Welcome!
Currently, I serve as Adjunct Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Lecturer in Boston University’s online Master’s Program in Art Education. I am deeply committed to creating inclusive and equitable learning environments rooted in culturally relevant pedagogy, historical inquiry, research, and social justice.

As a scholar grounded in interdisciplinary practice, I draw from historical research, practitioner inquiry, and lived experience to challenge reductive narratives and reimagine possibilities in education and beyond. I believe in the power of collaborative learning communities—across sectors and spaces—to ask difficult questions, map new futures, and work toward equity and justice.

My work is guided by questions such as:

• How can we creatively and collectively reimagine teaching and practice during turbulent times—times shaped by our most powerful asset, our lived experience?
• How do we remain responsive to both individual and community needs by questioning what is and what could be?
• In what ways can historical moments of injustice—past and present—be used to develop art curricula that teach a more accurate and inclusive history?
• What forms of learning are most authentic, meaningful, and affirming—and how do we recognize them?
• How can EdTech and AI extend culturally responsive pedagogy, research, and reflexive practice into remote and hybrid learning environments?
• How can supporting young people with college essays and mentoring novice scholars toward publication reveal the role of storytelling in shaping voice, clarity of thought, and purpose across different stages of learning?

This site reflects the many roles I hold—as an academic, a mentor, and a creative thinker—working toward a more just and responsive future across the arts, education, and research.