I am a writer and researcher interested in how literary and visual artists explore issues of identity, transculturalism, and education in their work.

I am currently a Research Associate at Princeton University working on a book project that builds on my doctoral dissertation, “Educational Encounters: (Re)Writing Identity in Twentieth-Century Brazil and the U.S.” My second project involves republishing fictional works by Afro-Brazilian author Romeu Crusoé and reviving his literary legacy.

I hold an A.M. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University, an M.Phil. in Comparative and International Education from the University of Oslo, and a B.A. in English from the University of Southern California. I have received grants and fellowships from Fulbright, the Mellon Foundation and MMUF, the Social Science Research Council, Humanity in Action, the Posse Foundation, and others.