Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies
​University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

My research pays special attention to the political economies of food, housing, and energy in the 20th century United States.
​I teach courses on Black ecologies, the American welfare state, and public history methods.

Public Humanist

My exhibitions have appeared in the Smithsonian and the DC Public Library. My oral history projects are hosted by the same.
My current public work focuses on interpreting slavery's landscapes in the District of Columbia through the lens of contemporary issues and voices.

​Advocate

For more than a decade I have worked with the nonprofit  DC Greens to advance food and health equity in the nation's capital.
​The work continues.