I write fiction and scholarship on the topics of identity and education. I am currently a Research Associate at Princeton University working on a book project that recovers the literary history of Afro-Brazilian author Romeu Crusoé. I am also in the process of republishing his novel and translating it into English.

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.