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Bio

Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Graduate School at the University of South Carolina. Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Cultural curator and scholar. Lover of music, art, poetry. Down for educational liberation (i.e. liberating the minds of leaders, teachers, and policy makers; liberating the culture of schools, classrooms, and college campuses). I teach. I train. I write. I speak. I think. I scheme. I wonder.

Author of five books on culture:

The Hip-Hop Mindset as a Practice of Educational Freedom: Air-Walking & Trash-Talking (Due out 2021; Routledge Press);

My Culture, My Color, My Self: Heritage, Resilience and Community in the Lives of Young Adults (Temple University Press, 2013) was named by the Association of American University Press to the list of  "Top 100 Books for Understanding Race Relations in the US". 

Family, Community & Higher Education  (Routledge Press, 2012) explores the critical role of family and community in the lives of first generation college students.  

The Open Mic Night: Campus Programs that Champion College Student Voice (Stylus Publishing) was given a special recognition for "Outstanding Edited Collection."

The Invisible Backpack: Narratives of Family, Cultural Gifts and Community Assets on the Academic Journey (Lexington Books), explores cultural based assets such as community and family and their contribution to a college students' educational success. 

A highly sought after expert in the areas of diversity & inclusion, race and racial justice, and cultural inclusiveness.