Scholarship
My research delves into the realm of online gender-based violence, with a particular focus on misogynoir in digital spaces and its impact on Black women, as well as Black nonbinary, agender, and gender-variant individuals. I explore how these groups navigate and mitigate harm online. Specifically, I analyze the ways in which Hip Hop artists like Megan Thee Stallion employ their performances, music, and social media presence to cope with and reduce the effects of violent online experiences. Drawing on Hip Hop feminist pedagogy, I develop curricula tailored for various academic contexts. Additionally, I am interested in Black girlhood studies, Black popular culture, and Black digital culture.
How Black Women Are Creating Harm Reduction Tactics Online
Article on harm reduction tactics that can be used to combat digital misogynoir
Clappin' Back: A Look into Digital Misogynoir and Online Harm Reduction Practices
Teach-in hosted by Black Women Radicals and The School for Black Feminist Politics
Review: Beyoncé in the World: Making Meaning with Queen Bey in Troubled Times, edited by Christina Baade and Kristin A. McGee
Book review of Christina Baade and Kristin A. McGee’s Beyoncé in the World: Making Meaning with Queen Bey in Troubled Times
“Should I Straighten My Hair?”: Narratives of Black College Women with Natural Hair
A qualitative meta-narrative look into the narratives of Black college women and their experience with natural hair.
Review of Digital Black Feminism (Knight Steele 2021)
Book review of Catherine Knight Steele’s Digital Black Feminism
A Love Letter to Alt Black Girls
An article published through FLOW.
A Seat At The Table: A Repetitive Narrative of Abuse
A look into the digital violence Leslie Jones experienced during the rollout of the film Ghostbusters.
world wide wake: A look into digital wake work in response to the murder of Breonna Taylor
A poster presentation on my interpretation of Christina Sharpe’s “In The Wake”.
FATE 2021 PANEL PRESENTATION (PRE-RECORDED)
My pre-recorded presentation on using Instagram in the classroom to engage in community art and social justice.
Build Your Stack: Books for Advanced High School Students That Will Create a Classroom of Deep Thinking
Blog post for the National Council of Teachers of English
Save Me A Seat Sis: The healing perspectives for Black Women in Solange’s A Seat at the Table
Poster presentation for Re-Imagining Black Girls’ and Women’s Health Symposium and Workshop at Towson University