Institutional Leadership & Service
Boston University (2023- present)
Leadership
Co-chair, International Strategy/Global Engagement Working Group, BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Lesley University (2018-2023)
Leadership
Faculty Assembly
Elected as Vice Chair for 2023-2024
Faculty Affairs and Academic Policy (FAAP) Committee
Chair, 2020-2021
FAAP Representative, University Council, 2020-2021
FAAP Representative, Faculty Assembly Steering Committee, 2020-2021
Representative, Graduate School of Arts and Social Science, 2018-2021
Academic Advisory Committee
Co-chair (along with Provost), 2020-2021
Representative, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, 2018-2021
Service
Faculty Representative, Student Success Team, Graduate School of Education, 2023-
Member, Coordinator of Special Programs Search Committee, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, 2022
Member, Dean Search Committee, Graduate School of Education; 2021-2022
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Graduate School of Education; 2022
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Master of Social Work Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; 2021
Member, Virtual Academic Student Experience Task Force, Summer 2020
Interview Team Member, 2020 Cohort Selection, Urban Scholars Initiative, 2020
Volunteer, Community of Scholars Day; 2019, 2020
Panelist (February 2019), Surviving Black Trauma: Campus Discussion Regarding the Lifetime Docuseries ‘Surviving R. Kelly’, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Division of Counseling Psychology, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences; 2019-2021, 2022
Member, Bias Education & Response Team; 2018-2020
Member, TESOL and Bilingual Advisory Council, Graduate School of Education; 2018-2019
Member, UNESCO-UNITWIN Project on Lifelong Career; 2018-2023
Northeastern University (2017)
Member, Basic Field Research core course subcommittee, Core Course Signature Assignment Committee, Global Studies and International Relations program, 2017
Simmons College (2005-2010)
Division of Student Life Representative, Staff Council, 2009–2010
Co-chair, 40th Anniversary of the “Ten Demands” celebration, 2009
Interviewer, Mosaic Mentoring Program, 2009
Member, Athletic Department Assistant Director Search Committee, 2009
Member, Selection committee, Mary F. Sneed Loan Reduction Scholarship, 2009
Member, Search Committee, Assistant Athletic Director, 2009
Panelist, Diversity at Simmons, Board of Trustees quarterly meetings, 2008
Interviewer, Success Connection-Alumna to student job shadowing program, 2008
Member, Program Committee, Black Alumnae/I Symposium 2007-2008
Treasurer, Council of Black Administrators, Faculty, and Staff (BAFAS), 2006-2010
Mentor, Simmons SMART-TEAM, program for students at risk for attrition, 2006–2007
Member, President-Elect Inauguration Steering Committee, Division of Student Life, 2006–2007
Co-chair, Presidential inauguration undergraduate research conference, 2006–2007
Division of Student Life Representative, Technology, Services and Systems Committee, 2006–2007
Co-coordinator, Sistas Investing in Sistas (SIS) Alumnae Mentoring Program, 2005–2006
Member, Upward Bound Math/Science Program Director Search Committee, 2006
Institutional Representative, Colleges of the Fenway (COF) Student Activities committee, 2005-2010
Michigan State University (2004-2005, 2010-2015)
Moderator and Panelist, preparing for your dissertation committee and comprehensive exams, 2015
Member, Restorative Justice conference planning committee, 2014
Panelist, “Funding your international research study” workshop for doctoral students, 2014
Panelist, Q&A with prospective HALE PhD students from underrepresented groups, 2014
Council of Graduate Students Representative, University Committee on International Studies and Programs, 2013–2014
Panelist, Webinar, Funding your HALE PhD, 2013
Member, Residence Education and Housing Services training committee, Summer 2012
Panelist, HALE Program Information Day, October 2011–2013
Member, Professional Development Committee, Department of Residence Life, 2011–2012
Residence Life Representative, Celebrations Committee, 2011-2012
Member, Training Committee, Academic Pillar subcommittee, Department of residence life 2011
Advisor, Caribbean Students Association, 2011–2013
Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Residence Life, 2010–2011
Member, Sustainability Committee, Social Justice sub-committee, Department of Residence Life, 2010–2011
Council of Graduate Students Representative, Women’s Advisory Committee to the Provost, 2004–05
Member, University Wide Sexual Assaults and Relationship Violence Task Force, 2004–2005
Member, Judicial Affairs Task Force, Department of Residence Life, Summer 2004
Member, Appeals Board, Department of Residence Life, 2004–2005
Member, Safety Committee, Department of Residence Life, 2004–2005
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Alumni Panelist, Pursuing your MA and PhD, 2015
Professional Service & Leadership
Journals
Editorial Board Member, African Journal of Career Development, 2019-present
Reviewer, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 2017–Present
Reviewer, Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education, 2016–Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2020-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2020-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2021-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of International Students, 2020-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Studies in International Education, 2017-present
Books
Review Team Member, Deepening Impact through Inclusive Practice in Education Abroad, The Forum on Education Abroad, 2021
Review Team Member, Routledge Studies on Global Student Mobility, New York: NY, Routledge, 2020
Organizations
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Program Reviewer
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Chair, Community-University Partnerships and Praxis section, Program Committee, Annual Conference, 2023
Chair, CIHE-ASHE Pre-conference session: Pushing the boundaries of criticality in international higher education (Council featured session), 2021
Co-facilitator, Mentoring & Networking Roundtable: Building and sustaining international professional relationships, 2021
Co-facilitator, Mentoring & Networking Roundtable: Internationalization and your research agenda/Preparing a research statement, 2021
Program Reviewer
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
Member, Awards Committee, Study Abroad and International Students Special Interest Group, 2020
Secretary, Higher Education Special Interest Group, 2019-2022
Co-Editor Newsletter, Study Abroad and International Students Special Interest Group, 2018-2019
Roundtable Session Chair, Miami, FL, 2024
Session Chair, Vancouver, Canada, 2016
Program Reviewer
Critical Internationalization Studies Network
Co-convenor, Race and Racism Sub-group, 2023-present
Member, Race and Racism Sub-group, 2020-present
The Group of Reflection and Action for a New Haiti (GRAHN)
Member, Advisory Board, 2022-present
Vice President, Academic Partnerships Development, GRAHN-USA Chapter, 2018-2022
University of Windsor International Teaching Online Symposium
Program Reviewer, 2021
Professional Affiliations
ACPA College Student Educators International, 2003-Present
American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2012–Present
AERA Division J: Post-Secondary Education
AERA Special Interest Group: International Studies
AERA Special Interest Group: Caribbean and African Studies
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), 2012–Present
ASHE Special Interest Group: Council on International Higher Education
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2012–Present
CIES Special Interest Group: Higher Education
CIES Special Interest Group: Study Abroad and International Students
Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) Faculty Resources Workgroup, 2018
Critical Internationalization Studies Network, 2020-present
Race and Racism Sub-group
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), Associate, 2002-2003
International Association for Student Affairs and Services (IASAS), 2011–Present
The Group of Reflection and Action for a New Haiti (GRAHN), USA Chapter, 2016-present
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), 2003-Present
Community Service
Member, Boston Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Co-chair, Arts and Letters Committee, Spring 2021 - Present
Member, International Awareness and Involvement Committee, 2021-2022
Volunteer, Walter Denney Youth Center, Summer Book Club, Dorchester, MA, Summer 2017
Co-organizer, Princess Day: Celebrating Little Girls of Color, Roxbury, MA, Summer 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Initiated Member, Lansing Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Spring 2014
Member, Board of Directors, Return2Haiti, Organization supporting a library in Bel Anse, Haiti, 2013–2015
Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, 2009–2010
Advisor, Keystone Club, Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, 2006–2009
Volunteer, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, 2008–2010
Member, Advisory Council, G.I.R.L.S. Project, Boston, MA 2005–2010
Member, Board of Directors, Project Dorchester Educational Enrichment Program (DEEP), 2001–2003