- African American literary and cultural studies, especially poetry
- 19th Century US Literature and print culture
- Classical reception studies
- Rhetoric, literacy, and history of educational access in the US
- Feminist and critical race theory
Courses Taught
University of Michigan: Afroamerican & African Studies, English, and Classics (2014-2018)
- First Year Seminar: Black Women, Black Arts
- The Art of Protest: Activist Aesthetics from Abolitionism to #BlackLivesMatter
- Black Women in the United States, Part I: The 19th Century
- “A Litany for Survival”: African American Women’s Poetry
- 19th Century U.S. Women’s Poetry
- Social Perceptions in 19th Century American Literature
- Black Atlantic Classicisms
- First Year Seminar: Black Odysseys: Classics in America
- Honors Program: Great Books
University of California, Santa Cruz: Languages and Literature (2008-2013)
- Elementary Latin 1
- Teaching Assistant for Literature Department (12 courses)