history, slavery, and the Caribbean

Praxis Program Fellow, UVA Scholars’ Lab (2022–2023)

  • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a digital humanities project integrating data analysis, visualization, and web development

  • Built and deployed user-facing digital platforms using Python, HTML/CSS, Git, and CMS tools

  • Managed project timelines, communicated progress across teams, and presented outcomes to institutional stakeholders and external partners

Research Assistant, Professor Louis Nelson, University of Virginia (2021)

  • Worked closely with faculty and teaching assistants to build and design a new website using Omeka for the course “Arts and Cultures of the Slave South”

  • Attended lectures and instructional planning meetings to ensure the website aligned with course goals, themes, and student learning needs

  • Developed user-facing digital content that translated scholarly material into an accessible online format

Finance Lead, Graduate English Student Association (GESA) & GradCon, University of Virginia (2021–2023)

  • Led financial planning and sponsorship strategy across departmental initiatives, raising and managing $10,000+ for the annual graduate conference

  • Coordinated logistics, communications, and event planning across faculty, students, and university staff

Graduate Assistant, Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Cultures, Bucknell University (2018-2020)

  • Conducted digital and archival research for public humanities initiatives including the Black History at

  • Bucknell Timeline, Bucknell and the Civil Rights Movement, and the Charles R. Bell Genealogy Project

  • Produced digital exhibits with archival resources for broader public audiences

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

“A Way In: Digital Pedagogy Training with Speculative, Low-Tech Workshops” with Malcolm Cammeron, Caroline Carter, Winnie E. Pérez Martínez and Brandon Walsh, The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, no. 24, 2024.

“Caribbean Basins: Containing the Im/material in Kei Miller’s ‘Quashie’s Verse’ and Olive Senior’s ‘Gourd’” Journal of West Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 2, 2021, pp. 13-28.

Online Publications

“Knowing Otherwise: Black Backgrounds and Blank Spaces in Kei Miller’s In Nearby Bushes” The Fight & the Fiddle, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring 2023.

Invited Talks

 “Slavery in Motion: Remains // An Archive,” History Design Studio at the Hutchins Center, Harvard University, October 23, 2024.

Workshops

“Data Visualization and Archives of Enslavement,” Scholars’ Lab, University of Virginia, March 23, 2023

“Advanced Searching Workshop: Introduction to Twitter Data,” Introduction to Digital Humanities, Professor Alison Booth, University of Virginia, April 26, 2022

“Writing as a Bodily Experience,” Creative Writing Workshop, Page Turners Literary Society, Jamaica, July 19, 2021

Selected AWARDS AND HONORS

John Carter Brown (JCB) Short-term Fellowship; JCB Library; Brown University (2024-2025)

Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows; University of Virginia (2024-2025)       

RBS-UVA Fellowship, Rare Book School; The Jefferson Trust (2023-2024)

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Award (2023-2025)    

Caribbean Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship, Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2023)

Praxis Program Fellowship in Digital Humanities, Scholars’ Lab; University of Virginia (2022-2023)

Battestin Fellowship, The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia; University of Virginia (2022)

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship in Caribbean Literatures, Arts and Cultures; University of Virginia (2020-2025)

Technical Proficiencies

Digital Tools: Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS Online

Languages: Python, Ruby

Frontend web design: HTML5, CSS3

Version control systems: Git, Github

Content management systems: Omeka, WordPress, StoryMaps ArcGIS

Markup systems: XML, TEI, Markdown

Skills

Languages: Haitian Creole (reading), Spanish (reading)

Creative: Watercolor painting, commissioned illustration and visual design