Studies:

• PhD, City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, French and Certificate in Film Studies
• MPhil, City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, French
• BA, Hofstra University, French (Université de Nice)

Teaching and Research:

I am currently the Executive Director in the Global Engagement Office (GEO). In French and Francophone Studies, I teach courses with an emphasis on visual culture, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced French language/culture courses; film courses (French New Wave and Francophone Cinemas), and interdisciplinary courses (Diasporas; African Cinemas; Film and Place; Geographical Thought). As the co-founder and co-coordinator of the interdisciplinary program Global Studies, I co-teach Introduction to Global Studies. My research and writing focus on media cultures, predominantly film and video, of West Africa and of the global African diaspora.