I am a doctoral candidate in History at the Johns Hopkins University. My research interests include African American intellectual history, environmental history, food history, and the the history of American cities in the 20th century.

I am also a public historian of and in the District of Columbia.  As the Principal Researcher of Oyster Knife Collective LLC, I am leading historical interpretation at The Well at Oxon Run, a new urban farm and wellness space in Southeast DC.  I recently co-curated the award-winning Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington exhibition at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.

​Prince George's County, MD raised me, and I call DC's Anacostia neighborhood home. Welcome.