Education
Ph.D.
Political Science: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Sept. 2019
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Dissertation: “Never at Home: Immigrants and Integration in Denmark and in Sweden”
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Committee: Daniel Tichenor and Jane Cramer (co-chairs), Debra Thompson, Lars Skalnes, & Julie Hessler
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Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations
M.S.
Political Science: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2015
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Thesis: Communism, Nationalism, and African American Political Thought: A View from African American Newspapers 1910-1949
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Committee: Daniel Tichenor (chair), Daniel HoSang, and Craig Parsons
M.P.A.
Public Administration: Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA, 2006
B.A.
Double Major Communications and English Literary Studies: DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 2004
Academic Appointments
2020 - Present
Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 - 2020
Assistant Teaching Professor & Director of the Society, Technology and Policy Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 - 2019
Instructor, Western Oregon University
Scholarships, Rewards and Grants
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Russell Sage Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Proposal Development Summer Institute Fellow for 2020, postponed due to COVID-19 to Summer 2021
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Faculty Champion Nominee, WPI Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), April 2020
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The University of Oregon, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Dissertation Fellowship, 2019
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Fulbright Schuman Fellow in Denmark and Sweden, 2017-1
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Diversity Excellence Award, University of Oregon, 2017-2018
International Experience
Fulbright Schuman Fellowship
European Union- Sweden and Denmark, August 2017- July 2018
Peace Corps Volunteer
Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, 2006-2009
Study Abroad Advisor
DePaul University, Chicago, IL 2009-2012
Study Abroad
DePaul University, Accra, Ghana, 2003